The first ever IDA Young Commercial Designer of the Year competition, organised in conjunction with the ScotHot 2011 event and in association with the Interior Design Association (IDA), will close to entries on 22 October 2010.

Entrants must be under 30 years old and he challenge for entrants is to design a 6m x 4m bedroom, including en-suite bathroom, for a four or five star refurbished boutique hotel.

Maximum budget for the design is £25,000 and with sustainability a key focus for, designers must take in to account origin and air miles of their materials but keep full product lifecycle sustainability the most important factor.

Points will be awarded to those who use UK suppliers and no products are to be sourced from outside Europe.

The winner will have their design built in the BCFA Interiors and Design Pavilion @ ScotHot 2011, giving them the opportunity to showcase their work in front of more than 8,000 hospitality professionals. Also up for grabs is a £1,000 cash prize.

The panel of judges include Colin Watson, Interior Design Association; Kate Mooney, Occa Design; Stephan Oberwegner, Max Bentheim; Jim Hamilton, Graven Images; and Ronnie Burns, Burns Interior Design.

ScotHot 2011 will be held at the SECC in Glasgow between 28 February and 2 March 2011.