On 29 September the 2017 EMEA CEDIA Awards celebrated the excellence and professionalism of members from all regions in with the Global Awards in 3 categories, Best Home Cinema, Best Media Room and Best Integrated Home.
Hosted at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter, the event hosted 430 industry professions for an evening of networking, fine dining and toasting the award winners.
The three Global Award winners featured integrators from America and Pakistan taking the accolades:
Best Home Cinema
Winner: DC Home Systems (Portsmouth, NH, USA) – Playhouse Theater on the Lake
Best Media Room
Winner: Synergy Technologies (Pakistan) – IA Media Room
Best Integrated Home
Winner: Land & Sea Entertainment (San Diego, CA, USA) – Surf’s Up
Of course, the EMEA CEDIA Award winners are also very much relevant to us in this side of the word. The ful list is as follows:
Best Media Room £20000 and under
Winner: TwentyTwo Integration (UK) – Perfect Perspective
Best Media Room £20000 - £80000
Winner: Life Emotions (Portugal) – Music/DJ Room
Best Media Room £80000 and over
Winner: Synergy Technologies (Pakistan) – AI Media Room
Best Home Cinema £40000 and under
Winner: Philharmonic AV (UK) – Wandsworth Home Cinema
Best Home Cinema £40000 - £120000
Winner: The Pyramid Group (UK) – Haines Family Cinema
Best Home Cinema £120000 - £240000
Winner: Clever Association (UK) – Deep Blue Cinema
Best Integrated Home £120000 and Under
Winner: Brownhen Solutions (UK) – The Downs
Highly Commended: Cyberhomes (UK) – Lutterworth Contemporary Home
Best Integrated Home £120000 - £240000
Winner: Archimedia (Dubai) – JBR Penthouse
Best Integrated Home £240000 - £360000
Winner: Clearly Automated (UK) – The Windmill
Best Integrated Home £360000 and over
Winner: NV Integration (UK) – Siam Super Smart House
Best Innovative Solution
Winner: Perfect Integration (UK) – 119 Ebury Eco Excellence
Highly Commended: Clever Association (UK) – Mission Control
Best Auto, Marine and Aircraft Project
Winner: Luxury Engineering (Russia) – Varvara Yacht
Highly Commended: Archimedia (Dubai) – Majesty 110
Best Special Project
Winner: Clever Association (UK) – Equestrian Stables
Best Lighting Control and Installation
Winner: The Pyramid Group (UK) – Ladies Lake
Highly Commended: Teksclusive – Ammonite House
Best Multiple Dwelling Unit Design
Winner: Mosaic Audio & Visual (UK) – Soho Apartments
Best Showroom
Winner: Henri (France) – La Maison
Best Documentation
Winner: Brownhen Solutions (UK) – The Downs
Highly Commended: Henri (France) – The Grand Prix House
Best Dressed Rack
Winner: Henri (France) – The Grand Prix House
Life Lived Best at Home
Winner: Perfect Integration (UK) – 119 Ebury Eco Excellence
Technology Meets Design
Winner: NV Integration (UK) – Siam Super Smart House
Best Home Cinema – Global
DC Home Systems (USA) – Playhouse Theater on the Lake
Best Media Room – Global
Synergy Technologies (Pakistan) – IA Media Room
Best Integrated Home – Global
Land & Sea Entertainment (USA) – Surf’s Up
Special Recognition
Ian Morrish – Together for Cinema
Best New Hardware
Meridian - Meridian 218
Best New Software
The Cinema Designer - The Cinema Designer
Best Training Course
LILIN UK - Surveillance for Custom Install
Best Trade Supplier
Invision UK
“We were incredibly impressed with the standard of entries this year and thank all of those who took part in the 2017 CEDIA Awards,” the organisation says. “On behalf of CEDIA, I’d like to congratulate our winners on the excellence, talent, and creativity shown in every category. The awards evening was not one to forget this year, and we hope that our guests enjoyed celebrating the best of our industry with us.”
All CEDIA Award winners and finalists are showcased in the annual CEDIA Awards 2017 yearbook, a celebration of the hard work and creativity put in each project.