Australian Interior Design Awards recognise and celebrate interior design excellence each year through their awards program, which is backed by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), the professional body representing Australian designers. With a tagline “It’s what’s inside that counts”, their 2011 shortlist of projects was announced at the beginning of this week (7th March).

The awards time is a bit like the Oscars for the design industry, although perhaps not as glamorous and there’s definitely a lot less controversy around the winner’s outfits. Which is a bit of shame really. Alas, let’s not get off topic here, as the awards are a very serious business and a chance for the Australian design community to celebrate and reflect on their success and many achievements…