The IIDA Showroom and Booth Design Competition honors originality of design and visual impact of showrooms and booths at NeoCon in The Mart, and showrooms and pop-ups at Design Days in Fulton Market, emphasizing use of materials, space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics. Established in 2004, this competition recognizes the best of the best at the most important event of the year for the commercial interior design industry.
Who Should Submit
This competition is open to any permanent showrooms at The Mart or in Fulton Market and/or exhibition booths at NeoCon or pop-ups at the Design Days show.
Why Should I Submit?
Enter for the chance to have your work evaluated on-site by world-renowned interior and product designers like Midori Shim, IIDA; Cyd Shizuru, Ind. IIDA; and Bethany Williams, IIDA. Projects are judged on originality of design, visual impact, effective use of materials, use of space (creativity, product accessibility, etc.), use of color and textures, lighting, and graphics.
Winners will be honored at NeoCon and Design Days, featured on IIDA.org, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.
When
This competition is open annually, March through June—The 2025 competition is currently open.
To be notified directly when this competition opens, contact IIDA Design Competitions Manager Veronica Whitaker at competitions@iida.org.
2025 IIDA Best of Chicago Design Week Winner
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2025 IIDA Showroom and Booth Best of Competition - Fulton Market
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2025 Jurors - Fulton Market
Studio Practice Leader
HKS
Associate Principal and Director of Interiors
Hickok Cole
Director of Interiors and Professional Associate
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2025 Jurors - The Mart
Design Director
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Designer
Birchfield Penuel Architects
Client Relations Manager, Commercial
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