Watch the identity Design Awards virtual ceremony on 4 November 2020
The event will be streamed live on Zoom and Facebook
The identity Design Awards 2020’s virtual ceremony will take place on 4 November 2020, where the winners of the annual event will be revealed.
The virtual event will be live streamed on Zoom and Facebook Live at 7.30 PM (GST), revealing the winning projects across Interior Design and Architecture categories. The full shortlist has already been revealed, including projects from across the Middle East including the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon and Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt.
The winning projects have been selected by an international jury of designers and architects including Marco Piva, India Mahdavi, Gianluca Peluffo, Sanjay Puri and Corine Leung.
We encourage everyone to actively participate in the event by sharing stories across Instagram and Facebook by tagging @identityae and using the Awards’ hashtag #idDesignAwards2020
You can join the virtual ceremony by using the Zoom link (Passcode: 806384) or tuning into Facebook Live.
The identity team wishes all the shortlisted nominees the best of luck.
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