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IIDA/WestEdge Design Fair Booth Awards

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Competitions Awards Overview

Submission Information

Submissions are now closed.

Important Dates

Submission Open Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Submission Closed Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The IIDA/WestEdge Design Fair Booth Awards honors originality of design and visual impact of booths at WestEdge Design Fair Los Angeles. Established in 2023, this competition recognizes excellence in booth design emphasizing use of materials, space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics.

Who Should Submit
This award is open to product manufacturers or designers exhibiting products intended for the commercial environment at the current iteration of the WestEdge Design Fair in Los Angeles.

Why Should I Submit
Enter for the chance to have your work evaluated on-site by world-renowned interior and product designers like Bill Bouchey, FIIDA, ASID; Jorge Colon, IIDA, AIA; and Brett Shwery FIIDA, AAIA. Designs are judged on excellence in originality of design and visual impact, emphasizing use of materials, space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics.

Winners will be announced and celebrated during the WestEdge Design Fair in Los Angeles. Winners will be featured on IIDA.org, in WestEdge Design Fair publications, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

When
This award is open annually, July through October—check back in July 2025 for more information about next year’s award!

To be notified directly when this competition opens, contact IIDA Design Competitions Manager Veronica Whitaker at competitions@iida.org.

2026 IIDA/WestEdge Design Fair Booth Awards Event

Eight diverse designers stand in a metallic show booth under pendant lights, two holding pink 'Winner' awards, smiling toward camera.

Dakoda Smith

Three smiling designers at a trade show, center man holding a magenta 'WINNER' plaque for Fixtures and Hardware 2025, colleagues beside him.

Dakoda Smith

Eight smiling tradeshow attendees pose before a textured rug display and carpet samples on a booth wall, one person holding an award plaque.

Dakoda Smith

Eight diverse designers smile in a booth at California Design Living surrounded by fabric swatches, textured wall samples, and rug displays.

Dakoda Smith

Nine diverse designers smiling in a warm modern lounge with wood shelves and plants, center person holding a pink WINNER award plaque.

Dakoda Smith

Three smiling people wearing event lanyards stand in a showroom lounge holding a pink 'WINNER' plaque beside a blue recliner.

Dakoda Smith

Four smiling people, three women and one man, pose at a trade show booth beside a pink 'Winner 2023' award plaque and mirrored displays.

Dakoda Smith

Two smiling booth representatives at a LACAVA trade show display hold an open pink 'Winner' award folder amid ceramic sink displays.

Dakoda Smith

Two women at a trade show converse as a blonde holds a blue 'Winner: Excellence in Booth Design' plaque while the brunette gestures.

Dakoda Smith

A group of smiling designers and staff pose at a black and gold House of Rohl trade show booth, one person holding an award certificate.

Dakoda Smith

Three exhibitors pose at a dark booth: a smiling woman presents an award folder while two men with lanyards display a blue winner plaque.
Six designers stand in a row at a dark trade-show booth with wall-mounted metal art and a lamp, the center man holding a winner plaque.

Dakoda Smith

Curved alcove with gold Nathan Anthony logo over a shelf with a 2026 booth design award plaque, desk lamp, potted plant and amber glassware.

Dakoda Smith

Five smiling women stand before a wood display with a circular NA logo, one holding a black award plaque, plants and champagne nearby.

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2026 IIDA/WestEdge Design Fair Booth Best of Competition Gallery

Arched niche bearing gold Nathan Anthony logo above a shelf with a Winner 2026 'Excellence in Booth Design' plaque, lamp, plant and bottle.

Nathan Anthony Furniture 

Dakoda Smith

Five smiling women stand in a showroom against wood shelving and a green wall with a gold NA logo; the center woman holds an award plaque.

WestEdge Design Fair Booth (Mid-Size) by Nathan Anthony Furniture

Dakoda Smith

Five women stand in a showroom booth with green walls and round mirror; center woman holds a blue award plaque as group smiles.

WestEdge Design Fair Booth (Mid-Size) by Nathan Anthony Furniture

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2026 Jurors

Eunju Carlisle

Eunju Carlisle
Founder, Carlisle I+A

Smiling woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a dark blazer, arms crossed, gazing at camera against a light textured wall.

Alexis Dennis-Huether, IIDA
Associate Principal and Senior Interior Designer, The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Smiling woman with long dark wavy hair in a green leather jacket, red tassel earring, leaning her head on her hand against a teal chair.

Sonaly Dudheker, Assoc. IIDA
President of IIDA Southern California

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With 11 annual and one biennial competitions, IIDA awards projects spanning global regions, firm size, categories/types, student work, and product and showroom design. Interior design and architecture firms of all sizes, including women and minority-owned businesses are welcome to apply.

2026 Winners Announced