Meet the Surface Design Award Winners

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After a very successful Awards evening on Wednesday 4 February 2026 at Surface Design Show we are delighted to showcase this years winners! Judged by an esteemed panel of design and architectural professionals,  the Surface Design Awards have been designed to encourage both small and large practises or projects to gain recognition from their peers.

Thank you to Revive Innovations for creating our amazing trophies made of 70 recycled CD's in line with this years theme: Material Evolution.

The Awards took place in the Auditorium of the Business Design Centre, hosted by Hamish Kilburn.

Find out more about our winners below: 

2026 winners

Project: 

Lighting:

Studio RAP - Blue Voyage - Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab

 

Hospitality:

Studio RAP - Blue Voyage - Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab

 

Public Realm:

Studio RAP - New Delft Blue

 

Façades:

Studio RAP - Ceramic House

 

Regenerative Design:

Liza C Design - Agri-fruit-bag

Product:

Innovation:

Liza C Design - Agri-fruit-bag

 

Sustainability:

Liza C Design - Agri-fruit-bag

 

Material Transformation:

Rosemary Napper - ReCinder

 

Heritage & Craft:

Tanaka Eyewear - Patina as Performance

 

Digital Integration:

Aga Blonska – CoWave

Emerging Talent:

David McGill - Ruvi Acoustic Tile 

Supreme Winner:

Liza C Design - Agri-fruit-bag