Axolotl and the Interior Design Excellence Awards marked 15 years of collaboration in 2025, alongside Axolotl’s 30th anniversary. The partnership brings bespoke material development into the awards’ sculptural trophies.
- Project
- IDEA Awards
- Location
- Australia
- Collaborators
- Interior Design Excellence Awards; Adam Goodrum; Bates Smart
Axolotl’s scope
Manufacture bespoke awards trophies in collaboration with the commissioned designers.
Materials and processes
Axolotl surfaces and fabrication processes selected for each annual trophy commission.
The challenge and response
The programme moves beyond a fixed trophy shape. Different designers and material briefs bring a new fabrication challenge each year; examples include Adam Goodrum’s 2024 trophies and the 2025 collaboration with Bates Smart.
Photographs and film
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