2018 Judges

David Adjaye

David Adjaye

British architect David Adjaye is the founder and principal of Adjaye Associates.

Je Ahn

Je Ahn

South Korean architect Je Ahn is the founding director of Studio Weave.

Carole Baijings

Carole Baijings

Carole Baijings is co-founder of Amsterdam-based design studio Scholten & Baijings.

Deborah Berke

Deborah Berke

American architect Deborah Berke is founder of New York architecture studio Deborah Berke Partners.

Tatiana Bilbao

Tatiana Bilbao

Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao is founder of eponymous architecture studio.

Bec Brittain

Bec Brittain

Bec Brittain is a New York-based lighting and product designer.

Lee Broom

Lee Broom

Lee Broom is a British product designer and founder of his eponymous London-based brand.

Stephen Burks of Man Made studio

Stephen Burks

Stephen Burks is a New York designer and founder of studio Stephen Burks Man Made.

Alessandra Cianchetta

Alessandra Cianchetta

Alessandra Cianchetta is an architect and founding partner of AWP, an architecture practice based in Paris and London.

Terence Conran

Terence Conran

Terence Conran is a British designer, retailer and restaurateur.

Ilse Crawford

Ilse Crawford

British designer Ilse Crawford is founder of London-based interior design studio StudioIlse.

Nipa Doshi

Nipa Doshi

Nipa Doshi is co-founder of London design studio Doshi Levien.

Mary Duggan

Mary Duggan

Architect Mary Duggan is founder of London architecture and design studio Mary Duggan Architects.

Annica Eklund

Annica Eklund

Annica Eklund is co-owner and chief creative officer at Bolon, a Swedish design-led flooring company.

André Fu

André Fu

Architect André Fu is founder of Hong Kong design studio AFSO.

Beatrice Galilee

Beatrice Galilee

Beatrice Galilee is a New York-based critic and The Met’s architecture and design curator.

Matt Gibberd

Matt Gibberd

Matt Gibberd is founding director of design-led estate agency The Modern House.

Dave Hakkens

Dave Hakkens

Dave Hakkens is a Dutch designer on a quest to battle plastic through design, from reducing e-waste to making informative videos.

Lee Hallman

Lee Hallman

British architect Lee Hallman is the head of design at Qatari Diar.

Harriet Harriss

Harriet Harriss

Qualified architect Harriet Harriss leads the research programme in architecture at the Royal College of Art in London.

Brittney Hart

Brittney Hart

Brittney Hart is the co-founder and principal of New York-based design practice Husband Wife.

Mette Hay

Mette Hay

Mette Hay is the creative director and co-founder of Danish design brand Hay.

Thomas Heatherwick

Thomas Heatherwick

British designer Thomas Heatherwick is the founder and design director of Heatherwick Studio.

Rossana Hu

Rossana Hu

Architect Rossana Hu is founding partner of Neri&Hu, an interdisciplinary international architectural design and research office.

Dara Huang

Dara Huang

Architect Dara Huang is founder of Design Haus Liberty, a London-based architecture and design practice.

Benjamin Hubert

Benjamin Hubert

Industrial designer Benjamin Hubert is the founder of award-winning London design studio Layer.

Sam Jacob

Sam Jacob

London-based architect Sam Jacob is principal of Sam Jacob Studio.

Nick Jones

Nick Jones

Nick Jones is the founder and CEO of Soho House.

Simon Jordan

Simon Jordan

Simon Jordan is the co-founder of architecture and interior design practice Jump Studios and oversaw its merger with Populous in 2015.

Selly Raby Kane

Selly Raby Kane

Selly Raby Kane is a Senegalese fashion designer who launched an eponymous clothing brand in 2012.

Asif Khan

Asif Khan

Asif Khan is the founder of eponymous London-based architecture studio.

Astrid Klein

Astrid Klein

Astrid Klein is a partner at Tokyo studio Klein Dytham Architecture.

David Kohn

David Kohn

Architect David Kohn is the director of London-based practice David Kohn Architects.

Afroditi Krassa

Afroditi Krassa

Afroditi Krassa is the creative director of AfroditiKrassa, a hospitality interior design studio based in London.

Amanda Levete

Amanda Levete

London-based Amanda Levete is the founder and principal of architecture and design studio AL_A.

Shauna Levy

Shauna Levy

Canadian Shauna Levy is president and CEO of Toronto’s Design Exchange.

Ellen van Loon

Ellen van Loon

Architect Ellen van Loon is a partner at Dutch architecture firm OMA.

India Mahdavi

India Mahdavi

French architect and designer India Mahdavi is the founder of a multi-disciplinary studio based in Paris.

Dorte Mandrup

Dorte Mandrup

Danish architect Dorte Mandrup is the founder and creative director of Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter.

Roger Mann

Roger Mann

Roger Mann is the co-founder and creative director of London interior design studio Casson Mann.

Juergen Mayer

Juergen Mayer

German architect Jürgen Mayer H is the founder of Berlin architecture office J Mayer H.

Niall McLaughlin

Niall McLaughlin

London-based architect Niall McLaughlin is the founder of Niall McLaughlin Architects.

Ambra Medda

Ambra Medda

London-based Ambra Medda is the founder of design consultancy Ambra Medda Office.

Britt Moran

Britt Moran

Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci are co-founders of Dimore Studio, a Milan-based architecture and design studio.

Sadie Morgan

Sadie Morgan

Sadie Morgan is founding director of London-based architecture practice dRMM.

Patrizia Moroso

Patrizia Moroso

Patrizia Moroso is the art director of family-run Italian furniture brand Moroso.

Alex Mustonen

Alex Mustonen

Alex Mustonen is the co-founder of New York design studio Snarkitecture.

Morag Myerscough

Morag Myerscough

Morag Myerscough is a British designer and founder of Studio Myerscough.

Ravi Naidoo

Ravi Naidoo

Ravi Naidoo is founder of Design Indaba, a design conference held in Cape Town each year. 

Petrus Palmer

Petrus Palmer

Petrus Palmer is founder and CEO of Stockholm-based design brand Hem.

John Pawson

John Pawson

British architect John Pawson is the founder of London architecture studio John Pawson Architects.

Yana Peel

Yana Peel

Yana Peel is the CEO of London's Serpentine Galleries.

Paul Priestman

Paul Priestman

Paul Priestman is the founding director and chairman of industrial design consultancy PriestmanGoode.

Renny Ramakers

Renny Ramakers

Renny Ramakers is co-founder and creative director of Droog design, a conceptual Dutch design company based in Amsterdam.

Carlo Ratti

Carlo Ratti

Italian architect and engineer Carlo Ratti directs the Senseable City Lab at MIT and is founding partner of Carlo Ratti Associati.

Michel Rojkind

Michel Rojkind

Mexican architect Michel Rojkind is founding partner of Rojkind Arquitectos.

Deborah Saunt

Deborah Saunt

Deborah Saunt is director of London architecture and urbanism practice DSDHA.

Colin Seah

Colin Seah

Singapore-based Colin Seah is Ministry of Design’s founder and director of design.

Claus Sendlinger

Claus Sendlinger

Claus Sendlinger is founder and CEO of Design Hotels, a Berlin-based hospitality services company.

Paloma Strelitz

Paloma Strelitz

Paloma Strelitz is co-founder of Assemble, a multi-disciplinary collective working across design, architecture and art.

Camille Walala

Camille Walala

French designer Camille Walala is founder of a textiles, fashion and interior design studio.

Weston Walker

Weston Walker

Architect Weston Walker leads Studio Gang’s New York office.

Sarah Wigglesworth

Sarah Wigglesworth

London-based architect Sarah Wigglesworth is director of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects.

Tracey Wiles

Tracey Wiles

Sydney-based architect and interior designer Tracey Wiles is a partner at Make.

Rebecca Wood

Rebecca Wood

Architect and designer Rebecca Wood oversees global store design and visual merchandising for Tom Ford Beauty.

Ma Yansong

Ma Yansong

Ma Yansong is founder and principal of Beijing-based architecture studio MAD.