The annual CEDIA Awards were hosted last week in the trendy London Vinopolis. The evening started with belly dancers to entertain the crowd and then we were shown to our tables for the Awards ceremony.
THE HOST SUZI PERRY
Suzi Perry started the proceedings showcasing her enthusiasm for everything dealing with modern technology. The Gadget Show host read out the winners for the following categories:
- Best home cinema installation project under £20K (35,000 Euros)
- Best home cinema installation from £20K-£100K (35,000-150,000 Euros)
- Best integrated home under £100K (150,000 Euros)
- Best integrated home from £100,000 – £250,000 (150,000 – 370,000 Euros)
- Best integrated home over £250,000 (370,000 Euros)
- Best multi-dwelling installation
- Best dressed installation
- Best special project
- Best marine
We’ll be giving you the complete details on all the winning installations with pictures in the coming days, but in the meantime start to get ready for next years event in 2009.
The 2008 CEDIA Awards
Simon Williams starts the show
Nervous moments before the winners are announced
THE WINNERS
The CEDIA Awards are a celebration of the residential custom installation industry and were established in 2006 to recognise and reward high quality system design, installation and integration within the home electronics industry. Now in their third successful year, they continue to set the standard for CEDIA Electronic Systems Professional members across Region 1. To learn about CEDIA Region 1 in video from the Chairman, Simon Williams, click here