Meet the Judges

Hilary Lancaster
Fusion Interiors Group
Founder
Hilary is an award winning designer and has been working in design for the last 20 years across numerous sectors. She began her career in Singapore with the large architectural firm DP Architects conceptualising the interiors of the landmark building – the Esplanade,Theatres on The Bay. In Singapore she also started an award winning interior design school teaching residential interior design.
After moving to the UK she worked for prestigious architectural rms including HOK, and Benoy Architects before heading up the interiors department of Dexter Moren Architects where she ran hotel projects for operators Accor and Intercontinental in London and Dubai as well as other retail and residential projects in London.
In 2007 she established Fusion Interiors Group (FIG) which she started with the design of a 5* Ascott Somerset luxury serviced residential property in Shanghai. Since the success of this project she has maintained Ascott as a client and worked with many well known commercial clients currently with Club Med.
Her design of the SKYBAR cafe in Manchester won a RIBA award, she has won ‘Most Innovative Interior Designer In Europe’ Build Award, 2016 and 2017 and in 2018 Hilary won the ‘Best Female Owned Interior Design Company & Excellence Award for Hospitality Design Uk, Global 100.
Hilary oversees the design of all of the company’s projects.