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Meet the judges 2021 - zeena shah
We are thrilled to announce that colour ambassador and champion Zeena Shah will be joining our judging panel for the 2021 Colour in...
May 10, 20212 min read


Meet the judges 2021 - kitty joseph
Meet designer Kitty Joseph, a true champion of colour in design and proof that it has the power to make life better. Kitty is joining us...
May 10, 20211 min read


Meet the judges 2021 - Catrina Stewart and Hugh McEwen
This year we welcome award winning architects Catrina Stewart and Hugh McKewen onto the judging panel. They will be looking for talent...
May 10, 20211 min read


Meet the judges 2021 - Adam Nathaniel Furman
When it comes to understanding the power of colour to uplift and infuse everything it touches with joy, there is no better designer than...
May 10, 20211 min read


Meet the judges 2021 - MAMIMU
We are thrilled to have champion of colour in design MAMIMU (aka June Mineyama-Smithson) on our 2021 judging panel. Also a judge for the...
Apr 27, 20211 min read


Meet the judges 2020 - KAren Haller
Karen is a leading UK based applied Colour Psychologist and author of ‘The little book of Colour’. Her knowledge of colour and how it...
Jun 3, 20202 min read


Meet the judges 2019 - Corinne Julius
Corinne Julius is a Journalist, Broadcaster and Curator who has been one of the best champions of new design talent in the industry. ...
Jul 18, 20191 min read


Meet the judges 2019 - Sebastian Conran
This year we are extremely happy to have a member of design royalty on the 2019 panel of CIDA judges. An engineer at heart, Sebastian...
Jun 21, 20191 min read


MEET THE JUDGES 2018 - Emily Simpson
Emily Simpson is a leading UK colour expert and the Colour and Design Brand Manager at Dulux UK. Colour is at the heart of her role and...
Jan 30, 20192 min read


MEET THE JUDGES 2018 - MARCROY SMITH
Marcroy Smith is the founder of People of Print which began in 2008 as a highly successful online directory illustrators, designers and...
Nov 19, 20181 min read


Meet the Judges 2018 - Katrina Burroughs
Katrina Burroughs is the Interiors Editor of the Sunday Times, Home section and is a highly successful journalist and social media...
Jun 22, 20182 min read


Meet the Judges 2018 - Richard O'Hare
Co-director/founder and Cinematographer of Orillo Films. Richard will be on the Colour in Design Award judging panel for New Designers...
Jun 5, 20183 min read


Meet the Judges - Rebecca Williamson
Rebecca Williamson is a leading UK colour expert with a background in textile design. She has a deep understanding of the commercial...
Jul 25, 20173 min read


Meet the Judges - Jim Biddulph
Jim Biddulph, Editor at Large, Material Lab What role does colour play in your work? No matter which hat I’m wearing, colour is always a...
Jul 25, 20173 min read


Meet the Judges - Daniel Heath
Daniel Heath is a British award winning independent wallpaper, textile and furniture designer renowned for his illustrative engaging...
Jul 25, 20173 min read


Meet the Judges - Kit Miles
Kit Miles is a multi-award winning textiles and wallpaper designer who runs a highly successful design studio in North London with a...
Jul 25, 20173 min read


Meet the judges - Clarissa Hulse
Clarissa Hulse is one of Britain’s leading textile designers who has evolved her brand to be one of the most successful in the UK with a...
Jul 25, 20173 min read
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