Over 600 architects and designers from across the globe gathered for the Dezeen Awards 2024 party last week in partnership with Bentley, where this year’s winners were announced.
The global event, held at Hackney Church in London, welcomed guests from 35 different countries including China, Mauritius, Mexico, Rwanda and the United States to celebrate the 52 winners.
DJ and musician Lou Hayter kicked off the evening as guests arrived, followed by a powerful recital by spoken-word poet LionHeart. The bespoke poem reflected on creative endeavour as a force for good.
The 15 architecture project category winners were the first to be announced, including a spherical dome extension using cross-laminated timber in Stockholm and a restored fortress using timber in Turkey. The overall architecture project of the year winner was then revealed.
The winners of the interiors, design, and sustainability categories were announced next, as well as their respective projects of the year.
The six Designers of the Year were presented with their awards by the evening’s hosts, Dezeen’s co-CEOs Benedict Hobson and Wai Shin Li. They were joined on stage by editor Tom Ravenscroft, deputy editor Cajsa Carlson and design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn to reveal the winners.
The presentations came to a close with the Bentley Lighthouse Award, introduced by Bentley’s head of design collaborations, Chris Cooke.
Mexican designer Fernando Laposse was the recipient of this year’s award. In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen in collaboration with Bentley, Laposse reflects on how his work in regenerating agriculture in Mexico shapes his design process.
All winners received a hand-crafted trophy made from Paper Factor – an evolution of papier-mâché, developed using a micro-paper compound in collaboration with the University of Salento – and were also showcased in a bespoke installation by Bentley which explored the narrative of paper.
The winning and highly commended studios also received a certificate and Dezeen Awards bag made in collaboration with specialist paper company GF Smith.
Guests then celebrated into the night as Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard took to the stage for the evening’s headline performance – enjoying drinks throughout from this year’s drinks partners Perrier-Jouët and The Dalmore.
Dezeen Awards judges, including fashion designer Christian Louboutin, designer Lee Broom and interior designers Bethan Laura Wood and Claudia Afshar were amongst the evening’s international guests.
They were also joined by architects Giles Tettey Nartey, Shawn Adams and Nikoline Dyrup Carlsen.
An awards show design led by Hingston Studio with immersive visuals and projection mapping from We Are Seventeen set the scene for the evening, transforming the interiors of the John Pawson-refurbished Grade II*-listed Hackney Church.
The animations took inspiration from the abstract forms and vibrant colours of this year’s identity created by graphic designer Micha Weidmann.
All Dezeen Awards 2024 winners were published on Dezeen last Tuesday evening. Each winner was also feature in a dedicated page on the awards website.
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The photography is by Luke Fullalove.
Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley
Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The seventh 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.
