The 34th Annual Interiors Awards

Every year, Contract Magazine awards distinction to the best interior design and architecture projects at their annual breakfast in New York City. Thirst conceived the 2013 theme of Transformation for the entire event, and imagined over thirty minutes of motion design to captivate, delight, and surprise the over 800+ designers and industry professionals.

Thirteen different motion graphics introductions announce the winners, and two short feature films celebrating the work of Legend Award recipient Michael Graves and The Designer of the Year, Los Angeles-based Joey Shimoda.

All thirteen introductions are inspired by visual themes running through the award winners.

Entertainment is a wall of metal boxes inspired by the dynamic wallscape of the Pixel Box Cinema in Wuhan

Public Space features the tranquility of the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum

Education is a playful romp of artful work found in the Cranbrook Art Museum

Adaptive Reuse repurposes found typographic Rs and Es much like the space created by FXFOWLE.

Showroom is a dancing grid of light, brass, and concrete inspired by the work of One Plus Partnership.

Our short film on legend Michael Graves is a look into his studio and home, with the interview, cinematography, and editing by Thirst.

Closing the event is a profile film on Joey Shimoda, the Designer of the Year.

Client: Contract Magazine

Service: Audio; Motion