Oct 28, 2026 • Press Releases, Awards
QUEENSLAND (28th October 2026) – CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals™, is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s CEDIA Smart Home Awards Asia Pacific. Held at The Island Gold Coast boutique hotel in Australia on Wednesday 28th October, the ceremony brought together industry leaders from across the region to celebrate the very best in professional smart home design, integration, innovation, and technical excellence.
The CEDIA Smart Home Awards has grown into one of the industry’s most prestigious global programmes. The theme for this year’s Awards, ‘Beyond What You See’, challenged the industry to look beyond the technology on display and to recognise the often-unseen creativity and problem-solving that goes into every smart home project.
The winning entries brought this theme to life, showcasing the depth of talent across the region, with standout achievements including The Digital Picture taking home four awards, including Global Home Cinema, and Liquid Automation and Ryelec Automation both receiving three accolades. Christina Bradley from Powering Skills Organisation was also recognised with this year’s Special Recognition Award.
“Every year I am blown away by the calibre of our award winners, and this year is no exception” said CEDIA Senior Vice President, Membership & Global Development, Wendy Griffiths. “What makes these projects so impressive is that technology is only part of the story. Behind every outstanding project is a team that has brought together their technical knowledge, attention to detail, and fresh new thinking to solve challenges and create something truly special. It is fantastic to see that level of talent coming from across the Asia Pacific region, where our members are demonstrating the best of our industry today and are raising the bar for the future.”
The achievements celebrated at this year’s Awards ceremony were made possible with the support of ADI Global (Gold sponsor), Crestron (Silver sponsor), Jay Vee Technologies (Silver sponsor), Amber Technology (Event sponsor), Blustream (Event sponsor), Interdyn Brands (Event sponsor), Krix (Event sponsor), Synergy Audio Visual (Event sponsor), and Versaan (Event sponsor).
This year’s winners are as follows:
Best Integrated Home Level I
Winner: Bureau of System Integration, YUMENOMORI (Ukraine)
Highly Commended: Bridger Automation Pty Ltd, Hedges Ave (Australia)
Best Integrated Home Level II
Winner: Ryelec Automation, Solstice Gerroa (Australia)
Best Integrated Home Level III
Winner: Zene Private Theater, Youshan Meidi Villa (China)
Best Home Cinema Level I
Winner: The Digital Picture, The Fourth Element (Australia)
Best Home Cinema Level II
Winner: Cinema Buro, It's about time... (United Kingdom)
Best Single Room Solution
Winner: Wired By MJD, House of Continuum (Australia)
Technology Beyond the Home
Winner: Liquid Automation, M/Y Samaya (New Zealand)
Highly Commended: Automation Associates, Jumping the Plenum (New Zealand)
Excellence in Documentation
Winner: The Digital Picture, The Fourth Element (Australia)
Excellence in Support & Maintenance
Winner: Liquid Automation, M/Y Samaya (New Zealand)
Excellence in Lighting
Winner: Ryelec Automation, Solstice Gerroa (Australia)
Excellence in Networking
Winner: Liquid Automation, M/Y Samaya (New Zealand)
Excellence in Rack Building & Design
Winner: The Digital Picture, The Fourth Element (Australia)
Technology Meets Design
Winner: Ryelec Automation, Solstice Gerroa (Australia)
Global Home Cinema
Winner: The Digital Picture, The Fourth Element (Australia)
Emerging Business
Winner: Connected Logics
Excellence in Business – Integrator
Winner: Wired By MJD
Highly Commended: Ryelec Automation
Excellence In Business – Trade Supplier
Winner: ADI | Asia Pacific
Excellence in Experience Centre Innovation – Integrator
Winner: Baillie, Baillie’s Experience Centre
Excellence in Experience Centre Innovation – Trade Supplier
Winner: Canohm, The New Canohm Showroom
Best New Hardware
Winner: AudioControl - Hyperion APR-16
Winner: AudioControl - Hyperion Axis10 10-Channel eARC AoIP Processor
Winner: Coastal Source - VIA™ Intelligent Outdoor Lighting System
Winner: Crestron Electronics - Crestron Cevo Mini Remote
Winner: DMF Lighting - Artafex 1
Winner: HK Lighting - HK Luxury In-Grade Series
Winner: Kaleidescape, Inc. - Kaleidescape Strato K Movie Player
Winner: Lutron Electronics - Aviena Keypad
Winner: Samsung Electronics America - Samsung 130” Micro RGB TV
Winner: Sony Consumer Integrated Systems - BRAVIA 9 II TRUE RGB TV
Winner: Storm Audio - EVO One
Best New Software
Winner: Crestron Electronics - Crestron Configure Pro
Winner: Lutron Electronics - Lutron Shades Visualizer for Lutron Luxury Experience App
Winner: Savant Systems, LLC - Savant AI
Product Hall of Fame Inductees
DMF Lighting, DMF 4” Downlighting System
Sonance, Invisible Series
Sonance, Visual Performance Series Ultra Thin-line
WALL-SMART Ltd, WALL-SMART Universal Access Point Mount
Wisdom Audio, Sage Series ICS7a
Best Sales Representative
Recipient: Dee Bubeck, Crestron Electronics (Australia)
Best Newcomer
Recipient: Ewan Lund, Amber Technology Ltd (Australia)
Special Recognition
Recipient: Christina Bradley, Powering Skills Organisation (Australia)
Advocacy Volunteer of the Year
Recipient: Will Breaux, Unlimited Integration (US)
Education Volunteer of the Year
Recipient: Andy Bull, Lighting Audio Video Projects (Ireland)
Certification Volunteer of the Year
Recipient: Gabi Hughes (UK)
New Volunteer of the Year
Recipient: Nicholas Beatty, Appropriate Connections (US)
Standards Volunteer of the Year
Recipient: Tom Dellicompagni, Dellicompagni (UK)
Volunteer of the Year
Recipient: Adam Pelz, Bespoke Cinemas (US)
Workforce Volunteer of the Year
Recipient: Shawn Lemay, Sound & Theater (US)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient: Peter Lyngdorf (Denmark)
The global judging panel was impressed by the high level of commitment and attention to detail shown by all entrants. The full list of judges can be found on the CEDIA website: Awards Judges | CEDIA Awards.
The 2026 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas winners were announced during CEDIA Expo in Denver, while the EMEA Award winners were revealed last week at the Natural History Museum, London, in a special 20th anniversary celebration.
To find out more about the winners from this year’s APAC ceremony, please visit cedia.org/awards.
About CEDIA
CEDIA® is the Association for Smart Home Professionals™. Established in 1989, CEDIA is dedicated to advocacy, connection, and education, and fosters a thriving community as the home for smart home professionals. Globally, CEDIA advances the rights of technology integrators by working with governmental bodies; gathers industry professionals and allied tradespeople for learning and networking; and creates trainings, standards, and certifications to ensure the continued growth of the smart home industry. CEDIA co-owns Integrated Systems Europe, the world's largest AV and systems integration exhibition, and founded CEDIA Expo, the world's largest residential technology show. Today, a community of over 30,000 CEDIA members from more than 80 countries deliver smart home technology solutions that enrich homeowners' lives. CEDIA also produces The Integration Conversation podcast, sharing insights and perspectives from industry leaders, and offers a dedicated CEDIA Membership App to connect, inform, and support professionals worldwide. Learn more about CEDIA at cedia.org.