SJI Wins 5 Design Excellence Awards!

Left to right: Tiana Gaa, Sarah Schwuchow (Owner/Principal), Bianka Daehler, Justine Trace

On Thursday, September 19, the American Society of Interior Designers’ Illinois Chapter (ASID-IL) celebrated their Annual Celebration of Design and Design Excellence Awards at worklife at The mart.

Sarah Jacquelyn Interiors (SJI) was announced as the winner in 5 categories:

• Bath Design

• dining room design

• Custom Detail (Millwork)

• Custom Textile (Rugs)

• Specialty framing

  *Click on the categories to view more photos of the award winning projects, or scroll down for a preview!

The ASID Illinois Design Excellence Awards spotlight the best interior design projects in Illinois with submissions in over 40 categories including residential, contract and product design. Over 150 designers, industry partners, and enthusiasts came together to celebrate the winners.

A panel of distinguished interior design professionals from 8 other ASID Chapters across the country reviewed the entries and selected category winners based on lighting, scale and proportion, color and composition, design creativity, function, and solutions appropriate to the design criteria. All entrants also included an IMPACT statement –an explanation of how the project affected the users' lives or livelihoods.

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Bianka Daehler

Bianka Daehler recognized as this years ASID Rising Star!

Join us in congratulating our very own Senior Designer/Project Manager, Bianka Daehler, who was named as the American Society of Interior Designers Illinois Chapter’s Rising Star for 2024!

The ASID Rising Star Award recognizes an emerging professional who has shown dedication to ASID, the interior design industry, and volunteer efforts & contributions to the design community.

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Award Winning Projects Gallery

Check out our PORTFOLIO for more photos!

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About ASID Illinois

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is a community of people - designers, industry representatives, educators, and students - committed to interior design. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people's lives. Its more than 30,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters throughout the United States and Canada.

The American Society of Interior Designers - Illinois Chapter (ASID-IL) is a professional association representing the interests of more than 1,000 Illinois interior designers, students, and design industry partner members. Its vision is to be the voice of design in Illinois, to provide information through quality, timely communications, to educate its members and clients and to grow and support market expansion.

ASID Illinois is led by a volunteer board that includes the Chapter's president, president-elect, five directors and one student representatives.

Please visit www.il.asid.org for more information.