The prestigious Dezeen Awards 2025 has announced its comprehensive list of winners across multiple categories spanning architecture, interior design, product design, and sustainability. This year's awards recognize outstanding achievements in design innovation, environmental consciousness, and creative excellence from professionals and studios around the world.

In the individual recognition categories, several emerging and established talents received top honors. Andu Masebo, a London-based product and furniture designer, won the Emerging Designer of the Year award. Dimore Studio, founded by Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, claimed the Interior Designer of the Year title for their transformative work in residential, retail, and hospitality spaces. Earthscape Studio, established by architect Petchimuthu Kennedy in 2022, earned the Emerging Architect of the Year recognition.

The most prestigious individual awards went to internationally renowned practices. MAD, a global architecture firm working across product design, architecture, interiors, and art, received the Architect of the Year award. Studio Toogood, the London-based practice founded by British designer Faye Toogood, won Designer of the Year. Jo Barnard of London-based design agency Morrama received the coveted Bentley Lighthouse Award, while Nastia Mirzoyan Studio claimed the Emerging Interior Designer of the Year for their work across residential, hospitality, and retail spaces.

Architectural projects demonstrated remarkable diversity and innovation across various building types. Herzog & de Meuron's University Children's Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, achieved double recognition, winning both Architecture Project of the Year and Leisure and Wellness Project of the Year for its focus on patient, family, and staff well-being. Cierto Estudio's La Comunidad Habitacional, a collective housing project in Barcelona, Spain, won Housing Project of the Year. Serie Architects designed the winning Civic Project of the Year, the Shrimand Rajchandra Ashram Satsang Hall, a 5,000-seat discourse hall in Dharampur, India.

Sustainability emerged as a dominant theme throughout this year's awards, with multiple categories dedicated to environmental innovation. Hydro's CIRCAL 100R, the world's first industrial aluminum made with 100 percent post-consumer aluminum, won both Sustainable Project of the Year and Material Innovation of the Year. Pablo Luna Studio's Intaaya Retreat in Nusa Penida, Indonesia, claimed the Sustainable Building of the Year award for offering immersive experiences through thoughtful architecture and environmental respect. Morrama's Kibu Children's Headphones, designed for circularity with build, repair, and recycle capabilities, won Sustainable Design of the Year.

Interior design categories showcased exceptional creativity across hospitality, workplace, and residential spaces. Ste Marie's design for Olia, Mimi and Va Caffè, a trio of interconnected hospitality spaces in Edmonton, Canada, won Restaurant Interior of the Year. UNC Studio's Challe cafe interiors in Kyoto, Japan, claimed Bar and Cafe Interior of the Year. Studio Aluc's renovation of Nazuna Kyoto Higashihonganji, transforming a 100-year-old Kyo-machiya, won Hotel and Short-stay Interior of the Year.

Product design winners demonstrated innovation across consumer goods, healthcare, and specialized applications. Volvo Cars' fully electric EX90, a premium seven-seater SUV, won Product Design (Consumer Design) of the Year. Ventete's AH-1 inflatable, micro-collapsible cycle helmet with industry-leading safety performance claimed Product Design (Health, Wellbeing and Wearables) of the Year. Emanuel Gargano's LuneUp for Terzofoco, a modular indoor-outdoor system combining ceramic and aluminum, won Product Design (Bathroom) of the Year.

Specialty design categories recognized excellence in lighting, textiles, and furniture. Kazuhiro Yamanaka's Tsubomi, an imperfect, wrinkled, flat-packed lamp series, won Lighting Design of the Year. Luis Marie's Plissade, the first-ever all-textile room divider, claimed Textile Design of the Year. Siri Svedborg and Adrian Bursell's Crayon Pine, a series of pine furniture pieces surfaced in wax crayon, won Furniture Design of the Year.

The awards also celebrated innovative installations and exhibition designs. Practice on Earth and Increments Studio's "Down in the Clouds," featuring three rural pavilions that blend inflatables and steel amid China's rice fields, won Installation Design of the Year. Christian & Jade's "The Age of Wood" exhibition design for Karimoku Research in Tokyo, Japan, claimed Exhibition Design (Interior) of the Year.

Urban planning and landscape architecture received recognition through Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners and De Zwarte Hond's Rijnvliet, the edible neighborhood in Utrecht, Netherlands, which won Landscape and Urban Design Project of the Year. Infrastructure development was honored through ZGF Architects' Portland International Airport Main Terminal Expansion in Oregon, United States, which won Infrastructure and Transport Project of the Year.

The 2025 Dezeen Awards demonstrate the design industry's continued commitment to innovation, sustainability, and human-centered solutions, with winners representing diverse geographical regions and design philosophies that are shaping the future of architecture and design worldwide.