After hours of carefully deliberating over five hundred entries from our largest ever Best of Products Awards, we are excited to share the Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Editors’ Picks. These eighteen diverse categories cover a wide range of sectors, including building materials, acoustics, furnishings, finishes, tech products and tools, kitchens, baths, and more. Our judges evaluated submissions for originality, innovation, functionality, aesthetics, performance, and value, and selected one winner and two honorable mentions in each category. New this year, our editors also picked their favorite products in all 18 categories.
All images are courtesy of their respective manufacturers unless otherwise noted.
The Best of Products Awards Jury:
Lora Appleton
Founder
kinder MODERN & Female Design Council
Constantin Boym
Founder
Boym Partners
Gabrielle Golenda
Products Editor
The Architect’s Newspaper
Alda Ly
Principal and Founder
Alda Ly Architecture & Design
William Menking
Editor in Chief
The Architect’s Newspaper
Fiona Raby
Cofounder
Dunne & Raby
Categories:
Indoor Finishes and Surfaces
Winner
ExCinere
Dzek
“It’s fascinating how this product brings the outside in, and then back outside again. It evokes an actual landscape in a way that’s subtle but special; a great talking point for your clients.” —Lora Appleton
Honorable Mentions
Matte Collection
Callidus Guild
iD Mixonomi
Tarkett North America
Editors’ Picks
Magna Recycled Glass Slab
Walker Zanger
Soft Onyx
Fiandre
Indoor Lighting and Electrical
Winner
Noctambule
FLOS
“The scale of this product is grand for a modular component. It’s monumental enough to look great in a large-scale palatial setting but can also be scaled down to an urban residential context.” —Lora Appleton
Honorable Mentions
Dorval
Lambert & Fils
RAY Sconce
Stickbulb
Editors’ Picks
Plena
Foscarini
Haller E
USM
Fascio Medium Linear Chandelier with Crystal
Visual Comfort & Co.
Residential Interior Furnishings
Winner
Stille
Standard Issue
“The product is interesting because the manufacturer was able to produce something that is familiar but still new. It shows that shapes don’t always have to be reinvented. It represents a sort of aesthetic recycling.” —Constantin Boym
Honorable Mentions
Portal Armoire
Henrybuilt
Beanie Sofa
Nea Studio
Editors’ Picks
5M Chair
soft limits
Hull Collection
O&G Studio
Hillock Console
Skylar Morgan Furniture
Commercial Interior Furnishings
Winner
Meredith Lounge Chair
Poppin
“If I saw a bunch of these chairs in an airport, I’d be very happy.” —Matt Shaw, The Architect’s Newspaper’s executive editor
Honorable Mentions
Divy Mobile
3form
Racer Collection
Blu Dot
Editors’ Picks
Swing
Pair
Landing
Wilkhahn
Acoustics
Winner
Trypta
Luceplan
“With more and more open ceilings in commercial offices, there hasn’t been a lot of innovation in how we deal with noise. This product is a good example of lighting that integrates acoustics panels.”—Alda Ly
Honorable Mentions
Kula Glass
Unika Vaev
Blade
Luxxbox
Editors’ Picks
Ecophon SoloTM Baffles: Wave and Zig Zag
CertainTeed Ceilings
VaporSoft®
Arktura
Home Accessories
Winner
Alaire Collection
Atlas Homewares
Honorable Mentions
Side Table
Fink Furniture
Vestalia
LATOxLATO
Editors’ Picks
Smooth Operator Kit
Garden Glory
Soffio
Foscarini
Textiles
Winner
VEER
Wolf-Gordon
“There’s a subtlety to the combination of textures in this product that makes it strong. There’s something beautiful about the transition between its 2- and 3-dimensionality.”—Fiona Raby
Honorable Mentions
Scaramouche
Dedar
Tatami System
Tarkett North America
Editors’ Picks
Gradation
Shaw Contract
The Bauhaus Project
Designtex
Baths
Winner
SONAR Wave Double Basin
Laufen
“The riveting around the edges creates a nice, soft touch.”—Gabrielle Golenda
Honorable Mentions
Petra
Agape
Elan Grid Shower Door
VIGO
Editors’ Picks
SideKick Shower System
Peerless Faucet
SteamVection Steamhead
ThermaSol
Kitchens
Winner
Heritage Induction Pro Ranges
Dacor
“There’s a stereotype that induction cooktops aren’t powerful, but it’s nice to see this technology as an industrial-level product.”—Alda Ly
Honorable Mention
Space Theory
Space Theory
Emerald Finish
True Residential
Editors’ Picks
Gunmetal Kitchen
Amuneal
Professional 7 Series Range
Viking Range
Touchless Kitchen Faucet
Kohler
Outdoor Lighting and Electrical
Winner
LP Xperi
Louis Poulsen
“This product has both uplight and downlight functions, so it goes beyond the typical scope of a streetlight and considers more ephemeral types of illumination.”—Gabrielle Golenda
Honorable Mentions
Pursuit
Architectural Area Lighting
Uma Mini
Pablo Designs
Editors’ Picks
KFL Collection
KIM Lighting
CIRC
Estiluz USA
Outdoor Furnishings
Winner
F100
Flycycle
“Often the problem with bike racks is that they are beautifully designed but aren’t very functional. It’s nice to see something so successful at meeting both criteria.” —Constantin Boym
Honorable Mentions
Paseo Planters
OSSO Concrete Design
Rambler Picnic Table
Shift
Editors’ Picks
Circula Collection
Blu Dot
Stack
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Outdoor Finishes and Surfaces
Winner
Bison 30-inch-by-30-inch Ipe Wood Deck Tile
Bison Innovative Products
“Unlike other decking products available today, these plank squares snap into a sliding system, which makes installation easier and allows you to make different configurations.”—Gabrielle Golenda
Honorable Mention
Dekton Grip+
Cosentino
Gradients
Móz Designs
Editors’ Picks
Ombré Cement Tile
Villa Lagoon Tile
Variegated Zebra Honed “Limestone”
Pure + FreeForm
Openings
Winner
Attack Resistant Openings
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions
“This product is necessary given the current state of affairs. Innovation in safety is essential, and it’s really great to see companies using ingenuity to deal with this systemic issue. It’s a Band-Aid solution to an unfortunate problem in the United States.”—Lora Appleton
Honorable Mentions
The Mitica Collection
Boffi Group – ADL
Bird1st Glass
Guardian Glass
Editors’ Picks
Lift and Slide
WinDoor
Steel Entry Pivot Doors
MAIDEN Steel
Facades
Winner
InVert Self-Shading Windows
TBM Designs
“This product reinforces weather conditions and makes you more aware of what’s outside. Rather than everything being completely controlled by humans, natural systems control the building, which is something we need to be dealing with more and more.”—Fiona Raby
Honorable Mentions
Living Wall Facades
Eco Brooklyn
Modified Wood Cladding
Kebony
Editors’ Picks
Concrete Skin Breeze
Rieder North America
Perforated Building Facade
Rigidized Metals
Isopure
Sedak
Building Materials
Winner
Mass Plywood Panel
Freres Lumber Co.
“To see that there’s advancement in the acceptance of these new, innovative, wood materials is promising.”—Alda Ly
Honorable Mentions
Foamglas
Owens Corning
DELTA-DRY & LATH
Dörken Systems
Editors’ Picks
Louvre Railing System
Amuneal
LP WeatherLogic Air & Water Barrier
LP Building Solutions
HVAC
Winner
EcoBlue WeatherMaster Rooftop Units
Carrier
“This product is simpler, more dependable, and lower maintenance than comparable options on the market today. Too often, design is perceived as something that has to be seen, but this is an invisible product that has a strong impact regardless.”—Constantin Boym
Honorable Mentions
EME3625DFLMD
Ruskin
XP Series Industrial HVLS Ceiling Fan
Hunter Industrial
Editors’ Picks
MLZ One-Way Ceiling Cassette
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US
i6
Big Ass Fans
Tech: Smart Products
Winner
Life Anew NEXT
TOTO USA & Georgia Pacific Pro
“Too often, intelligent design becomes an area for gimmicks, but in this case, there aren’t any. This product is a serious working system.”—Constantin Boym
Honorable Mentions
Intentek Wireless Charging Surface
Formica
Phyn Plus Smart
Uponor North America
Editors’ Picks
PureWarmth
Kohler
Storage System with Expandable Battery Pack
LG Electronics
Integrated Wine Column
Signature Kitchen Suite
Tech: Design Tools
Winner
ARCHICAD 23
GRAPHISOFT SE
“It’s nice that this product allows architects to use Apple computers. It’s just more flexible.”—Alda Ly
Honorable Mentions
Layer
Layer
ColorReader
Datacolor
Editors’ Picks
OpenCA and ProIO
IngeniousIO
Origami XR
Origami XR
