Interior Design Society Names Judges for Designer of the Year Contest

High Point, NC, February 3, 2016—The Interior Design Society (IDS) announces the judging panel for its sixth annual Designer of the Year competition. The awards will be presented during a gala at IDS National Conference on April 1 at the Dallas Market Center.

This panel of judges will select winners in up to 19 different categories. Hailed as a prestigious honor by IDS designers, the Designer of the Year Awards recognize outstanding achievement in residential interior design among Interior Design Society members. The judges are Deb Barrett, Mitzi Beach, Leslie Carothers, Kelli Ellis, Justin Shaulis, Erinn Valencich, Barbara Viteri, Jackie Von Tobel, Michele Williams and Michelle Workman.

This year’s competition trumped last year’s entry record with a total of 126 project submissions. For more information visit www.interiordesignsociety.org/judges.