2019 Judges
Virgil Abloh
Designer Virgil Abloh is founder of fashion brand Off-White and creative director at Louis Vuitton.
Kunlé Adeyemi
Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi is founder of architecture, design and urbanism practice NLÉ.
Werner Aisslinger
German designer Werner Aisslinger is founder of Studio Aisslinger.
Ron Arad
London-based architect and designer Ron Arad is founder of Ron Arad Associates and Ron Arad Architects.
Ini Archibong
Designer Ini Archibong is founder of Switzerland studio Design by Ini.
Sandra Barclay
Sandra Barclay is co-founder of Lima architecture studio Barclay & Crousse.
Julia Barfield
Julia Barfield is co-founder of London architecture practice Marks Barfield Architects.
Yves Béhar
San Francisco-based Yves Béhar is the founder and chief designer of Fuseproject.
Christian Benimana
Christian Benimana is principal and managing director for MASS Design Group and leader of the African Design Centre.
Alison Brooks
British architect Alison Brooks is principal and creative director of Alison Brooks Architects.
Nikoline Dyrup Carlsen
Architect Nikoline Dyrup Carlsen is co-founder of Danish multidisciplinary studio Spacon & X.
Cristina Celestino
Milan-based architect and designer Cristina Celestino is founder of furniture brand Attico Design.
Aric Chen
Shanghai-based Aric Chen is a curator, critic, consultant and Design Miami's first curatorial director.
Yoko Choy
Design journalist and communication consultant Yoko Choy is the China editor of Wallpaper*.
Rachel and Nick Cope
Rachel and Nick Cope are co-founders of New York studio Calico Wallpaper.
Matali Crasset
French designer Matali Crasset is founder of her studio Matali Crasset Productions.
Odile Decq
French architect Odile Decq is founder of Studio Odile Decq and Lyon-based architecture school Confluence Institute.
Jaspar Jansen and Jeroen Dellensen
Dutch designers Jaspar Jansen and Jeroen Dellensen are founders of Dezeen Award-winning studio i29.
John Denton
John Denton is founding director of Australian architecture and design firm Denton Corker Marshall.
Tom Dixon
British furniture and product designer Tom Dixon is founder and creative director of his eponymous design company.
Vincent van Duysen
Belgium-born Vincent Van Duysen is founder of Vincent Van Duysen Architects.
Mark Dytham
Tokyo-based Mark Dytham is co-founder of multidisciplinary architecture studio Klein Dytham Architecture.
Li Edelkoort
Li Edelkoort is founder of forecasting agency Trend Union, based in Paris.
Frida Escobedo
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo is founder of Frida Escobedo, Taller de Arquitectura.
Sou Fujimoto
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto is founder of Sou Fujimoto Architects.
Doriana Fuksas
Italian architect Doriana Fuksas is co-founder of Studio Fuksas.
Melkan Gürsel
Melkan Gürsel is a partner at Istanbul architecture practice Tabanlioglu Architects.
Tamuna Gvaberidze
Georgian architecture and design consultant Tamuna Gvaberidze is the founder of art gallery Window Project.
Kenya Hara
Japanese designer Kenya Hara has been art director at Muji for over 15 years.
Ivan Harbour
Architect Ivan Harbour is a senior partner at London-based practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
Nelly Ben Hayoun
French designer Nelly Ben Hayoun is founder of her eponymous studio Nelly Ben Hayoun Studio.
Imogen Heap
London-based Imogen Heap is a recording artist and creative entrepreneur.
Kelly Hoppen
Kelly Hoppen is a world-renowned interior designer based in London.
Yinka Ilori
Yinka Ilori is a London-based furniture designer.
Eva Jiricna
Czech architect Eva Jiricna is founder of her eponymous studio Eva Jiricna Architects and co-founder of AI Design.
Zhang Ke
Architect Zhang Ke is founder of Beijing-based design firm ZAO/standardarchitecture.
Marcio Kogan
Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan is founder of architecture studio MK27.
Eero Koivisto
Eero Koivisto is co-founder of Stockholm design and architecture studio Claesson Koivisto Rune.
Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren
Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren are the founders of Swedish design studio Front.
Jing Liu
Architect Jing Liu is co-founder of Brooklyn-based architecture SO-IL.
Winy Maas
Winy Maas is co-founder of Dutch architectural firm MVRDV.
Danilo Mandelli
Danilo Mandelli is director of lighting design brand Delta Light.
Cecilie Manz
Danish designer Cecilie Manz is founder of her eponymous studio based in Copenhagen.
Matthew Mazzotta
American artist Matthew Mazzotta combines art, activism and urbanism to create experiences within our built environment.
Lucy McRae
Creative Lucy McRae is a science fiction artist, filmmaker and inventor.
Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller is founder of London-based brand strategy and content agency Sarah Miller and Partners.
Azusa Murakami
Japanese architect Azusa Murakami is co-founder of London-based, multi-disciplinary design collective Studio Swine.
Lyndon Neri
Architect Lyndon Neri is founding partner of interdisciplinary architectural design and research office Neri&Hu.
Marc Newson
London-based industrial designer Marc Newson is founder of the eponymous design studio.
Vo Trong Nghia
Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia is principal and a founding partner of Vo Trong Nghia Architects.
Jo Noero
South African architect Jo Noero is founder and principal of Cape Town architecture practice Noero Architects.
Pernilla Ohrstedt
London-based Pernilla Ohrstedt is founder of Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio.
Jim Olson
Jim Olson is a founding partner, principal and owner of Seattle-based architecture practice Olson Kundig.
Sevil Peach
Designer Sevil Peach is co-founder of London studio SevilPeach.
Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat
Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat are co-founders of New York design fair WantedDesign.
Safia Qureshi
London-based Safia Qureshi is founder and CEO of circular-economy service CupClub.
Sonali Rastogi
Indian architect Sonali Rastogi is a founding partner of Morphogenesis.
Giulio Ridolfo
Textile designer Giulio Ridolfo is a colour advisor for multiple furniture, clothing and interior companies.
David Rockwell
American architect and designer David Rockwell is founder and president of Rockwell Group.
Ab Rogers
Ab Rogers is founder of eponymous London studio Ab Rogers Design.
Fernando Romero
Mexican architect Fernando Romero is founder of architecture studio FR-EE.
Nadine Sterk and Lonny van Ryswyck
Nadine Sterk and Lonny van Ryswyck are founders of Dutch design studio Atelier NL.
Bibi Seck
Paris-born designer Bibi Seck founded design and innovation studio Birsel + Seck and Senegal studio Dakar Next.
Philippe Starck
Paris-based Philippe Starck is a multidisciplinary designer.
Eline Strijkers
Eline Strijkers is co-founder of Rotterdam interior design and architecture studio DoepelStrijkers.
Irina and Olga Sundukovy
Moscow-based Irina and Olga Sundukovy are founders of design and architecture studio Sundukovy Sisters.
Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia
Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia are founders of Georgian interior and design studio Rooms.
Faye Toogood
Faye Toogood is a British fashion and furniture designer and founder of her eponymous design studio.
Atang Tshikare
South African multidisciplinary creative Atang Tshikare is founder of design studio Zabalazaa Design.
Patricia Urquiola
Patricia Urquiola is the founder of eponymous Milan architecture and design studio Patricia Urquiola.
Marije Vogelzang
Eating designer Marije Vogelzang is founder of her eponymous Dutch design studio.
John Wardle
Australian architect John Wardle is founder of John Wardle Architects.
Micha Weidmann
London-based Micha Weidmann is founder of his eponymous art direction and design studio.
Bethan Laura Wood
British designer Bethan Laura Wood founded her eponymous studio in 2009.
Li Xiaodong
Beijing-based architect Li Xiaodong is also a professor at Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture.