The submission deadline for the Industry Partners-exclusive VODA Product Innovation, formerly known as the Innovation Awards, has been extended until July 10, 2026.
Organized by the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC), VODA Product Innovation was established in 1984 to honour excellence in product design and showroom innovation.
The program is exclusively open to IDC Industry Partners. Entries are evaluated on a range of criteria, including problem-solving, budget, strategy, environmental responsiveness, and marketing objectives.
The competition is open to all IDC Industry Partners, who may submit entries for multiple products. IDC reserves the right not to present an award in any category if the submitted entries are deemed to be of insufficient merit.
This opportunity enables entrants to present their products to a jury of top interior designers and specifiers.
Winners will receive certificates, as well as exposure during an awards presentation held during the IDC Design Symposium.
Winners will also be featured on IDC’s online channels and showcased at the IDC VODAs gala.
Judges for VODA Interior Projects are Isabelle Talbot , principal, Ray Inc., Carla Sorrell, director and co-founder, Design Victoria, and Gelanaz Hemati, founder and principal, Gelanaz & Associates Inc.
For the VODA Student Competition, the judges are Angela Colley, licenced interior designer, T.A. Scott ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN, Orla Keane, interior design professor, Humber Polytechnic, and Donna Lawson, principal/design director, Lawson Design.
Judges for VODA Product Innovation are Jaime Holland, founding partner, Holland Licensed Interior Design Inc., Steven Casey, partner, KPMB Architects, and Nadia Cannataro, principal, large medium design office.
To learn more about the award and past winners, click here.
To view the submission portal and guidelines, click here.
