Dezeen Awards 2025 design shortlist reveals 79 leading projects

Dezeen has announced the design shortlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards, which includes projects by India Mahdavi, Konstantin Grcic and MVRDV.

Shortlisted designs this year include Nike’s Hyperice Hyperboot and a foamless 3D-knitted sofa by London furnituremaker Isomi.

Also amongst the shortlisted projects are chairs made of hemp and eelgrass by Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen for Normann Copenhagen, and an architectural lighting installation in Aesop’s Hainan store by Other Matter.

Dezeen Awards 2025 shortlists announced this week

Dezeen Awards 2025, in partnership with Bentley, will reveal all shortlisted projects this week. The architecture and interiors shortlists were announced earlier this week and the sustainability shortlist will be revealed tomorrow.

This year’s nomination-based shortlists for Designers of the Year and the Bentley Lighthouse Award will be announced on Friday and next Monday respectively.

“The design shortlist captures problem-solving at its best with designers creating products that make life easier, or simply more beautiful,” said Ben Saltmer, Dezeen Awards judge and head of lifestyle design at Bentley.

The shortlisted projects were scored by this year’s design jury, which included fashion designer Samuel Ross, Danish designer Helle Mardahl and Pentagram partner Giorgia Lupi.

All shortlisted design projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website, where you can find an image and more information about the project.

The winner of each project category will be announced live at the Dezeen Awards party on 25 November at Exhibition White City in London. All 14 winners will also compete for the prestigious title of design project of the year.

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Read on for the full design shortlist:

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Furniture design

› Center Center by String Furniture
› Collect by Layer
› Crayon Pine by Siri Svedborg and Adrian Bursell
› Stack Furniture by Studio Moto
› Thin Shelf Series by SF-SO

Browse all projects on the furniture design shortlist page.

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Seating design

› Ax by Zilio A&C
› Knit One by Paul Crofts Studio for Isomi
› Mat Chair by Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen for Normann Copenhagen
› Osuu by Foster + Partners for Walter Knoll
› Profil by Keiji Takeuchi for Hydro
› Sia Outdoor Chair by Tom Fereday for Nau

Browse all projects on the seating design shortlist page.

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Collectible design

› Dune Cabinet by Nacho Carbonell
› Ghost Series by Haha Studio
› J39.5 by AtMa
› Mycelium Muse by MycoWorks
› Nikki Childhood by Isamu Hazama
› Roseate Tern by Studio Laurids Gallée

Browse all projects on the collectible design shortlist page.

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Bespoke design

› Archipelago by Interesting Times Gang
› Double Udaan for Kembara by The Wicker Story
› Geolectric by MIT Design Intelligence Lab
› Other Matter for Aesop Hainan by Other Matter
› Sculptural Seats on Strand by LDA Design and Millimetre

Browse all projects on the bespoke design shortlist page.

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Lighting design

› 141 by Omer Arbel for Bocci
› Big Glow by Studio Truly Truly for Rakumba
› LightMass^ by Raw Edges Design Studio
› Nola Lamp by Nola for Nau
› Sorpresa by Samuel Wilkinson Studio for Astep
› Tsubomi by Kazuhiro Yamanaka

Browse all projects on the lighting design shortlist page.

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Architectural lighting design

› Aesop Hainan Lighting Installation by Other Matter
› Apple The Exchange TRX by Foster + Partners
› Hangzhou Prism by BPI
› Hermès’s Collections at Milan Design Week 2025 by L’Observatoire International
› Moons by Office of Things

Browse all projects on the architectural lighting design shortlist page.

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Surface design

› Biofuel Waste is Bliss by Studio Agne
› Colour and Surface House by Blēo
› Crisscross, Cracks, Mycelium and Freckle Tiles Series by India Mahdavi
› Cupsan by Blast Studio
› Lino Materiale Linoleum Flooring by Tarkett
› Other Matter Architectural Surfaces by Other Matter

Browse all projects on the surface design shortlist page.

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Textile design

› Botanica by Bodo Sperlein
› Diade by Kapwani Kiwanga for Kvadrat
› Digital Weaves by Studio Rens
› Frank in the Loom by Svenskt Tenn
› Newstalgia by Teklan Studio for Radici
› Plissade by Luis Marie

Browse all projects on the textile design shortlist page.

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Workplace design

› Desk Z by Foster + Partners Industrial Design for UniFor
› Hello by Patricia Urquiola for Haworth
› Nomad Collection by Forming Function for Form Us With Love
› Offecct Circulus by Mario Ferrarini Studio for Flokk
› Wood Textures by Turf Design
› Workplace B by Konstantin Grcic Design for BD Barcelona

Browse all projects on the workplace design shortlist page.

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Product design (consumer design)

› Boss by Stefan Diez for Hydro
› Kibu Children’s Headphones by Morrama
› Monopole No O1 by Nicola Stäubli and Daniel Freitag
› The Zero-Waste Disposable by Fotofoto
› Volvo EX90 by Volvo Cars

Browse all projects on the consumer product design shortlist page.

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Product design (health, wellbeing and wearables)

› Breathing Light by A+N Studio
› Dandi IVF Care Kit by Level
› Lily by Blond
› Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot by Hyperice for Nike
› Noctrix Nidra by Level
› Ventete AH-1 Bike Helmet by Ventete

Browse all projects on the health, wellbeing and wearables product design shortlist page.

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Product design (bathroom)

› Lune Up by Emanuel Gargano
› Orme by Kast
› Piano by Serafini and Budde
› Super by Calvi Brambilla for QuadroDesign
› Toko Flavours by BagnoDesign
› Veil Smart Toilet in Honed Black by Kohler

Browse all projects on the bathroom product design shortlist page.

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Graphic design

› ADM Show: Boundless by Currency Design
› Brutø by Wunder Werkz
› Casa Loma Beach Hotel by Land
› Irreversible Scale by Rikako Nagashima (village®) for Kvadrat
› Kobe Port Tower by Motive Inc
› Ten Degree Tour-Mountain and Water Tea by Linshaobin Design Company

Browse all projects on the graphic design shortlist page.

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Installation design

› Deep.Forest by EcoLogicStudio
› Down in the Clouds by Practice on Earth and Increments Studio
› Home Truth by Breathe Architecture
› Mega Mat by MVRDV
› Your Greenhouse Is Your Kitchen by Office for Roundtable and JXY Studio

Browse all projects on the installation design shortlist page.

Dezeen Awards 2025 in partnership with Bentley

Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The eighth edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley’s architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.

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