The results of the design public vote for Dezeen Awards 2026 have been revealed, with 16 design projects selected as winners by Dezeen’s readers.
Projects voted as readers’ favourite include a temporary festival venue made from an eclectic mix of salvaged materials, including fabric from hot air balloons and sheep’s wool.
Another public vote winner is a set of jacquard textiles composed like music to create layered spatial compositions.
Dezeen Awards 2026 public vote winners revealed this week
Dezeen Awards 2026, in partnership with Trimble, will reveal all public vote winners this week. The architecture winners were announced on Monday and the interiors shortlist was announced yesterday.
Readers were invited to choose their favourite projects out of the 392-strong shortlist in this year’s vote.
The vote took place between 28 September and 16 October, spanning shortlists in each of Dezeen Awards’ three main category sectors.
All the winning design projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website where you can find an image and more information about the project.
The public vote is separate from the main judging process, in which entries are assessed by our panel of industry-leading judges. The overall winners of this year’s programme will be announced at the Dezeen Awards 2026 party on 16 November at the Royal Opera House in London.
Read on to see the list of this year’s public vote winners for the design categories:
Design public vote winners:
- Furniture design of the year 2026: Dado Series by Allen Kaufmann Objects
- Seating design of the year 2026: Lijn Seating by Carole Baijings for Geiger
- Collectible design of the year 2026: The Inverted Earth: Fugue for Windows by Aya Kawabata
- Bespoke design of the year 2026: Freeze Frame 82.2 by Unfold
- Lighting design of the year 2026: Nova by Esben Bala Skouboe for Frandsen
- Architectural lighting design of the year 2026: Cologne Cathedral by Licht Kunst Licht
- Surface design of the year 2026: 3D-Printed Ceramic Tiles by IOUS Studio
- Textile design of the year 2026: Room by Lidewij Edelkoort for El Espartano
Design public vote winners, continued:
- Workplace design of the year 2026: Work Series Three by Another Country
- Product design (consumer design) of the year 2026: Yoto Mini by Heirloom
- Product design (health, wellbeing and wearables) of the year 2026: Aiora by DavidHugh
- Product design (bathroom) of the year 2026: The Tembo Collection by Apaiser
- Graphic design of the year 2026: The Whale by Schnitler&Co
- Installation design of the year 2026: Bouwurk by Overtreders W
- Sustainable design of the year 2026: Buoy by The New Raw
- Material innovation of the year 2026: Datecrete by Datecrete Studio
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Dezeen Awards 2026 in partnership with Trimble
Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers worldwide. The ninth edition of the annual awards is in partnership with global technology company Trimble. Through connected hardware and software solutions, Trimble helps designers to transform the way they shape spaces and buildings as well as drive productivity in the process. Trimble’s collaboration with Dezeen Awards demonstrates its ongoing commitment to inspiring and supporting creative excellence across the globe.
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