Celebrating the finest examples of global interior design

WAF Interiors (formerly known as Inside World Festival of Interiors) will take place alongside WAF at the Miami Beach Convention Center from the 12 - 14 November 2025. 

WAF Interiors

What is WAF Interiors?

Formerly known as Inside, WAF Interiors is the sister awards programme of WAF and celebrates the finest examples of global interior design with 12 dedicated categories open for entry. Finalists will present LIVE at the festival in Miami to panels of expert judges and the category winners will go on to compete for the prestigious title of World Interior of the Year.

Categories

From Hotels to Workplace, and Residential to Retail, there are 11 dedicated interior categories open for entry. Plus, we have a brand new Yachts and Ships category, in honour of our host location, Miami!

2024 Winners

The 2024 World Interior of the Year winner was Pang Mei Noodle Bar LFS by Office AIO, the Judges described the project as 'an essay in clever design applied to a successful noodle bar business. A veritable machine for dining that ticks all the boxes – for its customers, its staff and its owners' View all of the winners here .

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WAF Interiors
Categories 2025

Take the first step to winning a prestigious WAF Interiors trophy and choose the categories you want to enter. There are 12 dedicated interior awards categories for designers to enter and 43 categories in total which also includes completed buildings, future projects and landscape.

ENTRY DEADLINE: 25 APRIL 2025

WAF Interiors 

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Bars and Restaurant category include, but are not limited to:

Bars
Cafes and diners
Restaurants (of any size)
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Education category include, but are not limited to:

Community learning
Nursery/infant schools
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Special-needs facilities
University/college buildings
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Hotels category include, but are not limited to:

Aparthotels
Casino hotels
Hotels (of any size)
Motels
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Public Buildings category include, but are not limited to:

Airports
Ambulance/fire stations
Bus and coach stations
Car parks
Cinemas/Theatres
Community centres
Concert halls
Consulates and embassies
Embassies and consulates
Galleries
Law courts
Libraries
Municipal facilities/town halls
Museums
Performance spaces
Parliamentary buildings
Prisons/police stations
Railway stations/underground stations
Religious buildings
Spiritual/Contemplation spaces
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Residential (housing, more than one dwelling) category include, but are not limited to:

Hybrid housing-led development
Commercial housing development
Public/semi-public housing
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Residential (single dwelling) category include, but are not limited to:

House
Apartment
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Retail category include, but are not limited to:

Department stores
Food halls
Shopping centres (any size)
Shops (any size)
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Temporary/Meanwhile uses category include, but are not limited to:

Display spaces
Exhibitions
Installations
Pavilions
Pop-ups
Showrooms
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Workplace (Large) category include offices more than 1,000 sq metres.
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Workplace (Small) category include, but are not limited to:

Offices (below 1,000 sq metres)
Shared space
Drop-in/bookable space
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.

All projects must be completed between 1 January 2024 and 1 June 2025.

Projects that can be entered in to the Yachts and Ships category include, but are not limited to: 

Cruise ships
Yachts
House boats

A brand new category for 2025 in honour of our host location, Miami!
£ 800.00
Early Bird £ 645.00
Available until
You have used the multi-select option by clicking a checkbox.
Process or clear your selections to enable the item buttons.
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2024 WAF Interiors Winners

Pang Mei Noodle Bar LFS by Office AIO was the 2024 World Interior of the Year Winner!

Click below to view all of last year's winners

VIEW THE WINNERS

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2024 IN PICTURES

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2024 IN FILMS

Relive the 2024 festival by watching the highlights films, keynote sessions and the final day live-judging sessions to get some tips for your entries this year.

2024 SHORTLIST

View all of the 2024 shortlisted projects that were presented LIVE at the festival in Singapore.


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