After bagging the Silver A’ Design Award at the A’ Design Award and Competition last year, architects Sarah Najmi Bilgrami, Zayd Bilgrami and Ahsan Najmi, the three founders of Young Collective Artists (YOCA), have been honoured with two big awards at the ceremony this year.
One of them is called, the Golden A’ Design Award that have been won by Sarah, Zayd, Ahsan and Team Najmi Bilgrami Collaborative (Pvt) Ltd for Gul Ahmed Office Interior Design while Sarah, Zayd, Ahsan and Team YOCA Pvt Ltd have won the A’ Design Award for Unity Coffee Table.
A’ Design and Competition is the world’s most influential international design awards that acknowledge excellence in designs, concepts and design-oriented products worldwide.
Reflecting on the win, the trio shared, “To receive this recognition from such an innovative and internationally acclaimed awards competition for the second time for us is huge; especially to win the most coveted GOLD award. We are humbled to represent Pakistan at a platform that essentially sets the tone for design excellence worldwide.”
YOCA, a luxury home furnishing brand that was established in 2006, and the Najmi Bilgrami Collaborative are the only Pakistani brands to win the prestigious Golden A’ Design Award and the A Design Awards. The selection is made from thousands of nominated projects from around the world by an international jury panel that comprises prominent scholars, members of the press, creative design professionals and experienced entrepreneurs.
