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The 2013 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards are currently open for entries, inviting submissions from the world’s leading architects, interior and lighting designers and hospitality operators.

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The 2013 awards are open to design projects completed between 1 January and 31 December 2012. A project entry must be a collaborative submission from both the design studio and hospitality operator.

Entries across 21 categories will be judged by a panel of design, food, lifestyle and hospitality personalities, including: The Times (UK) Restaurant Critic, Giles Coren; Chef Restaurateur, Tom Aitkens; JIA Boutique Hotels owner, Yenn Wong; and Moooi Founder and CEO, Casper Vissers.

The awards are now in its fifth year. Marco Rebora, founder of the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, commented “In 2012 we received double the entry numbers of the previous year, from more than 60 countries, showing that competition is becoming ever stronger.”

All awards entries must be submitted online by 14 April 2013, with shortlisted projects to be announced on 24 June 2013. Award winners will be announced at a ceremony and party in central London in late September 2013.

An independent annual awards programme, the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is an international concept, dedicated exclusively to celebrating the best food and beverage spaces from around the globe, in all types of environments including hotels, transport, business, culture, leisure and retail.