Judging panel

Designer, paint finisher, writer, tutor, public speaker, visual merchandiser, decorator and cook captures the 30 year career of Sylvia Sandford. Project inspired with an eclectic career, Sylvia pursues her passion for house and home throughout New Zealand. Sylvia has a long history with Resene and was the Resene Colour Ambassador for many years encouraging decorators to embrace colour in their projects.

Roy Blok is an award winning registered Architect who graduated with Honours from Auckland University in 1986. After working through a colourful post-modernist era, first in Auckland and then Amsterdam, Roy returned to New Zealand to specialise in education design. Roy is an Associate Principal of JASMAX Ltd, and believes that colour is a crucial component in the design for modern learning. In 2011 he won the Resene Total Colour Master – Nightingale Award for Albany Senior High School in Auckland.

Nicole Stock is the Editor of Urbis. She has been at the helm of this premier design title since 2008. Nicole has a Bachelor of Architecture with first class honours from Auckland University and has previously worked on Architecture NZ and Houses magazines as Associate Editor. Nicole was also short-listed as a finalist for Editor of the Year in the competitive Home/Food category of the Magazine Publisher's Association Awards in 2010. She loves colour.