This year, one of London’s hottest new restaurants Duddell’s took the Wallpaper* Design Award for Best Holy Order for its dramatic interiors by Michaelis Boyd. So it was only fitting that we host our equally grand Design Awards celebration at this ecclesiastical location in historic St Thomas’ Church.
We partnered up with Veuve Clicquot for the soirée, and the coveted guest-list included fashion designer Domenico Dolce, Design Awards judge British architect Farshid Moussavi, and our Designer of the Year Philippe Malouin.
A Cantonese banquet was served at the intimate dinner for 52, while tables were adorned by ikebana florals by Fjura (winner of Best Drawing Room for its free-flowing ikebana style). In the midst of truffle spring rolls, dim sum and peking duck, Wallpaper* brand and content director Tony Chambers presented the awards to recipients, while toasting them with Veuve Clicquot champagne.
Departing guests were gifted with a bags that included the Best New Grooming Product, face oil by Less, a set of greeting cards from Best Writing Instrument winner Hieronymous, colour samples from Caparol, winner of Best Chroma Zone, a Punkt alarm clock by Design Award judge Jasper Morrison, a bouquet by Fjura, and a Wallpaper* City Guide for this year’s Best City, Mexico City.
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The Wallpaper* Design Awards trophies designed by Nendo
Domenico Dolce receiving the Best Ascent award for the spiral marble staircases by Gwenaël Nicolas inside the recently renovated Old Bond Street Dolce & Gabbana boutique in London
Left, Design Awards judge architect Farshid Moussavi (centre) with fashion designer Hussein Chalayan (winner of Best pop stars for his party poppers-inspired collection) and guest journalist Luke Leitch. Right, publisher and foundation founder Vera Michalski-Hoffmann (winner of Best Retreat for Jan Michalski Foundation) with Wallpaper* commissioning editor TF Chan
Left, Michaelis Boyd associate directors Emma McCracken and Hannah Borthwick (winner of Best Holy Orders for the design of Duddell’s, London). Right, V&A Museum of Design, Dundee director Philip Long (winner of Best Façade) with Wallpaper* deputy photography director Alex Milnes
Left, Hieronymus creative director Thorsten Traber and director of business development Rahel Steppacher (winner of Best Writing Instrument). Right, Best new Public Building winner Zeitz MOCAA founder Jochen Zeitz with wife Kate Garwood
Officine Panerai Next Generation Award winner and furniture designer Saerom Yoon (centre left) with Wallpaper* brand and content director Tony Chambers, Panerai marketing and communications manager Lucia Gimenez Muerza and Farshid Moussavi
From left, Duddell’s London owner Alan Lo celebrating with V&A Museum of design, Dundee director Philip Long, Wallpaper* design editor Rosa Bertoli, Paul Cocksedge Studio director Joana Pinho and more
Designer of the Year Philippe Malouin (left) with Wallpaper* art director Jessica Rose (centre) and Farshid Moussavi
Left, Best New Restaurant Maison du Danemark general manager Benjamin Bouchard with Space Copenhagen co-founder Peter Bundgaard Rützou (winner for Best Restoration for Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen). Right, Lobmeyr co-owner Johannes Rath with Sheila Poor (winner of Best Updates with the ‘Drinking Set No.4 (1856) with Crack’, by Murray Moss)
Fredrikson Stallard co-founders Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard (winners of Best Deep Seascape with their ‘Antarctica’ coffee table for David Gill Gallery) with Wallpaper* acting editor Nick Compton
V&A Museum of design, Dundee director Philip Long with Wallpaper* design editor Rosa Bertoli
Caparol Icons project manager Annika Murjahn recieving the Best Chroma Zone award for the brand’s paint library
Farshid Moussavi awarding Winner of Best Women’s Fashion Collection to Simone Rocha with Tony Chambers
Left, furniture designer Paul Cocksedge (winner of Best Last Word for the ‘Excavation: Evicted’ furniture collection). Right, Veuve Clicquot project manager Olivia Pruvot with Wallpaper* publisher Malcolm Young
Mexican ambassador Julián Ventura (Winner of Best City was Mexico City)
Left, Less skincare founder David Scherf (winner of Best New Grooming Product) Right, Wallpaper* travel editor Lauren Ho with winner of Best New Hotel Santa Clara 1728 owner João Rodrigues
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