The Jury of the Tenth Edition of the Archiproducts Design Awards welcomes several new members
The tenth edition of the Archiproducts Design Awards features several new jury members, including Australian architect Melissa Bright, Brazilian architect and designer Juliana Lima Vasconcellos, and Belgian architect Glenn Sestig.
Glenn Sestig, Juliana Lima Vasconcellos, Melissa Bright
Now in its tenth year, the ADA continues to be a global benchmark for excellence and innovation in design.
Nominations for the 2025 edition are open until 5 September, and companies can register in the hope of winning the coveted “Winner” title, which is awarded each year by a prestigious and diverse international jury.
Melissa Bright on the ADA 2025 Jury
Mel Bright is the Principal and Design Director of Studio Bright, a Melbourne based practice that has gathered a collection of diverse and highly acclaimed built work.
Studio Bright is one of Australia’s leading architectural practices with significant experience in the design, documentation and delivery of high- quality architecture.
Studio Bright is currently working on a number of city making projects across a variety of scales and types including civic, educational and multi-residential projects. Mel has led the Studio Bright team since starting the practice in 2006.
Prior to this, Mel has worked in numerous design practice’s locally and internationally. Across London, Europe, South East Asia and China, this broadly-based lineage of work experience has allowed Mel a long gestation of the ethos that underpins Studio Bright today.
Autumn House, 2021. Photo ©Rory Gardiner
Studio Bright value innovative design thinking, thoughtful material explorations, respect for heritage, deference to civic context and rigorous acknowledgement of environmental influences. A deep- seated passion for design excellence has fuelled these Studio Bright values to widely awarded built outcomes.
Mel has amassed a portfolio of significant and award-winning projects, that have been widely published and recognised at State and National levels. As a member of the AIA Mel actively contributes her time as speaker, juror and in other leadership roles.
Juliana Lima Vasconcellos on the ADA 2025 Jury
Juliana Lima Vasconcellos, an interior designer, architect, and furniture designer with international acclaim, stands as one of the prominent figures of her generation.
For her, it’s all about a philosophy that truly resonates—blending the accessible with the extraordinary, finding beauty in everyday things, and equally celebrating the value of rare items.
A graduate in Architecture from UFMG (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Juliana directs her studio, specialized on tailor-made interiors and collectible design. She prioritizes natural materials such as stone, wood, and metal and has a profound love for 20th-century design, especially from Brazil, France, and the Nordic regions.
Haight. Photo ©Paula Chaffin
With a refined and uncluttered aesthetic, she emphasizes the importance of light, color palettes, and the fusion of textures. Her projects embody a blend of modern and contemporary design, distinguished by a meticulous selection of objects and art.
Juliana has been featured in leading global publications and has been listed several times on the Elle Decor USA A-List. Her portfolio also includes furniture exhibitions at The Salon NY, Milan Design Week, Nomad Circle, LA Design Week, Intersect Chicago, PAD London, among others. Her design pieces are part of the permanent collections of museums such as the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and the Museum of Brazilian Chairs, as well as many private collections.
Glenn Sestig on the ADA 2025 Jury
Glenn Sestig set up his eponymous practice in his hometown of Ghent in 1997, kicking off a long, prolific career full of gentle masterpieces. His numerous works span residential, commercial and cultural architectural projects as well as product design, in Belgium and abroad. Each design always stands out for its poise and precision, as Sestig is a master at impressing in the most sophisticated, unassuming way.
The Belgian architect graduated from the famed Henri Van De Velde institute in Antwerp and collaborated with other designers, architects and artists before setting up his own studio. This spirit of interdisciplinarity and openness continued in his independent practice and his relationship with his clients. It is no surprise that distinguished creative professionals such as fashion designer Raf Simons and artist Luc Tuymans, flock to his studio with their commissions.
La Réserve, 2023. Photo ©Jean-Pierre Gabriel
His approach favours subtle spatial luxury, calm, clean forms, material honesty and minimalist and modernist influences. Belgium’s 20th century architecture heritage, Sestig’s world travels and his keen eye for culture that goes far beyond the borders of the architecture discipline, all inform his designs. They are elements that have come to define Sestig’s professional path and hefty creative body of work, which balances perfectly the tightrope between function and art.
Sestig turns his hand to almost anything with the same passion, rigour and architectural prowess, a fact that has been acknowledged and celebrated by many renowned publications all over the world. Combining his strong, ever-growing portfolio and this press coverage with a regular presence at international design fairs, exhibitions and events, the architect has built a practice that is critically acclaimed and synonymous with contemporary elegance.
His latest monograph, Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary published in 2021 by Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, tells the story of the studio’s first twenty years.
Archiproducts Design Awards 2025: Call for Entries Now Open!
Submissions for the 2025 Archiproducts Design Awards are officially open. Brands may submit 1 to 5 products, ranging from Furniture to Lighting, Contract to Building.
To compete for the ADA 2025 Sustainability Winner title, entrants must indicate that they are competing for this category during the application process and provide the required documentation.
– Submission deadline: September 5, 2025
– Longlist announcement: October 2025
– Winners announced: November 2025
