Design Week Awards 2021 – the shortlist in full
We’re excited to announce the full Awards shortlist below. Stay tuned later in the month for our Winners Showcase, which will be revealed on the site as part of a
Interiors
New collections from interior designers and consultancies, as well as store design concepts for retailers including restaurants and fashion brands.
Modular design system Nowdio tackles expensive and slow studio fit outs
The IKEA-style solution aims to make the fit-out process easier and cheaper, while also getting designers back into unoccupied commercial space.
Kelly Hoppen: “As a designer, you need to be ahead, no matter what”
The British interior designer discusses her Eastern influence, funk music and the importance of the home after a year of staying in.
Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s favourite recent projects
This month’s selection comes from across the world, with projects from the likes of Georgia, Istanbul, Russia and London catching our eye.
David Rockwell: “I believe in the value of allowing projects to take a long time”
As the designer publishes his latest book, Drama, we talk to him about his childhood in the theatre, storytelling and the power of being “an outsider”.
“Forget the fairy lights!”: what makes for good outdoor hospitality design?
The hospitality sector is reopening following lockdown, with the government allowing revellers to once again visit in person, provided they eat and drink outside. With this in mind, we asked
David Rockwell’s 2021 Oscars set is both “intimate and grand”
The designer and architect went back to the Academy’s 1920s and 30s roots with a set inspired by “some of LA’s most iconic ballrooms”.
Scotch & Soda reveals Amsterdam-inspired rebrand and store redesign
The Dutch fashion brand has unveiled a new look and ‘Free Spirit’ concept which will roll out across its new retail spaces.
Interiors inspiration: Design Week favourite recent projects
These interiors projects have caught our eye from the world of hospitality, retail and workplace.
Designers and scientists are uniting to develop UV cleaning products
With the help of cutting-edge light science, designers are developing interventions that use UV light to sanitise both at home and in public.
Interior inspiration: Design Week’s picks
With hope of a return to public life in our minds we wanted to share some real world interiors projects have caught our eye.
Design Week Awards 2021 entry deadline extended
You now have an extra three weeks to get your entries over before the deadline on 1 April and find out everything you need to know here.
Virgil Abloh partners with Braun to reinvent classic product as “functional art”
To mark Braun’s 100-year anniversary, the designer has redesigned the Wandanlage stereo system in a bid to bring the product in front of a new audience.
Moynihan Train Hall: branding New York’s “biggest civic infrastructure project in decades”
New York-based design studio Watson & Company is behind the identity, which aims to be a “love letter” to the city.
Network Rail launches competition for in-station exhibition concept
A budget of £12,000, including a £4,000 fee, is being offered for the winning design of the Curating Concourses competition.
National Gallery seeks design team to work on £30 million bicentenary project
A suite of projects are slated to celebrate the gallery’s 200th birthday in 2024, including a new research centre and a redesigned welcome area.
Interior inspiration: Design Week’s picks
Although it may take a while before we can see them in the flesh, here are some real-world interiors projects from the hospitality sector that have caught our eye recently.
Stufish partners with industry experts to launch COVID-safe Vertical Theatre
The semi-open-air structure is built from scaffolding, with Stufish saying its adoption will “future-proof” an industry decimated by the pandemic.
Design Week Awards 2021 opens for entries
This year winning work will be given a bigger platform than ever before, we are assembling our biggest ever judging panel and categories have been tweaked for maximum relevance.
Offices redesigned as lab to process 10,000 Covid tests a day
KB Architects led the project to transform the office facility into a working lab within three months.
Fortnum & Mason unveils window collaboration with out of work theatre set designers
With theatre doors shut, the department store has handed over creative control of their famous window displays to six designers.
Design in 2021 – what will interior design look like?
As part of our series of design in 2021, 20.20 creative director Jon Lee looks at what will happen in interior design in the next 12 months.
Design inspiration: the best projects from November
Another month spent in lockdown had some designers yearning for nightclubs and events gone by, while others are revisiting old projects or pushing new boundaries.
We don’t design to make “trash and money”: a Mexican design guide
As part of our series exploring countries’ design cultures, we look at how Mexican designers are fusing heritage craft with modern design.