All submissions are evaluated by an expert jury of design luminaries.
The jury committee is comprised of designers, editors and creatives who are devoted to true excellence in design.
The evaluation of entries is based on a range of criteria that are constantly adapted to current standards.
Simon Hamilton - UK
Simon Hamilton is an Educator and Design Director at YesColours. He is an Associate Lecturer and Super Practice Leader for the MA Interior Design Programme at the Royal College of Art, London.
Claudia Afshar - USA
Claudia, founder and principal of Claudia Afshar Design Studio, is a globally acclaimed interior designer renowned for creating refined and luxurious residential, commercial, and hospitality spaces. She has been working recently working on multi award winning textured surface Dekton ‘Ukiyo’ collection with Cosentino and rug collection with Mehraban.
Carlos Banon - Spain
Carlos is an Architect specializing in Digital Processes and Advanced Manufacturing methods. He is Director and Co-founder of AIRLAB Singapore, Partner of Subarquitectura Architects, and Associate Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design
Pilar Zeta - Argentina
Pilar is an Argentinian multimedia artist based in Mexico City, working at the intersection of philosophy, symbolism, mysticism, and postmodern architecture. She has done major exhibitions at Miami Art Week, MACO Art Week, Art D’Egypt. She got Grammy nomination for her collaboration as an art director for Coldplay and a Bronze Clio Award for Best Directing Video for Don’t Go Yet by Camila Cabello.
Daisuke Kitagawa - Japan
After working for a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, Daisuke established DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY INC. in 2015. He has been involved in a variety of fields, both domestic and international, from furniture and daily necessities to traditional crafts, home appliances, robotics, advanced technology R&D, new material development, business development, and city branding .
Louisa Falkenberg - Sweden
With a background working in fashion, interior design and high-end real estate, Louisa Falkenberg has experience building homes, curating spaces and beautifying your way of living. Besides her popular Instagram account ”whylessisnotmore”, she is also a regular contributor to ELLE Sweden.
Jean-Baptiste Anotin - France
Waiting For Ideas is a Paris-based creative studio, founded in 2021 by Jean-Baptiste Anotin. We work on the interface between art and design, creating visually striking and thought-provoking pieces, installations and spaces.
Jordan Cluroe & Russell Whitehead - UK
Design Duo, 2LG Studio was founded by husbands Jordan and Russell in South East London.
Specialising in Residential Interior design and product design, they are known on the international design scene as tastemakers and award winning designers.
Sandra Githinji - Kenya
Sandra is based in Melbourne and her studio spans the intersections of cultural histories, pedagogy, activism, and the built form with a focus on cultural expressions that centre an African perspective, both on the continent and diasporic.
Robert Sukrachand - Thailand
Robert Sukrachand is a New York City and Chiang Mai based furniture designer. In 2020, he was named as “one of the 20 names to know now in American design” by the editors of Sight Unseen.
Gabriela De Matos - Brazil
Gabriela is a Brazilian architect and urban planner, co-curator of the Brazil Pavilion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale (2023) and winner of the Golden Lion for Best National Representation. She served as co-president of the Institute of Architects of Brazil in São Paulo and is a professor at the Institute Escola da Cidade.
Rod Reynolds - France
Rod is the founder and creative director of Dcontract agency, well known for its work for brands such as Rick Owens, adidas, Lacoste, Etudes or Ruinart. Since 2020, Rod has developed Records Collection, dedicated to sourcing show space for fashion houses and international fashion show producers.
Eliana Nigro - Italy
Eliana is an architect and head of computational design at Cobe. She has been involved in a large range of projects all over the world. She worked for 3XN architects for four years, after completing a post-graduation master in advanced design methods (MADI).
Michael Malapert - France
Michael is an interior architect of our times. Before founding his Design Studio, he joined the team of Philippe Starck and manaege large-scale projects in Shanghai, Bangkok, London and Marrakech.
Amira Gama - South-Korea
Amira A Gama is a designer and artist who creates decorative yet functional works based on metal. Using mirrored glass as her primary material, she offers unique value through interaction with the user.
Yoko Choy - Hong Kong
Yoko is a multilingual writer and editor, who specialises in lifestyle and design publications. She is currently the China editor of Wallpaper* magazine.
Riccardo Fornoni - Italy
Riccardo is an italian architect, set designer and digital artist. He started his career by founding Creamatelier in 2019, a playground for his ideas and designs. His works have been published in magazines like Design boom, Elle Decor, AD magazine, Ignant and more.
Ramiro Guerrero - Mexico
Ramiro has led projects in Mexico, France, the Dominican Republic, the United States, among others. His design approach is sculptural and artisanal in nature, primarily grounded in the use of color. His work has been featured on the covers of National Geographic and other international publications in Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain.
Will Garner - UK
WGXYZ Studio harnesses the power of AI to redefine design in architecture and beyond, helping creators innovate faster, streamline their processes, and shape the future.
Sébastien Roussel - France
Sébastien Roussel is landscape designer d.p.l.g. at Devillers & Associés (D&A). He has designed numerous projects, mixing the living fabric with the urban fabric, combining natural and cultural heritage. He is also educator at Atelier 7 at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Paysage.
Debora Manetti - Italy
Debora is co-partner of the award-winning type foundry Zetafonts and Program Director for the TypeCampus project for typographic culture in the design community. She is also a co-partner and strategic designer of Kmzero, a visual identity studio based in Florence.
Iliana Kerestetzi - Greece
Iliana founded MOLD Architects in 2011. The practice integrates research, architecture, landscape design, advanced computational design, parametric design, graphic design, interior design, construction management. The work of the practice has been widely promoted in group exhibitions and received numerous awards.
Sumaya Dabbagh - Saudi Arabia
Sumaya is a Saudi architect educated in the UK. She founded Dabbagh
Architects in 2008. Since, she has completed a number of significant projects such as Mleiha Archaeological Centre or Gargash Mosque that address intangible notions such as memory, identity and belonging.
Nicholas Préaud - France
Nicholas’ work converges into a vast and unclassifiable contemporary discipline. He connects several practices such as architecture, furniture or product design on a smaller scale, and research and development in construction, to more abstract and digital design works intended to exist only digitally.