From 487 entries received by the Australian Interior Design Awards, 158 have been shortlisted among the seven primary categories.

The competition received record-breaking entry numbers in the Hospitality Design, Residential Design and Emerging Interior Design Practice categories.

The seven primary categories are Retail Design, Hospitality Design, Workplace Design, Public Design, Installation Design, Residential Design and Residential Decoration.

Other awards are also given in the Interior Design Impact category which recognizes significant influence of interior design on business, social, human resource, environment and/or cultural outcomes of a project.

A partnership event of the Design Institute of Australia and Artichoke magazine, the awards will be presented during a gala dinner on Friday 10 June 2016 at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney.