Jamie Durie, Cameron Richards, Andrea Savage, Nikki Hunt

Organised annually by Singapore interior design practice Design Intervention, the Young Designer Award (YDA) returned for another year, featuring myriad entries by aspiring young designers from schools across Singapore. First launched in 2015, the competition aims to celebrate the work of young talents, with industry veterans and design lovers alike gathering to await the awarding. Nikki Hunt and Andrea Savage of Design Intervention led the five-member judging panel, together with Singapore Tatler group editor Kissa Castañeda. The titular prize was eventually awarded to Ngee Ann Polytechnic student Simon Tan, who impressed judges with his take on “Zen Modernism”—his interior scheme features wooden furnishings, customised latticework, and other well-curated details that add up to create a calming family abode.

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Photo 1 of 12 Andrea Savage, Nikki Hunt
Photo 2 of 12 Amy Picanço, Kirsty Anderson, Edel O'Regan
Photo 3 of 12 Andrea Savage, Michael Hadley
Photo 4 of 12 Atisya Ibrahiman, Thasneem Niyas, Paola Ferraresso, Darissa Ng, Issa Salvacion, Kylie Tan
Photo 5 of 12 Andrea Savage, Cameron Richards, Albert Dube
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Photo 7 of 12 Jamie Durie, Cameron Richards, Andrea Savage, Nikki Hunt
Photo 8 of 12 Jocelyn Little, Donovan Chan
Photo 9 of 12 Naing Linn Aung, Simon Tan
Photo 10 of 12 Nikki Hunt, Andrea Savage
Photo 11 of 12 Nikki Hunt, Carl Zuzarte
Photo 12 of 12 Patrick O'Regan, Jork Bosselaar, Stephen Hunt, Arjan De Boer, Ben Tayler Robinson