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Designed to give the awards the dedicated focus they so richly deserve, the Moroccan-themed evening proved quite a success with 250 people in attendance, including Channel Five's The Gadget Show presenter Suzi Perry, who was tasked with announcing the winners. With more members than ever entering this year's awards, hailing from countries as diverse as Portugal, Spain and France, the process was made more accessible, thanks to the availability of foreign language entry forms.

In order to ensure that the integrity of the awards was maintained, judging was conducted on an anonymous basis, and in recognition of the superb quality of submissions that were received, highly commended accolades were awarded to the particularly noteworthy. The winners were those projects which demonstrated an outstanding design, seamless integration, imagination, a keen use of technology, and that all-important 'wow' factor. Take a look at the winners listed below and it's not difficult to see why they have been deemed deserving of the Association’s highest honours. So, without further ado, we proudly present the winners of the CEDIA Awards 2008...

Best Home Cinema Installation under £20,000

TOTAL AUTOMATION CINEMA
WINNER: FINITE SOLUTIONS
A single remote was to be used to control all devices in this mixed use room, including lights, fireplace and window treatments, as well as the cinema.

LAVENDER GARDENS
FINALIST: BEYOND THE INVISIBLE

CAMBRIDGE PARK
FINALIST: D&T ELECTRONICS

MAGNUM HOME CINEMA
FINALIST: DONEO

Best Home Cinema Installation £20,000 - £100,000

HOME CINEMA LYON
WINNER: DARK SIDE OF THE ROOM
A large garage in Lyon was filled with high-end electronics and converted into a home theatre capable of comfortably seating up to seven people.

RISE AND FALL CINEMA
FINALIST: FINITE SOLUTIONS

THE DIAMOND CINEMA
FINALIST: GRAHAMS

LAKE VIEW PROJECT
FINALIST: T&T COMMUNICATIONS

KARAOKE HOME CINEMA
HIGHLY COMMENDED: LASERVISION

Best Dressed Installation

DANISH HOUSE
WINNER: T&T COMMUNICATIONS
As part of the renovation and extension of an expansive property in Denmark, the UK-based team were tasked with integrating as many of the various house sub systems as possible.

CAMBRIDGE PARK
FINALIST: D&T ELECTRONICS

HILL HOUSE PROJECT
FINALIST: SMC

LONDON APARTMENT P
FINALIST: D&T ELECTRONICS

Best Integrated Home Under £100,000

THE DARLANDS PROJECT
WINNER: SMARTCOMM
Boasting a definite 'wow' factor, a modern contemporary interior was created in this traditional London home.

CHAMPS ELYSEE PROJECT
FINALIST: AUDIRE

LONDON APARTMENT P
FINALIST: D&T ELECTRONICS

NORTHERN LIGHTS PROJECT
FINALIST: DEFINITIONS

LOW FELL INSTALLATION
FINALIST: DSE GROUP

WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOME
FINALIST: SMC

CLERKENWELL ROAD PROJECT
HIGHLY COMMENDED: JAMES & GILES

Best Integrated Home £100,000- £250,000

MAISON BOVARD
WINNER: HENRI INTEGRATEUR DOMOTIQUE
In order to facilitate energy conservation, this house in France needed to have intelligent installations.

CHANDOS STREET
FINALIST: D&T ELECTRONICS

FINALIST: GRAHAMS
THE NEW HOUSE

CADOGAN SQUARE
FINALIST: ISIS

THE OLD WATERWORKS
HIGHLY COMMENDED: FINITE SOLUTIONS

Best Integrated Home Over £250,000

CEMETERY HOUSE
WINNER: SMC
The client’s dream was to create a house that reflected his character and challenged conventional ways of thinking, and the result is an incredible home situated in a cemetery.

ASTON MARTIN PROJECT
FINALIST: LAIRDKING

WILTSHIRE HALL
FINALIST: MARTIN KLEISER

HILL HOUSE PROJECT
FINALIST: SMC

VILLA QUINTA VERDE
HIGHLY COMMENDED: GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES

Best Marine Installation

SUNSEEKER TRI-DECK
WINNER: DAWSONS AV MARINE
The brief was to design and install the most technologically advanced Sunseeker ever, using the latest and greatest products available in the AV industry, whilst maintaining the consistent look and feel of Sunseeker International's vessels.

THE MALTESE FALCON
FINALIST: AUDIO VISION

Best Multi Dwelling Installation

WHITE FIR PROJECT, BULGARIA
WINNER: TOUCH OF A BUTTON
Affordable, high-tech audio and visual solutions were required in all 350 apartments, three bars, two restaurants, conference room, offices, games rooms, seven reception areas and spas of this extensive Bulgarian complex.

SPINNINGFIELDS DEVELOPMENT FOR PERSIMMON HOMES, MANCHESTER
FINALIST: D&T ELECTRONICS

TANALACH DEVELOPMENT, EDINBURGH
FINALIST: HOMETECH INTEGRATION

Best Special Project

NEW RIVERHEAD
WINNER: DIGITAL HOMEDIA

THE OLD RECTORY STUDY LIFT
FINALIST: INTERCONNECTION

Best Trade Supplier

BOWERS AND WILKINS
In addition to these project winners, a CEDIA award was also presented to the Best Trade Supplier – a category decided via an online vote of Electronic Systems Professional (ESP) members, hosted on the CEDIA website. Voters were asked to select the company that had provided the best quality products, services and support throughout the year, and this year the accolade went to internationally renowned speaker manufacturer Bowers and Wilkins.

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