Best new interior designs shortlisted for Inside World Festival of Interiors

A selection of interior designs from around the world has been revealed as part of the 2024 Inside World Festival of Interiors shortlist in advance of a live, in-person event in Singapore this November 6-8th.

As the sister event to the World Architecture Festival (WAF), the Inside shortlist represents over 80 interior projects from across the globe, celebrating the best new completed interiors across ten categories, ranging from Hotels to Workplace, and Residential to Retail.

Inside program director Paul Finch commented: "Emerging trends include vivid colors, greater use of planting, and the creation of innovative hybrid spaces for multiple uses."

A winner in each of the ten categories will be selected before each goes head-to-head for the ultimate prize, the 2024 World Interior of the Year, on the final day of the festival. You can see this year's WAF shortlist here. 

Here's a selection of some of the best-looking final projects.

Public Buildings: Tree O’clock — Villa Qabalah by Studio Locomotive (cover image)

Health & Fitness: Doruk Nilüfer Hospital Zoom by TPU

Public Buildings: Embassy of Australia, Washington D.C. by Bates Smart

Health & Fitness: Minthis by Woods Bagot 

Public Buildings: Young V&A by AOC Architecture and De Matos Ryan

Public Buildings: Jade Apartment by Matrix Design

Retail: Melt Season Flagship at Taiyuan by Mlkk Studio Limited 

Retail: The Fennia Block by Olla Architecture 

Education: UQ Brisbane City by BVN

Workplace (Small): Penn Color Technology Center by DP Design 

Workplace (Large): InnoDom Cologne by kadawittfeldarchitektur gmbh 

Education: Zhengze School by WIT Design & Research

Public Buildings: Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra Hall by MAMA architects

Public Buildings: TARANG by tHE gRID Architects 

Bars and Restaurants: 001 by Canalside Studio 

Workplace (Large): Alibaba DAMO Nanhu Industry Park by Matrix Design

Workplace (Large): Good Job Games by Jeyan Ulku Architects 

Residential: Middle Envelope Apartment by CROSS ARCHITECTURE