The 2026 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Asia Pacific were held at The Island Gold Coast on Wednesday 28 October, recognising projects, businesses and individuals across the smart home integration industry.

The awards covered residential integration, home cinema, business performance, product development and industry contributions. The Digital Picture received four awards, including Global Home Cinema, while Liquid Automation and Ryelec Automation each won three.

This year’s theme, Beyond What You See, highlighted the technical design, integration and problem-solving involved in delivering smart home systems.

CEDIA senior vice president of membership and global development Wendy Griffiths says the winning projects demonstrated the technical expertise represented across the Asia Pacific region: “Every year I am blown away by the calibre of our award winners, and this year is no exception.”

“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’s 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.”

INTEGRATOR CATEGORIES

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)

BUSINESS CATEGORIES

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

GLOBAL PRODUCT CATEGORIES

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

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

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)