Dezeen Awards 2025 Designers of the Year shortlist revealed
Dezeen has announced the Designers of the Year shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes nominations for Kéré Architecture, Iris van Herpen and India Mahdavi.
Our Designers of the Year awards recognise the best emerging and established talent whose innovative work has made a notable impact on the industry across architecture, interiors and design.
This year, Dezeen Awards judges nominated studios for their notable industry impact before Dezeen's editorial team selected the shortlist.
The shortlist includes Japan-based Sou Fujimoto shortlisted for architect of the year, Ukrainian studio Mirzoyan shortlisted for emerging interior designer of the year, and British designer Faye Toogood shortlisted for designer of the year.
Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture, nominated for Architect of the Year, recently unveiled a brick mausoleum in Burkina Faso, built from locally sourced laterite and clay bricks to commemorate the country's former president.
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen, nominated for designer of the year, recently spoke exclusively to Dezeen about making clothes using living organisms — encapsulating her studio's latest focus on biomaterials.
All Dezeen Awards 2025 shortlisted projects revealed
Dezeen Awards 2025, in partnership with Bentley, revealed all shortlisted projects this week.
The architecture, interiors, design and sustainability shortlists were published earlier this week and this year's Bentley Lighthouse Award shortlist will be announced next Monday.
All shortlisted Designers of the Year 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 designer.
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Read on for the full Designers of the Year shortlist:
Architect of the year
› Frida Escobedo Studio
› Kéré Architecture
› MAD
› MVRDV
› Sou Fujimoto Architects
Browse all architects on the architect of the year page.
Emerging architect of the year
› Earthscape Studio
› Galaxy Arch
› Hé!
› Pablo Luna Studio
› Pihlmann Architects
Browse all architects on the emerging architect of the year page.
Interior designer of the year
› Dimore Studio
› General Assembly
› India Mahdavi
› Nina+Co
› Studio Joanna Laajisto
Browse all designers on the interior designer of the year page.
Emerging interior designer of the year
› ASKA
› NAAW Studio
› Mirzoyan
› Pirajean Lees
› Yatofu
Browse all designers on the emerging interior designer of the year page.
Designer of the year
› Iris van Herpen
› Kwangho Lee
› Philippe Malouin
› Studio Toogood
› Superflux
Browse all designers on the designer of the year page.
Emerging designer of the year
› Andu Masebo
› Arno Hoogland
› Alexandra Gerber
› Niceworkshop
› Sanne Visser
Browse all designers on the emerging designer of the year 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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