Winners | Dezeen Awards 2020

Formafantasma

Winner: Designer of the year 2020. Formafantasma is a design studio founded by Italian duo Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, based in Amsterdam. More
Formafatal

Winner: Emerging interior designer of the year 2020. Formafatal is an interior design studio that focuses on public spaces. More
Shahar Livne Design

Winner: Emerging designer of the year 2020. Shahar Livne is a design studio that communicates social, philosophical and ecological issues through its work. More
Thang House

Winner: Urban house of the year 2020. Thang House is a residence that integrates rural living in the rapidly-growing city of Da Nang, Vietnam. More
The Webster by Adjaye Associates

Winner: Large retail interior 2020. The Webster is a curved, pink-tinted concrete building designed for luxury retailer The Webster's flagship store in Los Angeles. More
Alison Brooks Architects

Winner: Architect of the year 2020. Alison Brooks Architects is a London-based studio of architects, thinkers and 3D designers from around the world, led by Alison Brooks. More
Bismarck House by Andrew Burges Architects and David Harrison & Karen McCartney

Winner: House interior 2020. Bismarck House is a semi-detached dwelling located within the tight urban grain around Sydney's Bondi beach. More
Qishe Courtyard by Arch Studio

Winner: Residential rebirth project 2020. Qishe Courtyard is a former abandoned hutong that has been converted into a house with curving glass walls arranged around internal courtyards in Beijing. More
Capsule Hostel and Bookstore by Atelier Tao+C

Winner: Hotel and short-stay interior of the year and Winner: Interior Project of the Year 2020. Atelier Tao+C has designed a capsule hotel and bookstore surrounded by mountains in Zhejiang Province, China. More
A Secret Bar in a Lively Downtown by Atelier XY

Winner: Bar interior 2020. Atelier Xy has created a secret bar that features an amber insect collection in Shanghai, China. More
Kasiiya Papagayo by AW²

Highly commended: Hospitality building of the year 2020. Kasiiya Papagayo is a boutique hotel in Costa Rica, which has been carefully integrated into the hillside to not disturb the surrounding landscape. More
Casa Naila by BAAQ

Highly commended: Rural house of the year 2020. Casa Naila is a holiday home on the coast of Oaxaca, comprising four blocks surrounding a cross-shaped patio. More
Climate Change Stamps by Berry Creative

Winner: Graphic design 2020. Berry Creative has designed a series of stamps that reveal the environmental impact of climate change when heated. More
Cycling Through Trees by BuroLandschap and De Gregorio & Partners for Visit Limburg

Winner: Infrastructure project 2020. Cycling Through Trees is a tight double-circle cycle path with iconic allures that runs through the crowns of the trees in Belgium. More
Karen Blixens Plads by Cobe

Winner: Landscape project 2020. Karen Blixens Plads is an undulating public plaza with sheltered parking for bicycles, designed by Cobe in Copenhagen. More
The Growing Pavilion by Company New Heroes

Highly commended: Small building of the year 2020. The Growing Pavilion has been grown from mushroom mycelium and acts as pop-up performance space. More
Weinmanufaktur Clemens Strobl by Destilat Design Studio

Winner: Large workspace interior 2020. Weinmanufaktur Clemens Strobl is a winery with residential areas and a bathhouse located in Austria. More
Phoenix Central Park by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects and John Wardle Architects

Winner: Cultural building 2020 Phoenix Central Park is a gallery and performance space designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects and John Wardle Architects. More
In Absence by Edition Office and Yhonnie Scarce

Winner: Small building 2020. In Absence is the fifth annual architecture commission from the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia. More
Vikasa by Enter Projects Asia

Winner: Leisure and wellness interior 2020. Vikasa is a yoga studio comprised of a series of free-form yoga pods in Thailand. More
Esrawe Studio

Winner: Interior designer of the year 2020. Esrawe Studio was founded in 2003 by Hector Esrawe in Mexico City. More
Tori Tori Santa Fe by Esrawe Studio

Winner: Restaurant interior 2020. Tori Tori Santa Fe is a Japanese restaurant with a cylindrical oak structure and dark interiors in Mexico City. More
Noor E Mobin Primary School by FEA Studio

Winner: Civic building 2020 Noor E Mobin Primary School in Iran has been designed as an "educational neighbourhood" for children. More
The Borderless Community by Fei Architects

Winner: Housing project 2020. The Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals is a housing project in China's Panyu District. More
Sweat-Yourself-Shop by Freitag Lab

Highly commended: Small retail interior of the year 2020. Sweat-Yourself-Shop is a micro-factory that allows customers to be involved in the process of making their own bags. More
Gad Line+ Studio

Winner: Emerging architect of the year 2020. Gad Line+ Studio is a Hangzhou-based architecture studio, founded by Meng Fanhao and Zhu Peidong in 2018. More
Glossier Seattle by Glossier

Winner: Small retail interior 2020. Glossier teamed up with landscape designer Lily Kwong to create a temporary retail space in Seattle. More
Catch: The HIV Detector by Hans Ramzan

Winner: Product design of the year and Winner: Design Project of the Year 2020. Hans Ramzan has designed a low-cost, easy-to-use, self-testing device that detects HIV. More
Deepak by Jaipur Rugs Company

Highly commended: Homeware design of the year 2020: Deepak is a rug made from thousands of individual knots using hand-spun leftover yarn. More
The Department of Seaweed Installation and Workshops by Julia Lohmann and Aalto University

Winner: Sustainable design 2020. Aalto University professor Julia Lohmann designed a pavilion made entirely of seaweed.

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MuseumLab by KoningEizenberg Architecture

Winner: Civic and cultural interior 2020. MuseumLab is a children's museum in Pittsburgh that has been converted from a lightning-struck library. More
Under by Light Bureau

Winner: Architectural lighting design 2020. Light Bureau has created the architectural lighting for a restaurant that has been partially submerged in southern Norway. More
Light Cognitive by Light Cognitive

Winner: Lighting design 2020. Light Cognitive has created a lighting feature that mimics natural light through artificial window panes. More
DooSooGoBang by Limtaehee Design Studio

Highly commended: Restaurant interior of the year 2020. DooSooGoBang is a restaurant that serves Korean Buddhist cuisine in Suwon, South Korea. More
CODO by Loftwork and Shuhei Goto Architects

Winner: Small workspace interior 2020. CODO is a former lecture hall that has been converted into a space for working, meeting and holding leisure events. More
Party and Public Service Center by LUO Studio

Winner: Rebirth project 2020. LUO Studio has repurposed abandoned concrete foundations into a community centre in Yuanheguan, China. More
The Gun Violence Memorial Project by MASS Design Group

Highly commended: Exhibition design of the year 2020. MASS Design Group built a memorial comprising glass houses filled with items belonging to victims of gun violence. More
Bold Stool by Ming Design Studio

Highly commended: Seating design of the year 2020. Bold Stool is a simple modern stool that showcases different lacquering techniques. More
The Tiing by Nic Brundson

Winner: Hospitality building 2020 The Tiing is a 14-room boutique hotel on the northern coast of Bali, designed by Australian architect Nic Brunsdon. More
La Nave by Nomos

Winner: Apartment interior 2020. This former print shop has been transformed into a residence in Spain. More
Lasvit Headquarters by Ov-a Architekti

Winner: Business building 2020 Ov-a Architekti has designed a translucent glass house for glass company Lasvit's Czech Republic headquarters. More
PSLab London by PSLab

Highly commended: Large retail interior of the year 2020: Lighting brand PSLab's London headquarters features concrete plinths that evoke "quiet brutalism". More
Blink by Richard Hutten

Highly commended: Sustainable design of the year 2020. Blink is a circular-designed, plastic-free and locally-produced seating system designed by Richard Hutten. More
Church of Pope John Paul II by Robert Gutowski Architects

Highly commended: Civic and cultural interior of the year 2020. Robert Gutowski Architects has designed Church of Pope John Paul II in Páty as part of a restricted design contest. More
Smart Zendo by Sim-Plex Design Studio

Winner: Small interior 2020. Sim-Plex Design Studio has converted a two-bedroom living space into a four-bedroom smart home. More
RAW Rainbow by Studio Curiosity

Winner: Installation design 2020. RAW Rainbow is a community-driven public art installation made from sustainably-sourced ribbon. More
Walking Wheelchair by Suzanne Brewer Architects

Highly commended: Product design of the year 2020. Walking Wheelchair can take users to standing in a similar motion to an able-bodied person, without a backboard, straps and constraints. More
Daita2019 by Suzuko Yamada Architects

Highly commended: Urban house of the year 2020. Daita is a three-level housing structure that accommodates a couple, their parents and their children. More
The Red Roof by TAA Design

Winner: Rural house of the year and Winner: Architecture Project of the Year 2020 TAA Design has designed a green roof with stepped planters finished in red plaster and tiles for a house in Quang Ngai, Vietnam. More
Soft Lounge Chair by Thomas Bentzen for TAKT

Winner: Seating design 2020. Soft Lounge Chair has been created by Thomas Bentzen for TAKT, designed to elevate the everyday lounge chair. More
The Porcelain Room by Tom Postma Design

Winner: Exhibition design 2020. The Porcelain Room represents a contemporary interpretation of a historical Chinese porcelain room. More
Essential by Viewport Studio

Winner: Furniture design 2020 Essential is a furniture range that has been sourced, developed and manufactured from discarded timber within a 10-mile radius of its production location. More
Zen and Ion Wall Panels by Woven image

Winner: Workplace design 2020. Zen and Ion is a series of tactile three-dimensional acoustic wall panels. More
Dots by Xiaohui Wang, Valentin Weilun Gong and Lan Xiao

Winner: Wearable design 2020. Dots is an inclusive interface for future spatial-computing, which empowers people to freely interact with future technologies based on their body conditions. More
Plycelain by Yuting Chang

Winner: Homeware design 2020. Plycelain is a collection of multilayered slip-casting drinkware. More

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