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Judges & Mentors

Judges & mentors

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Chris Hardy
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Eva Sue
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Kirsten Stanisich
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Miriam Fanning

Sophia Leopardi
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Sophia Leopardi
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Chris Hardy

Currently the Head of Industrial Design at Breville, I’ve enjoyed a wide-ranging career of over 25 years in various industries, from bathroom products with Caroma to small kitchen appliances with Breville.  I feel fortunate to have built a career around my passion for design, art, creativity, and people.

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Eva Sue

A principal at Woods Bagot, Eva Sue is a specialist and leader in hotel and hospitality design, driven by a multidisciplinary ethos that blurs the lines between work and lifestyle. Drawing on her 15 years of experience delivering a breadth of projects in the UK, Europe, UAE and Australia, Eva believes designers are cultural curators whose role is to uncover narratives and turn these stories into suites of spatial experiences that celebrate the history and the environment, and foster a deeper connection between people and place.

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Kirsten Stanisich

Kirsten Stanisich is one half of established interior design practice Richards Stanisich. Founded in 2018 with practice partner Jonathan Richards, the practice has gone on to win awards across residential and hospitality sectors. Stanisich enjoys the development of design by innovating and pushing her experience with materials and detailing.

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Miriam Fanning

Miriam Fanning is the ​founding ​director and ​principal of leading ​interior ​design and Architecture ​practice, Mim Design. Recognised for a diverse portfolio spanning private residential, high-end multi-residential, hospitality and commercial projects, Mim Design’s work is characterised by longevity, refinement, and detail. With over 20 years’ experience as an ​interior ​designer, ​F​anning’s passion for visual exploration, authentic design and individuality is exemplified in each project, the practice’s enduring relationships, and in her ongoing advocacy for the ​interior ​design profession in Australia.

Sophia Leopardi

Sophia Leopardi established and leads the interior design team at Williams Burton Leopardi. Her award-winning small- and medium-scale designs showcase her elegant creativity and effervescent warmth. Designing with heart and with a focus on storied spaces, Sophia’s work reflects her genuine love for people.

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Sophia Leopardi

Sophia Leopardi established and leads the interior design team at Williams Burton Leopardi. Her award-winning small- and medium-scale designs showcase her elegant creativity and effervescent warmth. Designing with heart and with a focus on storied spaces, Sophia’s work reflects her genuine love for people.

Shortlist judges

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Brian Clohessy
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Hamish Ginn
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Brian Clohessy

Brian Clohessy’s career path has taken him from architect, to project leader, to BVN’s Sydney Studio Director, through to his latest incarnation at BVN, as Head of People and Character. Working with people and driving change within large architectural practices has led to his holistic approach to leadership, fostering a caring and supportive culture at BVN, one where everyone within the collective has a sense of purpose and place. Brian leads the development of the overall vision, strategy and structure for all things people-related at BVN. He has a special focus on mental wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, learning and development and people retention. Essentially Brian sees his role as maintaining BVN’s evolving culture based on human needs and aspirations which inevitably improves the collective’s wellbeing.

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Hamish Ginn

Hamish is Senior Associate – People & Culture at SJB NSW. 25 years of architecture practice, from sole-practitioner to mid-scale and larger practice in Sydney, Brisbane and Edinburgh, has given him specialized skills across high-end residential, mixed-use, adaptive re-use, heritage and public art projects. His passion is putting into practice the conditions that best support creatives in both work and life.

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