The highly anticipated 2025 Surface Design Award finalists have been announced. Showcasing a range of categories, the awards honour outstanding interior and exterior design, highlighting projects that embody innovation and sustainability. The finalists represent creative quality, pushing the boundaries of design and highlighting the ever-growing potential in material innovation within architectural and interior design projects.
Surface Design Awards are part of Surface Design Show (SDS) an integral part of the design calendar, held at the Business Design Centre (4-6th February). The event brings together the best in new materiality for the built environment and is the event of choice for the sector to learn about the latest trends, see new products and network with the industry.
The expert judging panel was led by Head Judges, Jorge Mendez-Caceres, Founding Director of For Everyday Life and Tony Chambers, Founder of TC & Friends for Interiors and ex Editor in Chief of Wallpaper*.
Jorge Mendez-Caceres chaired the judging panel for the exterior categories and was joined by Amrit Seera, architect at Vabel, Jon Eaglesham, Managing Director at Barr Gazettas, James Dixon, Director at Benoy Architects and Vicki Odili, Director of Sustainability at TP Bennett. Tony Chambers was the lead judge for the interior categories and was joined by Lee Roberts, Director at Zebra, Pernille Bonser, CEO of Resonate, Simon Hamilton, Interior Designer and Associate Lecturer & Future Practice Leader at The Royal College of Art and Amber Luscombe, Head of ESG and Senior Development Manager at Oxygen.
The judges were impressed by the innovative designs and products, which seamlessly combined sustainability with diversity, all while delivering a powerful and influential message. 33 entries made the shortlist with the panel also deliberating the Supreme Winner.
Commercial Building Interior Finalists:
- The Pavilion @ Cowley Manor, De Matos Ryan, United Kingdom
- Piccadilly Club, Studio Lotus, India
- ROAST & TOAST, tHE gRID Architects, India
Commercial Building Exterior Finalists:
- Haveli, Habitat Architects, India
- The Pavilion @ Cowley Manor, De Matos Ryan, United Kingdom
- Museum of Meenakair Heritage and Flagship Store for Sunita Shekhawat, Studio Lotus, India
- PRAVAAH, tHE gRID Architects, India
Housing Interior Finalists
- Parisian Apartment, Cousins & Cousins, France
- The Corner House, LANGSTAFF DAY ARCHITECTS, United Kingdom
- Kiyoma Crest, Open Atelier Mumbai, India
Housing Exterior Finalists: Sponsored by Fabco
- Bella Mews, Novak Hiles Architects, United Kingdom
- The Perforated House, Novak Hiles Architects, United Kingdom
- Enso, tHE gRID Architects, India
- Lewisham Infill House, Thor Architecture, United Kingdom
Light & Surface Interior Finalists:
- Grilandia Restaurant Mayfair, ACCANTO INTERIORS LTD, United Kingdom
- 22 Vine Hill/European Ash, Buckley Gray Yeoman, United Kingdom
- Guiness Storehouse, Michael Grubb Studio, Ireland
Light & Surface Exterior Finalists:
- A Reflection of Who We Are, Neolith, Spain
- PRAVAAH, tHE gRID Architects, India
Public Realm Interior Finalists:
- Wonderlab The Bramall Gallery, De Matos Ryan, United Kingdom
- PRAVAAH, tHE gRID Architects, India
- ROAST & TOAST, tHE gRID Architects, India
Public Realm Exterior Finalists:
- Horatio’s Garden Chelsea, Harris Bugg Studio, United Kingdom
- PRAVAAH, tHE gRID Architects, India
Surface of the Year Interior Finalists:
- Mas, Alusid, United Kingdom
- Float Mini, Humanscale, United Kingdom
- twO by Laminam – Slate Collection, Laminam, United Kingdom
- BrecciaSphere Lite, Sphere8, United Kingdom
Surface of the Year Exterior Finalists:
- Buttermarket Oseng-Rees Recycled Glass Shingle Façade, Architectural Thread, United Kingdom
- Depot / Pyrolave Volvic Lava, Buckley Gray Yeoman, United Kingdom
- m&r Manufaktur GmbH, Fassadensanierung Stadthalle Göttingen, Germany
Architectural Photography Finalists:
- Old Billingsgate Rooftops, Phil Hutchinson, United Kingdom
- Lego House Billund, Phil Hutchinson, United Kingdom
