Competitions

Winners Revealed for Shop! Association’s 2021 Design Awards

CELEBRATING RETAIL DESIGN EXCELLENCE, the annual Shop! Association Design Awards showcases achievements in visual presentations, renovations, fixtures, new store designs, in-store communications and more. Judged by an independent panel based on criteria like design innovation, originality of space and use of materials, as well as quality of concept execution, this year’s winners exemplify some of the most exciting projects the industry has to offer.

To view all the winners of the Shop! Association’s 2021 Design Awards, please visit shopawards.org and vmsd.com.


STORE OF THE YEAR
“TWININGS FLAGSHIP EXPERIENCE”

Category: Hardline Specialty Store (Gold Award)
Submitted by: Dalziel and Pow Design Consultants Ltd.
Project Credits: Design | 📷: Alicia Clarke

“Sleep Number 2020 CES Experience”

Category: Brand Activation (Gold Award)
Submitted by: Sleep Number
📷: Angela Gearhart

“Dreamland”

Category: Brand Activation (Silver Award)
Submitted by: Dolce Media Group
📷: Alex Lukey

“LG ThinQ Experience Center for NFM Dallas and Kansas City”

Category: Branded Shop Within a Store (Gold Award)
Submitted by: Design Phase Inc.
📷: Madeline Eckert

“The Equipment Room at SoFi Stadium”

Category: Branded Shop Within a Store (Silver Award)
Submitted by: 555 International
📷: Jeff Lewis

“Tempur-Pedic NYC Flagship”

Category: Best Pivot (Gold Award)
Submitted by: CallisonRTKL
📷:Richard Cadan

“El Palacio de Hierro Perisur”

Category: Department Store (Gold Award)
Submitted by: TPG Architecture
📷: Héctor Armando Herrera

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“Holt Renfrew Ogilvy”

Category: Department Store (Silver Award)
Submitted by: Jeffrey Hutchison & Associates
📷: Frédéric Bouchard

“MAPCO Prototype Design”

Category: Convenience Store (Gold Award)
Submitted by: Chute Gerdeman
📷: Seth Parker

“Buffalo Wings & Rings”

Category: Restaurant – Fast Food (Gold Award)
Submitted by: NELSON Worldwide
📷: Josh Beeman

“GEA Haier Monogram and Café Luxury Showroom Kitchens”

Category: Department Within a Store (Gold Award)
Submitted by: Design Phase Inc.
📷: Stephen Kertis

“Buff City Soap”

Category: Hardline Specialty Store (Silver Award)
Submitted by: CallisonRTKL
📷: Dror Baldinger

“Holts Café Bloor Street”

Category: Restaurant – Fine Dining (Silver Award)
Submitted by: Forte Fixtures & Millwork
📷: Eric Laignel

“COC”

Category: Restaurant – Fine Dining (Gold Award)
Submitted by: MTVD
📷: Gonzalo Viramonte

“Periodic: A Pop-Up Shop”

Category: Pop-Up Store (Gold Award)
Submitted by: MG2
📷: John Vicory

“NBA Fanzone”

Category: Pop-Up Store (Silver Award)
Submitted by: Twenty Four 7
📷: Randal Finklea

“Andros Taverna”

Category: Restaurant – Casual Dining (Gold Award)
Submitted by: 555 International
📷: Eric Kleinberg

“The Point”

Category: Restaurant – Casual Dining (Silver Award)
Submitted by: CORE architecture + design
📷: Ron Ngiam

“Fresh Street Farms – Vancouver House”

Category: Supermarket/Grocery Store (Gold Award)
Submitted by: King Retail Solutions
📷: Paul Grdina

“Lee’s Market”

Category: Supermarket/Grocery Store (Silver Award)
Submitted by: Architecture Plus International – api (+)
📷: Robert Casey

“The Sweetwater Music Store”

Category: Specialty Store Over 25,000 Square Feet (Gold Award)
Submitted by: Design Collaborative
📷: Al Ensley

“M&M’s Mall of America”

Category: Specialty Store Over 25,000 Square Feet (Silver Award)
Submitted by: Landor & Fitch
📷: Simon Lewis

“HBO Max Holiday Windows”

Category: Window Display (Gold Award)
Submitted by: Twenty Four 7
📷: Randal Finklea

“Jungle Bells – Kids Holiday Window”

Category: Window Display (Silver Award)
Submitted by: Woolworths South Africa
📷: Roice Nel

“Hatch Dispensary”

Category: Specialty Food and Consumables Retailer (Gold Award)
Submitted by: DMAC Architecture
📷: Anthony Tahlier

“Superette”

Category: Specialty Food and Consumables Retailer (Silver Award)
Submitted by: Bergmeyer
📷: Kayla Rocca Photography

“Tide Laundromat”

Category: Service Retailer (Gold Award)
Submitted by: NELSON Worldwide
📷: Courtesy of Tide Corp.

“Concepts”

Category: Softline Specialty Store (Gold Award)
Submitted by: Bergmeyer
📷: Courtesy of Concepts

“The Raider Image – Official Team Store”

Category: Softline Specialty Store (Silver Award)
Submitted by:RGLA Solutions Inc.
📷: Josh Line

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THANK YOU TO THIS YEAR’S SHOP! DESIGN AWARDS JUDGES

  • ERIC KUHN
    Design Practice Leader
    Bergmeyer
  • KATHLEEN JORDAN
    VP of Design, Planning & Construction
    Neiman Marcus Group
  • JENNIFER ACEVEDO
    Senior Director, Insights & Brand Marketing
    NELSON Worldwide
  • JASON FLOYD
    Senior Director, Retail Experience
    Adidas
  • MJ MUNSELL
    Chief Creative Officer
    MG2
  • AMANDA SARVER
    Senior Interior Designer
    The Kroger Co.
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