Entries are now open for the Tapestry Design Prize 2025, a competition that challenges architects and interior designers to conceptualise a site-specific tapestry.
The competition, presented by the Australian Tapestry Workshop, invites architects and interior designers, either as individuals or as part of a team, to design a tapestry for a given site. This year’s chosen site is Boyd House II in Melbourne, designed by Robin Boyd for his family in 1957. Applicants will have the opportunity to create designs for five distinct spaces within the residence, with one finalist selected for each space.
The competition is open to architects and interior designers who live and work in Australia. The 2025 jury comprises director of design and product development at Nexus Designs Sally Evans; principal of Kennedy Nolan Patrick Kennedy, and the editor of InteriorsAu Cassie Hansen.
The most recent Tapestry Design Prize competition in 2023 was awarded to Beth George and Emerald Wise for their tapestry proposal titled Solstice, a design that was conceptualised for the hypothetical site of Bundanon Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects. Other past sites include the National Gallery of Australia by Col Madigan, and Phoenix Central Park by John Wardle Architects and Durbach Block Jaggers.
Entries close 19 May 2025, followed by an announcement of five finalists in July. The finalist designs will be woven into tapestry and exhibited at the Boyd House II in November 2025. All five finalists will receive an artist fee of $1,000, while the people’s choice winner will earn an additional $1,000. The overall winner, announced on 13 November, will be awarded $5,000.
To find out more about the competition, visit the Tapestry Design Prize website.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
