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DOTY 2026 Best Product Design Award: Gandia Blasco by Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd

May 5, 2026

Established in 2014 under Best & Chunlin Company, Tekni International strives to promote a lifestyle rather than just furniture. It offers high-quality, contemporary, one-of-a-kind collections from renowned European and Italian brands, with each piece designed and crafted to inspire, comfort and redefine living spaces.

Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd

Tekni has been honoured with the Best Product Design Award at the Designer of the Year Awards (DOTY) 2026 for Arena, a collection under Spanish furniture brand, Gandia Blasco.

Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd

Designed by Søren Rose, Arena features pieces in purely organic shapes, with elements and typologies calling forth traditional manual bending techniques and the ubiquitous Scandinavian design.

Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
Image courtesy of Tekni Furniture Sdn Bhd
About the Designer of the Year Awards and the Best Product Design Award

The Designer of the Year Awards (DOTY) aspires to discover and honour the exceptional works of talented local and international designers. It sets the benchmark of excellence in design and is committed to championing them in architecture and interior.

The theme of DOTY 2026, “Celebrating Design Intelligence”, highlights how design has evolved beyond mere aesthetics to encompass functionality and sustainability, where user experience, environmentally-friendly materials and technology integration are essential to well-being and efficiency.

A special award category of DOTY, the Best Product Design Award recognises products that are designed to enhance the quality of life of its users through innovation and craftsmanship.

Visit doty.com.my for more information.