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The 31st Annual Interiors Awards.

Hundreds of the design industry's finest are recognized each year at The Annual Interiors Awards. The accomplishments of the most innovative design teams of the past year are awarded in several different categories.

Both established, well-known firms as well as emerging talent are honored. Held since 1979, the competition is judged by a select group of respected industry leaders. Traditionally, the reigning Designer(s) of the Year are part of the judging team.

Hundreds of projects are submitted throughout the year in an array of market segments. The awards are presented publicly at a breakfast along with the Designer of the Year and the Legend Award. The design community's best gather at the Annual Interiors Awards breakfast to pay tribute to the winning teams.

Read this year's winning profiles

The 2009 Winners:

View the 2009 Interiors Awards winners here:

Designers of the Year: John Peterson and John Cary of Public Architecture .

Legend: Wing Chao of Walt Disney Imagineering .

Large Office: Nokia, by M Moser Associates Ltd.

Small Office: Linda Pace Foundation, by Poteet Architects .

Restaurant: Delicatessen, by Nema .

Healthcare: Northshore Dental at Evanston Court, by Enter Architecture .

Retail: Noka Chocolate, by Shimoda Design Group .

Education: Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter, by Clive Wilkinson Architects .

Public Space: Underground, by Elliott + Associates .

Showroom/Exhibit: Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition at the DeYoung Museum, by Mark Cavagnero Associates .

Spa/Fitness: University of Oregon Athletic Medicine Center, by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca .

Restoration: Balboa Theatre, by Westlake Reed Leskosky in association with Heritage Architecture & Planning .

Environmental Design: International Interior Design Association Headquarters, by Envision Design .

Student/Conceptual: Marriage Bureau, Municipal Building, New York City, by Johannes M.P. Knoops .

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