AND THE WINNERS ARE…
Simon Williams, Chairman of CEDIA Region 1, commented “The Awards evening was a complete success, this was the first time we’d done anything like this and it really worked. We’re completely thrilled to be part of such an exciting event which reflects the industry.
Everyone enjoyed themselves and it gave the CEDIA Awards the gravitas which we believe they deserve. A big well done and thank you to everyone who entered, and if you missed out – don’t worry, there will always be next year!"
THE WINNERS
The full list of winners, highly commended entries and finalists is:
Best home cinema installation project under £20K (35,000 Euros)
Winner: Finite Solutions, Total Automation Cinema
Finalists: Beyond the Invisible, Lavender Gardens
D&T Electronics, Cambridge Park
Doneo, Magnum Home Cinema
ISIS Integrated Systems, Lancaster Gate
Best home cinema installation from £20K-£100K (35,000-150,000 Euros)
Winner: Dark Side of the Room, Home Cinema Lyon
Highly commended: Laservision, Karaoke Home Cinema
Finalists: Finite Solutions, Rise & Fall Cinema
Grahams HiFi, The Diamond Cinema
T&T Communications, Lake View
Best integrated home under £100K (150,000 Euros)
Winner; Smartcomm, Darlands
Highly commended; James & Giles, Clerkenwell
Finalists; Audire, Champs Elysees
Definitions, Northern Lights
D&T Electronics, London Apartment P
DSE Group, Low Fell Install
SMC, Wimbledon Family Home
Best integrated home from £100,000 – £250,000 (150,000 – 370,000 Euros)
Winner: Henri Integrateur Domotique, Maison Bovard
Highly commended: Finite Solutions, The Old Water Treatment Works
Finalists: D&T Electronics, Chandos Street
Grahams HiFi, The New House
ISIS Integrated Systems, Cadogan Square
Best integrated home over £250,000 (370,000 Euros)
Winner: SMC, Cemetery House
Highly commended; Global Technologies, Villa Quinta Verde
Finalists: Lairdking, Aston Martin
Martin Kleiser, Wiltshire Hall
SMC, Hill House
Best dressed installation
Winner: T&T Communications, Danish House
Finalists: D&T Electronics, London Apartment P
D&T Electronics, Cambridge Park
SMC, Hill House
Best marine installation
Winner: Dawsons AV Marine, Sunseeker 37m Tri-Deck
Finalist: Audio Vision, The Maltese Falcon
Best multi dwelling
Winner: Touch of a Button, White Fir
Finalists: D&T Electronics, Spinningfields
Hometech Integration, Tanalach
Best special project
Winner: Digital Homedia, New Riverhead
Finalist: Interconnection, The Old Rectory Study Lift
Alongside these project winners, a CEDIA award was also presented to the Best Trade Supplier. Voters were asked to select the company who has provided the best quality products, services and support throughout the year. This year, the accolade went to internationally renowned speaker manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins.
The judges were looking for outstanding design and integration within all the categories, and the competition was incredibly tough. As well as the need to be integrated and beautifully concealed with the interior, important factors included imaginative and appropriate design and use of technology, safe and tidy racks as well as a bit of ‘wow’ factor.
Chaired by CEDIA Chairman, Simon Williams, the judging panel comprised of interior designer Dean Keyworth from Armstrong Keyworth; Kate Burnett, Editor of leading interior design magazine idFX; Jan Carlos Kucharek from the RIBA Journal, Dave Mitchell, Technical Director of the HBF (Home Builders Federation), and a trio of respected technology journalists – Chris Price, Dave Murphy and Dan Goldstein. In addition, they were joined remotely by Utz Baldwin, the current CEDIA US President, from AD Systems in the USA.
Click here, to get more information on the categories for the CEDIA 2008 Awards.