dsm Magazine has selected seven nearby specialist judges to identify the finalists and winners of the initially-ever dsm Home Layout Awards, a new annual aspect recognizing and showcasing Increased Des Moines’ very best inside designers, architects, landscape architecture, craftspeople and builders during a virtual ceremony on March 9, 2021. 


“Our panel has a wealth of information and experience in residence or style and design-related jobs, and I couldn’t be far more pleased,” stated Suzanna de Baca, president of Small business Publications Corp. and publisher of dsm. Organization Publications Corp. owns dsm and the Small business History. “The judges’ knowledge and method we have in spot will be certain high standards of overview. I cannot hold out to see what tasks they deem the best,” de Baca said.


The panel of Central Iowa judges will evaluation submissions bundled in 4 groups — interiors, exteriors, details and residences — each with several subcategories. The judges will grade the submissions in an anonymous method to make sure impartiality. 

This year’s panel incorporates:

  • Kim Augsburger, president and proprietor, Saxton Inc.: Augsburger has owned and operated Saxton Inc., a Des Moines-based mostly commercial inside style and design business, for 4 many years.
  • Claudia Cackler, executive director, Iowa Architectural Foundation: Cackler has led the Iowa Architectural Foundation for four several years, serving to link the state’s designers, educators and college students.
  • Jeff Fleming, director, Des Moines Art Heart: A community leader in the arts, Fleming has an eye for high quality design and style through his numerous many years at the Des Moines Artwork Middle.
  • Angela Jackson, operator, The Terrific Frame Up: Jackson is a community arts and civic leader, possessing an artwork gallery and serving on a lot of boards like the Iowa Civil Legal rights Commission, West Des Moines Chamber and the Des Moines Art Competition.
  • Jae Hwa Lee, assistant professor, Office of Interior Design, Iowa State College: With a doctorate in interior design, Lee has practically a decade of practical experience in design and style instruction in both of those South Korea and the United States.
  • Stephen Orr, vice president and editorial content material director, Meredith editor-in-chief, Far better Households and Gardens: As a chief for one of the country’s foremost house layout journals, Orr is acknowledged as an qualified tastemaker all over the style and design group.
  • Neil Ward, affiliate professor of graphic style and design, Drake University: An expert in house design and style, Ward has additional than a ten years of training knowledge.


For much more than 15 a long time, dsm Magazine, a metropolis publication telling the stories of Better Des Moines, has lined arts, lifestyle, food, philanthropy, persons and far more. It has also very long brought neighborhood visitors spectacular protection of Larger Des Moines’ most magnificent, creative and intriguing homes and gardens. 

For more information on the dsmProperty Style Awards and categories, go listed here.

To submit entries, click in this article.