Dezeen has announced the six winners of Dezeen Awards 2025‘s Designers of the Year at this evening’s ceremony in London, which include MAD, Studio Toogood and Dimore Studio.
Our Designers of the Year awards recognise the best emerging and established talent whose innovative work has made a notable impact on the industry across architecture, interiors and design.
This year, MAD took home the architect of the year award with Tamil Nadu-based Earthscape Studio named emerging architect of the year.
Interior designer of the year was awarded to Milan-based practice Dimore Studio, and Ukrainian studio Mirzoyan was crowned emerging interior designer of the year.
London-based practices Studio Toogood won designer of the year with Andu Masebo named emerging designer of the year.
Read more about all the Designers of the Year below:
Architect of the year: MAD
Architecture practice MAD was founded in 2004 by principal partner Ma Yansong, and has studios in Beijing, Los Angeles and Rome working across architecture, interiors, design, product design and art.
The studio approaches architecture with an aim to balance humanity and the natural world, creating spaces that support wellbeing and prompt imagination.
Recent projects include a canopy that reinterprets traditional Chinese paper umbrellas at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale and the Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (pictured).
Photography recently revealed the near-complete exterior cladding on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, ahead of its opening in September 2026.
“This already prolific studio has had an incredible 12 months, unveiling a major museum project that pushed the boundaries of adaptive reuse, along with a series of installations that explore how buildings of the future can be more climate-friendly,” said the judges.
“All eyes will be on the studio in 2026 as it unveils one of its biggest and most ambitious projects to date, elevating it to well-deserved superstar status.”
Emerging architect of the year: Earthscape Studio
Founded in 2022 by Petchimuthu Kennedy, Tamil Nadu-based Earthscape Studio practices “earthen architecture” and aims to foster a connection between people and the natural world.
The practice designs nature-friendly spaces informed by experimental techniques and natural materials.
Recent projects include a vaulted residence constructed with locally-produced bricks and recycled materials in Kerala, India, and a farmhouse in which features a sculptural shell coated in mud plaster.
“This studio is going from strength to strength, following a series of residential projects that combine responsible material use with daring form-making,” the judges praised.
“As we look towards a future dominated by climate change, it shows how a sustainable design ethos can pave the way for an architecture that reconnects us with nature, finding exciting new applications for local materials and craft traditions,” they added.
Read more about Earthscape Studio ›
Interior designer of the year: Dimore Studio
Milan-based Dimore Studio, founded by Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, works to transform interior spaces for the residential, retail and hospitality industries.
The studio’s ouvré is heavily informed by historical periods, using a blend of vintage and contemporary influences when creating their interiors.
Recent projects include a Saint-Tropez apartment, La Dolce Vita Orient Express — also shortlisted for hotel and short-stay interior for Dezeen Awards 2025 — and its own Milan gallery.
“It has been impossible to overlook the rise of this design studio, as it straddles the fields of interior design, collectible design, exhibitions and products,” said the judges.
“The studio has established a recognisable identity, yet every project offers something different. Its strengths lie in the ability to celebrate the past while also looking to the future.”
Read more about Dimore Studio ›
Emerging interior designer of the year: Mirzoyan
Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, Nastia Mirzoyan’s eponymous studio seeks to create playful yet functional spaces, having designed homes, restaurants and sex shops across the residential, hospitality and retail spaces sectors respectively.
Recent projects include a renovated Stalinist-era apartment in the historic centre of Kyiv and a cocktail bar featuring plywood panelled walls and a green latticed ceiling.
“In dark times, this Ukrainian designer has emerged as a leading light,” said the judges. “Her interiors demonstrate an acute awareness of context, but with a playfulness that challenges tradition.”
“From bespoke furniture to clever surface design, she has proven her talent for creating spaces that are both exciting and welcoming,” they continued.
Designer of the year: Studio Toogood
British designer Faye Toogood works across a variety of disciplines to create unconventional designs, including furniture, interiors, homeware and clothing.
Originally trained as an artist, she worked as an editor and stylist before launching her studio in 2008.
Toogood’s work has been exhibited in institutions including the Victoria & Albert Museum, National Gallery of Victoria and Chatsworth House. Her work has also been acquired into permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Vitra Design Museum, among others.
Toogood has designed interiors for fashion brands including Mulberry, Carhartt and Selfridges, and created bespoke installations for Hermès and Tiina the Store.
The designer recently showcased a collection of soft and squishy furniture at London Design Festival 2024 and collaborated with her sister to create quirky glasses for eyewear brand Cubbits.
The judges praised Toogood’s “incredible burst of energy over the past 18 months, producing some of the most influential work of her career to date”.
“After spending many years competing with her male peers, she has embraced her own identity as a woman and channelled that into an impressive series of projects,” they added.
“Underpinning her work is a clear dedication to the beauty of craft.”
Read more about Studio Toogood ›
Emerging designer of the year: Andu Masebo
London-based product and furniture designer Andu Masebo’s work is characterised by simplicity and efficiency.
With a focus on using storytelling rooted in the processes involved in making objects, Masebo aims to demystify design and make it more accessible.
Masebo recently created a collection of modular tables with matching stools for AHEC’s No.1 Common project presented at 3 Days of Design and co-curated Dwellings, an exhibition of birdhouses at South London Gallery.
“After bursting onto the design scene in 2023, this designer has proved he is no one-trick pony,” said the judges.
“He understands the power of design as a social driver and channels that into his projects, resulting in works that speak to diverse audiences.”
“With several exciting new things in the works for 2026, his star looks set to rise to even greater heights,” the judges tipped.
Dezeen Awards 2025 in partnership with Bentley
Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The eighth edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley’s architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.
