A star-studded lineup has been selected to judge the 2022 Eat Drink Design Awards, with five judges across hospitality and design sectors picked to make up the jury for 2022.
The Eat Drink Design Awards recognize excellence and innovation in the design of dining venues across Australia and New Zealand. The awards are judged across eight categories, with prizes for best bar, best restaurant, best cafe, best installation, best hotel, best retail, best identity, and finally, the “Hall of Fame” – an accolade that acknowledges enduring excellence in the design of a hospitality venue that is of more than ten years standing.
The jury for the 2022 awards will comprises Melissa Leong, Shannon Bennett, Fiona Lynch, Rodney Eggleston and Cassie Hansen.
Melissa Leong is a freelance food and travel writer, food media consultant, radio broadcaster, television presenter, MC and cookbook editor, whose face will be familiar to many as a judge on Masterchef Australia. Leong also previously co-hosted the television show The Chefs’ Line alongside fellow chefs Dan Hong and Mark Olive.
Shannon Bennett is a Melbourne-born chef, former restauranteur, TV personality, and author of eight books. In 2015, he founded the Vue Group, encompassing venues across Australia’s cultural capital. Bennett now resides in Byron Bay, working on several projects across hospitality, property development and design, and renewable systems.
Fiona Lynch is an interior designer who founded her practice of the same name in 2013, servicing architectural and interior design projects of all types and scales. Lynch’s artistic instinct guides the studio’s aesthetic, which hinges on the use of natural materials and sculptural elements, the harmony of the raw and the refined, and an inventive use of space.
Rodney Eggleston is an architect and a founding director of March Studio in Melbourne’s north. As a lead architect, Eggleston has been recognised for his work in residential, public, and commercial spheres, and in 2019, he was awarded the National Emerging Architect’s prize for advancing the profession’s role within the public arena.
Finally, Cassie Hansen is the editor of Artichoke magazine who has written extensively on subjects of architecture and design, contributing to publications including Houses, Landscape Architecture Australia and Kitchens + Bathrooms. Hansen is also a skilled ceramicist, creating midfire and stoneware vessels and objects that combine wheel-thrown and hand-built elements.
Entries for the awards are open now until Friday, 15 July. Awards and commendations will be announced on Thursday 10 November. Click here to enter.
Eat Drink Design Awards is organized by Architecture Media, publisher of Artichoke magazine and ArchitectureAU.com. The 2022 awards is supported by Latitude, Roca, and Norock.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
