Designers of the Year

Alexandra Gerber

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging designer of the year, Alexandra Gerber is a Swiss-French designer based in London.

Andu Masebo

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging designer of the year, Andu Masebo is a product and furniture designer based in London.

Arno Hoogland

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging designer of the year, Arno Hoogland is a Dutch designer based in Amsterdam.

ASKA

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging interior designer of the year, Polina Sandström is the founder of Stockholm-based architecture and interiors studio ASKA.

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 interior designer of the year, Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci formed Dimore Studio to transform interior spaces for the residential, retail and hospitality industries.

Earthscape Studio

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging architect of the year, Earthscape Studio was founded by architect Petchimuthu Kennedy in 2022.

Frida Escobedo Studio

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 architect of the year, Frida Escobedo Studio is a Mexico City-based practice, founded by the eponymous designer in 2006.

Galaxy Arch

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging architect of the year, Galaxy Arch was founded in 2022 by architects Xin Ji and Jiaqí Ge.

General Assembly

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 interior designer of the year, General Assembly is run by Sarah Zames and Colin Stief and is based in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

Hé!

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging architect of the year, Hé! is a Brussels-based architecture practice founded by architects Hanne Eckelmans and Renée Verhulst.

India Mahdavi

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 interior designer of the year, India Mahdavi is a Paris-based architect and designer who founded her studio in 2000.

Iris van Herpen

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 designer of the year, Iris van Herpen is a Dutch fashion designer who runs her practice in Amsterdam.

Kéré Architecture

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 architect of the year, architectural practice Kéré Architecture was founded in 2005 by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré.

Kwangho Lee

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 designer of the year, Kwangho Lee is a South Korean designer who runs his practice in Seoul.

MAD

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 architect of the year, MAD is a global architecture practice that works across product design, architecture, interiors, design and art.

MVRDV

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 architect of the year, MVRDV was launched in 1993 by architects Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries.

NAAW Studio

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging interior designer of the year, NAAW Studio was founded in 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Nastia Mirzoyan Studio

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging interior designer of the year, Nastia Mirzoyan Studio works across residential, hospitality and retail spaces.

Niceworkshop

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging designer of the year, Niceworkshop is a Seoul-based industrial design studio founded by Hyunseong Oh in 2021.

Nina+Co

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 interior designer of the year, London-based firm Nina+Co was founded by self-taught designer Nina Woodcroft in 2014.

Pablo Luna Studio

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025 emerging architect of the year, Pablo Luna Studio is a collective of architects, designers and artisans founded by Chilean architect Pablo Luna.