The results are finally here: the best of the best and the very highly commended of the rest, as chosen by our esteemed panel of judges – Kanye West, Jean Nouvel, Ines de la Fressange, Marc Newson, Sir Ken Adam and Stefano Pilati. Browse the winners and runners-up below. And check out the current issue (W* 119) for the full portfolio of portraits of our judges as well as extended text on the winning entries.
For videos interviews with the judges and behind the scenes footage of our shoot however, you will have to wait till January 26th, when our film chanel, Wallpaper* Video, goes live.
Judges’ awards: the winners
Best new domestic appliance: joint winners (to see the runners up, click on the winners below)
‘Ciussai’ heater by G Di Tullio and S Ragaini
Hob and oven by Marc Newson for Smeg
Furniture designer of the year (to see the runners up, click on the winner below)
Patrick Norguet
Best new restaurant (to see the runners up, click on the winner below)
Banq, Boston, by Office dA
Best new or renovated hotel (to see the runners up, click on the winner below)
The Dolder Grand, Zurich, by Foster + Partners and United Designers
Best new private house (to see the runners up, click on the winner below)
Final Wooden House, Japan, by Sou Fujimoto
Best new public building (to see the runners up, click on the winner below)
BMW Welt, Germany, by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Best city (to see the runners up, click on the winner below)
Paris
Most life-enhancing product (to see the runners up, click on the winner below)
‘Bloomframe’ by Hofman Dujardin Architects
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