Giulio Cappellini and Sabine Marcelis among judges to decide Dezeen Awards 2023 winners

by Chater Paul Jordan
Photo by Mark Cocksedge
Twenty-three leading architects and designers from more than 10 countries met last week in a final round of judging to decide the winners of the Dezeen Awards 2023.
The Dezeen Awards master jury took place at hotel One Hundred Shoreditch in London and included architect Sanjay Puri and designers Giulio Cappellini and Sabine Marcelis, among others.
Interior designers Colin King and Tola Ojuolape, designer Patrizia Moroso and architect Andrea Cesarman also joined to finalise the 50 award winners.
They include the winners of the inaugural Bentley Lighthouse Award, a special award supported by Bentley Motors that rewards an individual whose work has had an overwhelmingly beneficial impact on social and environmental sustainability.

Winners will be announced in November

Winners will be announced at the end of November at the winners’ party in London. Longlist announcements will be revealed next week, followed by the shortlist in October.
Dezeen Awards 2023 architecture master jury (L-R): Andrea Cesarman, Sanjay Puri, Sumele Adelana, Lara Lesmes, Cristóbal Palma, Kevin Carmody
The master jury discussed 235 shortlisted entries selected from 4,800 projects from over 90 countries around the globe.

Judges also included Kevin Carmody and Titi Ogufere

Joining Cesarman and Puri on the architecture master jury panel were Lara Lesmes, co-founder of architecture and art studio Space Popular, Chilean-based photographer Cristóbal Palma, SketchUp architectural designer Sumele Adelana and Kevin Carmody, co-founder of London-based studio Carmody Groarke.
Dezeen Awards 2023 interiors master jury (L-R): Eny Lee Parker, Philippe Brocart, Patrizia Moroso, Tola Ojuolape, Colin King
Eny Lee Parker and managing director and head of Material Bank Europe Philippe Brocart joined King and Moroso on the interiors master jury.
Dezeen Awards 2023 design master jury (L-R): Sabine Marcelis, Giulio Cappellini, Erwan Bouroullec, Titi Ogufere, Chris Cooke, Rossana Orlandi
The design master jury panel included the founder of Design Week Lagos Titi Ogufere, Spazio Rossana Orlandi founder and curator Rossana Orlandi, Paris-based designer Erwan Bouroullec and head of design collaborations at Bentley Motors Chris Cooke.
They joined art director and founder Cappellini and artist and designer Marcelis.
Dezeen Awards 2023 sustainability master jury (L-R): Pragya Adukia, Piet Hein Eek, Siân Sutherland, Kate Goldsworthy, Kelly Alvarez Doran, Maurizio Montalti
Designer Piet Hein Eek, MASS Design Group senior director Kelly Alvarez Doran and A Plastic Planet co-founder Siân Sutherland were on the sustainability panel.
They were joined by professor of circular design and innovation Kate Goldsworthy, founder and creative director of Officina Corpuscoli Maurizio Montalti and director of design at Brookfield Properties Pragya Adukia.
An exclusive judges’ dinner took place on the night of the master jury day in the One Hundred Room at One Hundred Shoreditch, where the master jury was joined by other Dezeen Awards 2023 judges.
These included Jayden Ali, co-curator of the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2023, CEO of the Design Council Minnie Moll and Raw Edges co-founders Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay. The dinner featured glassware by Nude Glass.

Dezeen Awards winners’ party

Following the longlist and shortlist announcements, the next big date in the Dezeen Awards calendar is the culmination of this year’s programme – the Dezeen Awards winners’ party, which will take place on Tuesday 28 November in London.
Dezeen Awards winners will be able to collect their unique trophy at the event and it is a chance for everyone who was shortlisted for Dezeen Awards, or who judged the entries, to celebrate and network.
Tickets will be available to purchase later this year. Subscribe to the Dezeen Awards newsletter to keep up to date with the latest announcements.

Dezeen Awards 2023

Dezeen Awards celebrates the world’s best architecture, interiors and design. Now in its sixth year, it has become the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.

Dezeen Awards 2023 interiors longlist revealed

by Jessica Smee
Dezeen has announced the 150 projects longlisted for this year’s Dezeen Awards in the interior categories, including interiors by studios Olson Kundig, Neri&Hu, Patricia Urquiola and Morris+Company.
The 150 longlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in nine different interior project categories, are by studios located across 32 different countries including India, Slovakia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark and Latvia.
The top three represented studio countries are the UK, with 27 longlisted entries, followed by the US with 23 and Australia with 15.
The top project city locations are London, with 18 longlisted entries, followed by Shanghai with seven and Sydney and Paris tied with four each.
Amongst the longlisted interiors this year are a refurbished 280-year-old courtyard house in Beijing, a textured beige ceramic home interior in Kyiv and a playful red brick-clad rooftop cafe in South Korea’s Gyeonggi-do province.
Other longlisted projects include a monochromatic office in Barcelona, a restaurant with a curved metal-mesh ceiling in London and a retail space featuring salvaged and biomaterials.

All Dezeen Awards 2023 longlists revealed this week

Dezeen Awards 2023, in partnership with Bentley Motors, will reveal all longlisted projects this week. The architecture longlist was published yesterday and the design longlist will be announced tomorrow, followed by the sustainability longlist on Thursday.
Longlisted projects have been selected from over 4,800 entries from 94 countries for the sixth edition of our awards programme, which celebrates the world’s best architecture, interiors and design, as well as the studios and individuals producing the most outstanding work.
Above: Sun Dial Apartment by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture. Photo by Gaelle Le Boulicaut. Top: Shiny Gold by Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios. Photo by Vinciane Lebrun
The next stage of Dezeen Awards 2023 will see all longlisted projects assessed by our international jury of leading professionals including interior designers Eny Lee Parker, Nick Jones and Tola Ojuolape.
The judges will determine the projects that feature on the shortlists, which will be announced in October. A further round of judging by our master jury will determine the winners, which will be announced in November.
One of the nine winners of the interior project categories will then be crowned the overall interior project of the year.
Read on for the full interiors longlist:
Union Street House by Prior Barraclough. Photo by Ben Hosking

Home Interior

› WKA Penthouse, Antwerp, Belgium, by Bruno Spaas Architectuur
› Leaside Avenue, London, UK, by Emil Eve Architects
› Another Seedbed: From Domesticity to Hospitality, New York, USA, by Ignacio G. Galan, Jesse McCormick, and Future Projects
› House FC, Taipei City, Taiwan, by Fws_work
› Atelier Chabot, Montreal, Canada, by Indee Design
› Hiroo Residence, Tokyo, Japan, by Keiji Ashizawa Design
› Cape Drive Residence, Hong Kong, China, by Linehouse
› Mureli House, Kozyn, Ukraine, by Makhno Studio
› Sun Dial Apartment, Paris, France, by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
› Kamoi House, Barcelona, Spain, by Mas-aqui
› Hargrave Cottage Paddington, London, UK, by Michiru Higginbotham
› Adventures in Space, London UK, by Owl
› Union Street House, London, UK, by Prior Barraclough
› North London Family Home, London, UK, by Retrouvius
› Mexican and Galician influences in Madrid, Spain, by Sierra + Delahiguera
› Belgravia Townhouse, London, UK, by State of Craft Limited
› Tembo Tembo Lodge, South Africa, by Studio Asaï
› Light House, Singapore, by Studio iF
› Villa San Francisco, California, USA, by Studio Mortazavi
› A Resolutely Maximalist Mini Loft, Bagnolet, France, by Zyva Studio
Browse all projects on the home interior longlist page.
Taproom in the Brewery Tenczynek by Projekt Praga. Photo by ONI Studio

Restaurant and bar interior

› Kiln at Ace Hotel, Sydney, Australia, by Atelier Ace
› Frescohallen, Bergen, Norway, by Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects
› Nebula, London, UK, by Common Ground Workshop
› Dolly, Unley, Australia, by Genesin Studio
› Mala Sichuan Bistro, Houston, USA, by Gin Design Group
› Beefbar Milan, Italy, by Humbert & Poyet
› Chleo, New York, USA, by Islyn Studio
› Gaga Coast, Shanghai, by Linehouse
› Blue Bottle Zhang Yuan Cafe, Shanghai, by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
› Noma Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, by OEO Studio
› Prime Seafood Palace, Toronto, Canada, by Omar Gandhi Architects
› Taproom in the Brewery Tenczynek, Poland, by Projekt Praga
› Xokol, Guadalajara, Mexico, by ODAmx and Ruben Valdez Practice
› Colemans Deli, Hathersage, UK, by SJW Architects
› Cozinha das Flores and Flôr, Porto, Portugal, by Space Copenhagen
› AOC Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Spacon & X
› Ikoyi, London, UK, by David Thulstrup
› Light Years Asian Diner, Byron Bay, Australia, by Studio Plenty
› Parconido Bakery Cafe, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, by SukChulMok
› Saint Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, by Telha Clarke
Browse all projects on the restaurant and bar longlist page.
SABI by Grounded Living. Photo by Lean Timms

Hotel and short-stay interior

› Birch (Selsdon), London, UK, by A-nrd studio
› Drift Hotel, California, USA, by Anacapa Architecture
› Ace Hotel Toronto, Canada, by Atelier Ace
› Ember Locke, London, UK, by Atelier Ochre & House of Dré
› Capella Sydney, Australia, by BAR Studio and Make Architects
› Bos-Cos Sevilla, Seville, Spain, by Febrero Studio
› SABI, Tasmania, Australia, by Grounded Living
› Albor Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Guanajuato, Mexico, by Esrawe Studio and Productora
› Ying’nFlo, Hong Kong, China, by Linehouse
› Monasty Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece, by Not a Number Architects
› The Standard, Ibiza, Spain, by Oskar Kohnen Studio
› Our Habitas San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, by Our Habitas
› Six Senses Rome, Italy, by Patricia Urquiola
› Som Land Hostel, Shanghai, by RooMoo
› Heymo 1, Espoo, Finland, by Rune & Berg Design Oy
› The Standard, Bangkok, Thailand, by Standard International
› Hay Boutique Hotel, Polyanytsya, Ukraine, by YOD Group
Browse all projects on the hotel and short stay longlist page.
Folk Kombucha by Spacon & X. Photo by Hedda Rysstad

Workplace interior (small)

› The Joint Works, Birmingham, UK, by 2G Design and Build
› Lincoln St Workplace, Boston, USA, by Atelier Cho Thompson
› Carnaby Club, London, UK, by Buckley Gray Yeoman
› Mitsui & Co, Minato-ku, Japan, by Flooat
› Studio Reisinger, Barcelona, Spain, by Isern Serra
› LAJ Office and Shop, Vancouver, Canada, by Marcela Trejo
› Workplace for the preparation of medicine in Riga, Latvia, by MUUD Architects
› ScienceIO Headquarters, New York, USA, by Office of Tangible Space
› Folk Kombucha, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Spacon & X
› The Forest of Knowledge – CCI Library, Mumbai, India, by Studio Hinge
› Artis Ventures, San Francisco, USA, by Studio O+A
› Alera, Vancouver, Canada, by Studio Roslyn
› Terroir Hobart Office, Hobart, Australia, by Terroir
› Chief London, London, UK, by Thirdway
› WOA Second Home, Ernakulam, India, by Workers of Art
Browse all projects on the workplace interior (small) longlist page.
Carlsen Publisher Campus by de Winder Architekten. Photo by Mark Seelen

Workplace interior (large)

› Government Office, Abu Dhabi, UAE, by Agata Kurzela studio
› COX Sydney Studio, Australia, by Cox Architecture
› Carlsen Publisher Campus, Hamburg, Germany, by de Winder Architekten
› NeueHouse Venice Beach, California, USA, by DesignAgency
› Here+Now, Reading, UK, by Hawkins\Brown
› Sony Music UK HQ, London, UK, by MoreySmith
› 215 Mare Street, London, UK, by Morris+Company
› 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, USA, by Olson Kundig
› Dice, London, UK, by Sella Concept
› Bay Area Research Company by SkB Architects
› Canopy Menlo Park, California, USA, by Studio Mortazavi
› Adidas (GOLD, Performance Zone, and RED) campus, Portland, USA, by Studio O+A
› World of Klarna, Stockholm, Sweden, by Studio Stockholm
› 210 Euston Road, London, UK, by Universal Design Studio
› Convene at 22 Bishopsgate, London, UK, by Woods Bagot
Browse all projects on the workplace interior (large) longlist page.
Dreams by Adi Goodrich of Sing-Sing. Photo by Adi Goodrich and Ye Rin Mok

Retail interior (small)

› Aesop Palisades Village, Los Angeles, USA, by Odami
› Big, London, UK, by Nina+Co
› Bisque Golf Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by Barde vanVoltt
› Buff, Edinburgh, Scotland, by GRAS
› Camper Pop-Up Galeries Lafayette, Paris, France, by Penadés office
› Chimi Store at NK, Stockholm, Sweden, by Campus
› Coachtopia, London, UK, by Studio XAG
› Cover Story Paint Studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by Cover Story Paint
› Dreams, Los Angeles, USA, by Adi Goodrich of Sing-Sing
› Finesse, Melbourne, Australia, by Studio Edwards
› Garrett Leight New York, USA, by West of West
› Glossier, New York, USA, by Glossier
› Mimco Flagship Store, Chadstone, Australia, by Studio Doherty
› Net Zero Ecoalf Store, Madrid, Spain, by Medina Varela MVN Arquitectos
› SOM Store, Bratislava, Slovakia, by D415
› The Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia, by Akin Atelier
Browse all projects on the retail interior (small) longlist page.
Superseed Concept Store by FOG Architecture. Photo by SFAP

Retail interior (large)

› Harmay Chongqing, China, by Aim Architecture
› Maison Special/Prank Project Fukuoka, Japan, by AtMa
› Calico Club Cottage, Nistelrode, The Netherlands, by Barde vanVoltt
› ToSummer Beijing Guozijian, China, by FOG Architecture
› Xiaozhuo Shanghai Boutique, China, by FOG Architecture
› Super Seed Concept Store, Hangzhou, China, by FOG Architecture
› Freitag Store Shanghai, China, by Kooo Architects
› GANT Flagship Store, Stockholm, Sweden, by GANT
› Jasmin Black Lounge, Seoul, South Korea, by Hyundai Department Store Group
› The Forum, Daegu, South Korea, by Hyundai Department Store Group
› GrubStreet Arts Center, Boston, USA, by Merge Architects
› XiaoZhuo Flagship Store, Shanghai, by Offhand Practise
› Salvatori Showroom, New York, USA, by Salvatori
› Cake 0 Emissions US Headquarters, Los Angeles, USA, by Shin Shin
› BSTN Store, London, UK, by Sunst Studio
› SVRN, Chicago, USA, by WGNB
Browse all projects on the retail interior (large) longlist page.
Leisure Area of Pediatric Ward of Hospital São João by ARG studio. Photo by Ivo Tavares Studio

Health and wellbeing interior

› Eterno Health Hamburg, Germany, by Ahochdrei – Labor für Gestaltung
› Leisure Area of Pediatric Ward of Hospital São João, Porto, Portugal, by ARG studio
› Insight Body and Mind, Aberfeldie, Australia, by Biasol Studio
› Placidus Student Welfare Spaces for Marcellin College, Melbourne, Australia, by Branch Studio Architects
› Chi Chi Club, Hamburg, Germany, by Deglan Studios
› Hooke London, UK, by Holland Harvey
› Gym Town, Hong Kong, China, by MR Studio
› Practice Dr. Sell + Dr. Stocker, Nuremberg, Germany, by Markmus Design
› Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, USA, by NBBJ
› Ocean Cosmetics Clinic, Cottesloe, Australia, by Nickolas Gurtler Office
› Paw, Beijing, China, by Office AIO
› Symphony Orthodontics, Bristow, Virginia, USA, by OLI Architecture
› La Maison de Beauté Carita, L’Oréal-Luxe, Paris, France, by Rev/Studio
› Paste, Toronto, Canada, by Studio Author
› Flow Space, Shanghai, by Super Rice Architects
Browse all projects on the health and wellbeing longlist page.
Søylerommet – The Pillars by 2050+. Photo by 2050+

Exhibition design (interior)

› Søylerommet – The Pillars, Oslo, Norway, by 2050+
› Objects Of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924, London, UK, by Alexander Boxill
› Plastics: Remaking Our World, Dundee, Scotland, by Asif Khan
› Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980 at LACMA, Los Angeles, USA, by Bestor Architecture
› Flow, Milan, Italy, by Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio
› The Golden Age of Grotesque, Hannover, Germany, by Didier Fiuza Faustino / Mesarchitecture
› Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear, London, UK, by JA Projects
› Nature. And us?, Lenzburg, Switzerland, by Kossmanndejong & Stapferhaus
› BIO27 Super Vernaculars Exhibition Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia, by Medprostor
› Batman x Spyscape: Immersive Interactive Experience, New York, USA, by Mona Kim Projects
› Shiny Gold, Paris, France, by Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios
› Refik Anadol: Unsupervised, New York, USA, by Refik Anadol Studio
› Illustration corner, Ljubljana, Slovenia, by Sara&Sara
› The Welcome Center, Washington, USA, by Studio Joseph
› Flugt Refugee Museum of Denmark, Oksbøl, by Tinker imagineers
› Our Time on Earth, London, UK, by Universal Design Studio
Browse all projects on the exhibition design (interior) longlist page.

Dezeen Awards 2023

Dezeen Awards celebrates the world’s best architecture, interiors and design. Now in its sixth year, it has become the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.

Five key projects by interior designer and Dezeen Awards judge Little Wing Lee

by Jessica Smee
Interior designer Little Wing Lee has joined Dezeen Awards 2023 as a judge. Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work.
Lee’s interior design practice Studio & Projects creates spaces and products for cultural, commercial and residential clients, taking a “narrative approach to design”
“My designs are always informed by context, location and function,” Lee told Dezeen. “I always think about the project’s story and connect that to the design decisions I make.”
Lee is also the founder of Black Folks in Design, an organisation which raises awareness and promotes the culture and importance of Black designers. She was named the first winner of the Female Design Council and NicoleHollis Grant recognising women of colour-led interior design firms located in the US.
“The grant was an investment in my talent and skill and helped me sustain my momentum to build and invest in future projects,” said Lee.
Lee is currently working on a collection with Mexican rug brand Odabashian and the launch of a new lighting collection as well as several museum and restaurant projects.

Lee among Dezeen Awards 2023 judges

Dezeen Awards 2023, in partnership with Bentley Motors, is closed for entries. The longlists will be published on Dezeen in two weeks.
Other judges joining Lee this year include architects Jason Long and Zhu Pei, interior designers Diana Radomysler, Colin King and Martin Brudnizki, and designers Yves Béhar, Ineke Hans and Lani Adeoye.
Read on to find Lee’s views on the five projects that best represent her work:

National Black Theatre

“National Black Theatre is a unique project as it combines public, performance, and residential spaces.
“It is a historic major capital redevelopment project that will transform the current property into a 21st-century destination for Black culture through theatre.
“This project will anchor and recapitalise the institution with a 250-seat flexible temple space and a 99-seat studio theatre.
“As part of the same project, the developer Ray is also working on National Black Theatre Way, a building on 2033 5th Ave which will house residential, event and retail spaces.”

OKRA for Odabashian

“OKRA was the first design by Studio & Projects from our upcoming rug collection with manufacturer Odabashian.
“The collection will be carried by Verso with additional designs exhibited this summer in their Bridgehampton gallery.”

Ace Hotel Toronto

“Ace Hotel” Toronto opened in July 2022 and is the brand’s first location in Canada.
“The 123-room hotel was designed by revered Toronto firm Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, led by Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe, in collaboration with Atelier Ace with me as the Atelier Ace/Ace Hotel Group present design director.”

Black Folks in Design

“Black Folks in Design (BFiD)” is a network that connects Black designers within and across disciplines to support each other and share professional opportunities.
“We help people understand the excellence, contributions and importance of black designers to create economic and portfolio-building opportunities for Black designers.”

National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibitions

“The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history and culture.
“The museum helps all Americans see how their story, their history, and culture are shaped and informed by global influences. It explores what it means to be an American and shares how values like resiliency, optimism and spirituality are reflected in African American history and culture.”

Dezeen Awards 2023

Dezeen Awards celebrates the world’s best architecture, interiors and design. Now in its sixth year, it has become the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.

Kelly Wearstler, Xiang Li and Carole Baijings named judges for Dezeen Awards China 2023

by Elisa Barkan
American designer Kelly Wearstler, X+Living founder Li Xiang, UNStudio‘s Garett Hwang, designer Carole Baijings and Bentley Motors‘ Kim Airey have been announced as Dezeen Awards China 2023 judges.
Submit your entry to Dezeen Awards China 2023, in partnership with Bentley Motors, before midnight Beijing time on 24 August to avoid late entry fees.
Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, celebrating the best architecture, interiors and design in China.
Read on for more about the industry professionals who will be judging the entries this year.
Kelly Wearstler specialises in interior spaces as well as lifestyle product designs
Wearstler is the founder and principal of design studio Kelly Wearstler. She will be judging the interiors categories this year.
Notable projects include Santa Monica Proper Hotel, Austin Proper Hotel, San Francisco Proper Hotel, BG Restaurant at Bergdorf Goodman, the Viceroy Hotels and Residences, Westfield Century City and custom residences for high-profile private clients.
Wearstler’s accolades include Elle Décor’s A-List, Architectural Digest’s AD100, AD France AD100, AD Spain Top International Designer, Wallpaper Magazine Top 20 Designers, Time Magazine The Design 100.
Garett Hwang is a director of UNStudio
Hong Kong-based architect Hwang will judge the architecture categories for this year’s Dezeen Awards China.
As a director and a key leader of UNStudio Asia, Hwang has worked on many key projects in Asia, such as Raffles City Hangzhou and the Lyric Theatre Complex in Hong Kong.
She often focuses on the integration and smart application of computation to benefit the design, quality, and control of complex building systems, looking at ways to re-interpret spatial relationships and create hybrid programmatic interfaces that benefit the user experience.
Carole Baijings is the founder of the eponymous Dutch practice Carole Baijings Studio
Baijings is the founder of Amsterdam-based design studio Carole Baijings Studio. She will be judging the design entries for this year’s programme.
Baijings describes her design philosophy as an “atelier-way-of-working”, as she hand-makes her own colours, materials, and models to try and create new and unique shapes and forms.
Clients include museums The Art Institute of Chicago, V&A, Rijksmuseum, furniture brands Herman Miller, Hay and Moroso, publisher Phaidon, Swedish retailer IKEA, silverware producer Georg Jensen and textiles company Maharam, among others.
Li Xiang is the founder of X+Living
Xiang is the founder of the Shanghai-based architecture studio X+Living. She will judge the interior categories for this year’s programme.
Xiang and her studio have completed numerous retail, cultural and commercial projects in China, including Zhongshuge Bookstore and the indoor children’s park Meland Club in various cities, as well as Bubble Mart’s global flagship store in Shanghai.
She was the only Chinese designer to be listed among the most creative people in business by Fast Company in 2022.
Kim Airey is the managing director of Bentley Motors Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao China
Airey is the managing director of Bentley Motors Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, and is responsible for Bentley’s operations and development in the Chinese market.
Airey is also the group managing director of Volkswagen Group Import Company (VGIC). He will join the design judges for this year’s Dezeen Awards China.
With 30 years spent entirely in the automobile industry, Airey has acquired a wealth of experience covering strategy, sales, distribution, network development, operations and financial services.
Enter now!
Dezeen Awards China 2023 is open for entries. Find out about all of this year’s categories and entry information on our website as well as Dezeen’s WeChat account. Submit your entry before midnight Beijing time on 24 August to avoid late entry fees.
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Dezeen Awards China 2023
Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, to celebrate the best architecture, interiors and design in China. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.
These articles are originally available at www.dezeen.com

Dezeen Awards China 2023 late entry closes 31 August

by Harry Cruttenden
The late entry deadline for Dezeen Awards China 2023, in partnership with Bentley Motors, is midnight Beijing time on 31 August.
You still have one more week left to enter. Submit your project before the deadline on 31 for a final chance to win a Dezeen Award!
Thank you for all the submissions so far. We look forward to announcing the shortlists in October.

Entry fees

Fees to enter are now 1,800 RMB per entry for individuals and companies with 10 employees or fewer and 3,600 RMB per entry for companies with more than 10 employees.
Entries close at midnight Beijing time on Thursday 31 August and there will be no extension to the deadline.
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Dezeen Awards China 2023
Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, to celebrate the best architecture, interiors and design in China. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.
This article is originally available in www.dezeen.com 

Five key projects by industrial designer and Dezeen Awards China judge Min Chen

by Christina Yao
Industrial designer Min Chen has joined Dezeen Awards China 2023 as a judge. Here, he selects five projects that best reflect his work.
Chen’s Hangzhou-based practice Chen Min Design Office has worked with a variety of brands, including jewellery retailer Swarovski, sports brand Nike, fashion brand Loewe and coffeehouse chain Starbucks.
“I consider design as a language, which has its origins, depth, and history,” Chen told Dezeen. “It stays open and evolves over time.”
“My goal is to find the Chinese language in the world of design and establish innovative relations between tradition and modernisation,” he added.
Currently, Chen is working on several projects for clients in Europe, Japan and the US, as well as curating the program for Design Shanghai‘s 2024 Neooold show.
Min Chen among Dezeen Awards China 2023 judges
Dezeen Awards China 2023 launched in June in partnership with Bentley Motors. It is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, celebrating the best architecture, interiors and design in China.
We have announced 10 out of 15 Dezeen Awards China judges, including architects Ma Yansong and Ting Yu, interior designers Ilse Crawford and Andre Fu, as well as industrial designer Michael Young, who will be joining Chen on the design judging panel.
Entries close on Thursday 24 August. Submit your entry before midnight Beijing time on 24 August to avoid late entry fees.
Read on to find Chen’s views on the five projects that best represent his work.
Photo by Lewis Ronald

Hangzhou Stool

“Using traditional handcraft techniques combined with modern design theories, the Hangzhou Stool brings out the weight-bearing and flexible characteristics of the bamboo material itself, creating a serene and dynamic design language while expressing the relaxed and free urban atmosphere of Hangzhou.
“Hangzhou Stool was included in the permanent collection of Centre Pompidou in 2021.”

CC mug

“CC is a playful thermos mug. The mug lid displays internal liquid temperature when it is inverted, increasing the safety of consuming hot liquid.
“Every mug is attached with three different filters for brewing tea, fruits or eggs.”

Suit Chair

“Suit is a very sporty and healthy office chair. Its structure is informed by swimsuits.
“While providing a full range of health support for the body, it highlights the support of shoulders, increasing the safety of the office chair when tilting synchronously backwards.
“The smooth lines of the back similar to the drifting belt in Dunhuang [buddhist] fresco is a breakthrough in the study of domestic ergonomic chair form.”

Embodiment

“The form of the window in traditional Chinese architecture is transformed into lighting through modern techniques and materials, replicating light reflecting into the interior through the window.
“The series includes some common shapes in Jiangnan gardens, which can be put on the wall or leaned against, and can change the light atmosphere of the space, making it a flexible lighting.”

Neooold

“Neooold is a permanent exhibition which was commissioned by Design Shanghai in 2019.
“Based on the abundant resources of traditional crafts and materials, it invites creatives worldwide to inherit and carry forward the essence of life. It is deeply rooted in the Chinese culture and tradition.”
The photography is courtesy of Min Chen unless stated otherwise.
Dezeen Awards China 2023
Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, to celebrate the best architecture, interiors and design in China. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent in China.
This article is originally available in www.dezeen.com 

Ting Yu, Ilse Crawford and Min Chen named judges for Dezeen Awards China 2023

by Christina Yao 
Wutopia Lab founder Ting Yu, British designer Ilse Crawford, Design Shanghai director Zhuo Tan and industrial designers Min Chen and Michael Young have been announced as Dezeen Awards China judges for 2023.
They join architects Ma Yansong and Rossana Hu as well as interior designer André Fu, who were among the first five judges to be announced earlier this month.
 
Dezeen Awards China 2023 launched on 8 June in partnership with Bentley Motors. Submit your entry before midnight Beijing time on 24 August to avoid late entry fees.
 
Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, celebrating the best architecture, interiors and design in China.
 
Read on for more about the next five industry professionals to join the 15-strong panel who will be judging this year’s entries.

Ting Yu is the founder and chief architect of Wutopia Lab

 
Yu, founder and chief architect of Wutopia Lab, will judge the architecture categories for this year’s programme.
 
Shanghai-based architect has been involved in master planning of various regions in Shanghai, including Shanghai Hongkou District North Bund Community and Shanghai Xuhui District Fenglin Road Street Community.
 
He founded Wutopia Lab with Erni Min in 2013. The studio aims to used its knowledge of Shanghai’s culture and lifestyle to push forward urban regeneration through its architectural projects.

Ilse Crawford is a British designer and founder of Studioilse

 
British designer Crawford will judge the interior categories for this year’s awards. With a career that spans journalism, design and education, Crawford founded the multi- disciplinary design practice Studioilse in 2001.
 
From domestic residences to hotels and community projects, her studio is focused how design can create spaces that bring people together, that are healthy and responsible, and have built in adaptability and longevity.

Min Chen is an industrial designer based in Hangzhou

 
Hangzhou-based industrial designer Chen will join the design judges for this year’s awards.
 
His client portfolio spans a wide range of industries, including jewelry brand Swarovski, sportswear company Nike, fashion house Loewe, coffeehouse chain Starbucks and furniture brand Veneta Cucine.
 
Chen’s work has been exhibited at various international cultural and design institutes, including Design Museum in London and Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Joining Chen on the design panel will be industrial designer Young.

 
Young founded his eponymous studio in 1993 with the aim of providing quality design services across a range of markets, from interiors to technology.
 
Over the past 30 years Young has established himself as one of the leading international figures in his field, collaborating with a series of brands such as high-end audio manufacturer KEF and vaporizer Omura. His work stems from his constant questioning of typologies and habits, his passion for technology and his drive to discover new ways to interpret space.

Zhuo Tan is the director of Design Shanghai

 
Design Shanghai’s director Tan will also judge the design categories this year. Tan has more than 18 years experience in the creative industries ranging from advertising, branding and publishing, as well as events and exhibitions.
 
She helped to launch Design Shanghai in 2014, which has since become the largest design fair in Asia.
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Dezeen Awards China 2023
 
Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, to celebrate the best architecture, interiors and design in China. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.
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Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards China judge Rossana Hu

by Christina Yao 
Shanghai-based architect Rossana Hu has joined Dezeen Awards China 2023 as a judge. Here she selects five projects that best reflect her work.
 
Hu founded Neri&Hu Design and Research Office along with Lyndon Neri in 2004 and since the practice has established itself as one of the best-known in China.
Speaking to Dezeen, Hu quoted French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – “we don’t ask to be eternal beings, but we ask that things do not lose all their meaning” – to best describes her design and life philosophy.
 
“I believe in architecture and design as powerful cultural forces,” explained Hu. “The functional aspects are less interesting for us, although as professionals that’s the prerequisite – your design must work on a very practical level. I believe in the subtext over the obvious and the poetic over the utilitarian.”
 
Currently Hu is working on a number of projects all over the world, ranging from housing to cultural and hospitality projects. She is also preparing the launch of Festival of Design 2023 – a week-long design festival in Shanghai that celebrates the creativity of the city.
 
Rossana Hu among Dezeen Awards China 2023 judges
 
Dezeen Awards China 2023 launched on 8 June in partnership with Bentley Motors. It is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, celebrating the best architecture, interiors and design in China.
 
Yesterday we announced the latest Dezeen Awards China judges, including interior designer Ilse Crawford, industrial designers Min Chen and Michael Young, Design Shanghai director Zhuo Tan, as well as architect Ting Yu, who will be joining Hu on the architecture judging panel.
 
Entries close on Thursday 24 August. Submit your entry before midnight Beijing time on 24 August to avoid late entry fees.
 
Read on to find Hu’s views on the five projects that best represent her work:
Photo by Pedro Pegenaute
Waterhouse at South Bund, Shanghai, 2010 
“This project questions the typology of a hotel – how one interprets notions of ‘home’ and domesticity in a foreign environment, and how to give meaning to the experience of a traveller. In response to adapting the original structure, a Japanese army building from the 1930s, we exercised restraint in the restoration process by resisting the impulse to cosmetically fix every flaw.
 
“We intentionally left portions of walls crude and exposed, at times even encasing raw wall sections and details behind a glass shield to convey the archival treatment of a museum display.
 
“Drawing from the rich experience of a typical Shanghai longtang alley where true privacy does not exist, we challenge conventions of inhabitation, notions of comfort and the boundaries between public and private.”
 
Read more about Waterhouse at South Bund › 
Photo by Pedro Pegenaute
Aranya Art Center, Qinhuangdao, 2019
“Working with the notion of genius loci or ‘spirit of place’, we turned to geography, climate, light, and tectonic form to create a dialogue with the environment at large. Drawing inspiration from the seasonal ocean waters nearby, the design attempts to encapsulate the natural wonder of water at its core.
 
“Through this project, we seized an opportunity to question the notion of an art space versus a communal space. The building’s fortress-like exterior conceals a central void space, which can be reconfigured for various functions: a pool feature when filled with water, but also a performance and gathering platform when drained.
 
“The facade’s expression and materiality are heavy in nature, referencing the heavier tectonic forms of architecture in northern China; the building resembles a solid rock sitting firmly in the shifting environment. The building is transformed each evening as light emanates from within, turning the rock-like body into a glimmering jewel.”
Read more about Aranya Art Center ›
Photo by Pedro Pegenaute
Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat, Yangzhou, 2019
“Addressing a scenic site dotted with small lakes and a handful of existing ruinous structures, we overlaid a grid of narrow walled lanes as pathways to integrate otherwise incoherent programs and spaces. The resulting organisation creates multiple courtyard enclosures as a modern reinterpretation of the vernacular Chinese courtyard and uses an orthogonal landscape strategy that questions the traditional Chinese garden’s artificial representation of nature.
 
“Within the walls, which are constructed entirely with reclaimed grey bricks, several courtyards were occupied as guest rooms and shared amenities, while others are left unoccupied, serving as pockets of lush gardens.”
 
Read more about Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat ›
Photo by Pedro Pegenaute
The Chuan Malt Whisky Distillery, Mount Emei, 2021
“While built remnants of the past no longer remain, the very emptiness of the project site on Mount Emei is powerfully suggestive of all of its fabled memories. In this context, we designed a distillery that is home to China’s first whisky.
 
“The surroundings of this project exemplify the Chinese notion of the duality of nature, where two opposing yet complementary forces, ‘shan’ and ‘shui’, make up the world we live in.
 
“With humility, the architecture offers a balanced duality in many ways, with the industrial buildings as a modern interpretation of vernacular Chinese architecture, and the visitor buildings as elemental geometries grounded in the terrain.
 
“The project is also an embodiment of the refined sense of artistry embedded in whisky-making and blending, which is in dialogue with traditional Chinese craftsmanship and knowledge of materials.”
 
Read more about Chuan Malt Whisky Distillery ›
Photo by Pedro Pegenaute
Nantou City Guesthouse, Shenzhen, 2022
“A village cocooned within the hustle and bustle of Shenzhen compelled us to rethink the notion of interiority across scales in a city, among densely populated buildings, as well as within a single structure.
 
“In this project, we devised several ways to shift, overlap, and blur the boundaries of inside and outside to celebrate the vibrant energy and everyday objects in the streets.
 
“The existing stairwell was cut open and expanded to create a new vertical courtyard, inviting the urban alleyway and natural elements into the heart of the building. A new lightweight, meandering stair serves both as an architectural promenade and as a social space, where chance encounters take place. The project’s urban nature is further intensified by the celebration of ruins, such as existing raw concrete structures and traces of former tenement occupation.”
 
Read more about Nantou City Guesthouse ›
 
Dezeen Awards China 2023
 
Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, to celebrate the best architecture, interiors and design in China. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.
This article is originally available in www.dezeen.com 

Five key projects by interior designer and Dezeen Awards China judge Alex Mok

by Christina Yao 
Shanghai-based interior designer Alex Mok has joined Dezeen Awards China 2023 as a judge. Here she selects five projects that best reflect her work.
Mok and Briar Hickling are the co-founders of architecture and interior design practice Linehouse. The female duo’s work has been recognised internationally and won a number of international design awards, including Emerging interior designers of the tear at Dezeen Awards 2019.
 
“Linehouse‘s approach is purposeful, creating poetic concepts through research of cultural, urban and historic contexts that respond to the program, site and function,” Mok told Dezeen.
 
“Each project has a strong narrative, a focus on craft and unique spatial experience with a dynamic intersection between disciplines,” she continued.Currently, Mok is working on hotel projects in Hangzhou and Hong Kong, a food market in Shanghai, and a series of retail projects in Bangkok.
 
Alex Mok among Dezeen Awards China 2023 judges
 
Dezeen Awards China 2023 launched in June in partnership with Bentley Motors. It is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, celebrating the best architecture, interiors and design in China.
We have announced 10 out of the 15 Dezeen Awards China judges, including architects Ma Yansong and Rossana Hu, furniture designer Frank Chou and interior designer Andre Fu, who will be joining Mok on the interior design judging panel.

Entries close on Thursday 24 August. Submit your entry before midnight Beijing time on 24 August to avoid late entry fees.

Read on to find Mok’s views on the five projects that best represent her work.

Photo is by Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Wework Weihai Road, Shanghai, 2016
“Linehouse worked with Wework in 2016 to create their headquarters in a spectacular turn of the century brick building in Shanghai. Linehouse celebrated the grandeur of the former opium factory and artist residence, encapsulating the feeling of a grand hotel, transporting guests and members on an unexpected journey of whimsy, voyeurism and festivity.
 
“The heritage facade surrounds the central atrium. A curved terrazzo tray was inserted to define the space, and pastel diagonal strips in blue, green, pink and grey wrap the floor and wall, creating a hardscape carpet.
 
“A bespoke lighting installation is suspended in the triple-height space. A new sculptural staircase was inserted to connect all three levels of the main public areas.”
Photo is by Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Tingtai Teahouse, Shanghai, 2018
“Tingtai Teahouse was completed in 2018 in a former factory space and art gallery in Shanghai’s Moganshan Road art district. We stripped the space completely to reveal the beautiful patina of the original factory with concrete beams and columns as well as the brick walls.
 
“The teahouses are modern architectural responses to the raw factory interior. They read as singular insertions that contrast with the rough brick and concrete interior and reflect the surroundings. The upper rooms in particular have strong relationships with the existing building in the way they connect to the original clerestory windows.
 
“With each of these rooms bookended with full-height glazing, guests become spectators to the activities below. Each room has a different roofline, which forms modern architectural puzzle spaces where tea drinkers can enjoy this age old drink with a new perspective. “
 
Find out more about Tingtai Teahouse ›
Photo is by Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Coast, Shanghai, 2022
“The Coast restaurant in Shanghai recalls a deep connection with coastal elements and Mediterranean soul. Linehouse transformed a three-storey building into a vertical journey of refined rusticity.
 
“Colours and materials across the three floors change, telling different parts of the story. Green earthy tones on the ground floor link the garden to the open cafe space, while the red fire tones on the first floor reflect the dining room centred on the parrilla grill. On the second floor black yakisugi wood contrasts against the whitewashed flanked stone walls and the existing traditional timber trussed ceiling.”
 
Find out more about Coast ›
Photo is by Jonathan Leijonhufvud

Central World, Bangkok, 2023

“Central World is our largest architectural project to date; a renovation project of an existing shopping centre called Isetan in Bangkok. Linehouse was commissioned to design the exterior facade and seven floors of retail space including a food court.
 
“The project was located in an area once abundant in lily pads. Linehouse examined the stemming, radiating and circular profile of the lily pads, translating this into a spatial narrative of the exterior and interior condition.
 
“The exterior is a double-layered, arched facade. The front layer was defined by concrete form and the back layer rendered in black. The arches stem in various heights and widths shifting on the two planes, creating interesting intersections which operate as framed views through to the interior.
 
“Linehouse punctuated the arches to allow green terraces, providing a depth to an otherwise flat elevation, and blurring the exteriors and interiors.”
Photo is by Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Ying’n Flo, Hong Kong, 2023
“Aiming to break the traditional hotel narrative of serious spaces and strict boundaries, Ying’n Flo is a lifestyle guesthouse for modern day travellers in Hong Kong.
 
“The spaces were designed to have a warm, welcoming and familiar feel, emphasising functionality and quality. Against this backdrop of curated simplicity is an edge of youthful attitude and local context, with vibrant elements giving the hotel its own unique flavour.”
 
Find out more about Ying’n Flo ›
 
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