Architects David Thulstop and Elisapeta Heta, alongside designers Tokujin Yoshioka and Laurids Gallée, have joined the illustrious judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2025.
Dezeen Awards, in partnership with Bentley, has become the ultimate benchmark for architects and designers everywhere. Since its inception, the awards programme has crowned over 346 winners, underpinning its position as the world’s most popular architecture, interiors and design awards programme.
With less than four weeks left until entries close, submit your projects by 29 May for a chance to be one of this year’s winners!
Read on to learn more about the latest judges to join this year’s panel:
Danish architect and designer Thulstrop runs eponymous practice Studio David Thulstrop and will join the interiors panel for Dezeen Awards 2025.
Thulstrop blends his Scandinavian heritage with contemporary elements to create timeless hospitality and residential projects.
Notable projects include London’s Ikoyi restaurant, TimeSpirit restaurant at The Macallan’s distillery in Scotland, refurbished California winery Donum Home, and a converted canal-side warehouse turned apartments in Copenhagen.
He also designs furniture and lighting, and recently crafted a silver holloware piece named Penumbra for Georg Jensen.
Japanese designer and artist Yoshioka, who recently exhibited an immersive ice installation during Milan design week, will join this year’s design panel.
Before establishing his studio in 2000, Yoshioka honed his skills in architecture, design and art, working alongside Shiro Kuramata, one of the most important designers of the 20th century and fashion innovator Issey Miyake.
Significant projects by Yoshioka include the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch, a cloud-like installation with suspended acrylic rods in Houston, and a transparent glass tea house in Japan.
His work has been displayed in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the Musée National d’Art Moderne and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
New Zealand architect Heta is principal at architecture firm Jasmax and co-founder of Indigenous design collective Waka Māia. She will join Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh on this year’s architecture panel.
Heta champions Indigenous design, developing cultural projects authentic to the Māori, Samoan and Tokelaua communities. Recently, she spoke to Dezeen about how improving Indigenous representation among New Zealand’s built environment can pave the way for sustainability.
Her portfolio includes Auckland’s City Rail Link, New Zealand Pavilion at Expo 2020 and redevelopment of Western Springs College in Auckland. In 2024, Heta created an installation drawing on environmental themes for Ocean Space at the Venice Art Biennale.
Joining Yoshioka on the design panel will be Austrian designer Gallée, whose unconventional, collectable pieces fuse modern manufacturing processes with traditional craftsmanship.
Based in Rotterdam, Gallée founded his practice in 2017, specialising in one-off lighting and furniture designs using wood and resin as his primary mediums. The designer recently revealed a collection of giant resin lights that built upon a decade of his material research.
Gallée has collaborated with fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana and galleries Objects With Narratives in Brussels and Collectional in Dubai.
Enter by 29 May
There’s just under four weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards. Enter your projects by 23:59 London time on 29 May before it’s too late!
With 49 categories to choose from, whether you work in architecture, interiors or design, there’s a category for you.
Creating an entry is easy! Simply create an account or log in using our new entry platform, Evessio, answer five simple questions and upload your best project imagery.
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.
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