The 12 winning design projects for Dezeen Awards 2020 have been revealed. Winners include a pocket-sized HIV home testing kit, an installation designed entirely from seaweed and postage stamps that warn of the impact of climate change.
Other winners announced in the Dezeen Awards 2020 design show hosted by LionHeart include a furniture range made from local discarded timber, lighting for an underwater restaurant in Norway and a body-movement recognition system for people with disabilities.
Catch: The HIV Detector by Hans Ramzan was named overall design project of the year.
The design winners were decided by a master jury consisting of Netherlands-based Margriet Vollenburg, Rhode Island School of Design president Roseanne Samerson, South African designer Sindiso Khumalo, Dror Benshetrit of Studio Dror and Talenia Phua Gajardo of The Artling. There were 1,240 entries for the architecture categories at this year's Dezeen Awards. Of these, 62 were shortlisted by our jury of 25 leading figures from the world of architecture.
This week, the Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture winners were revealed on Monday 23 and interiors winners on Tuesday 24 November.
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See the winning design projects on the Dezeen Awards website or read on below:

Furniture design of the year:

Essential by Viewport Studio
Essential is a furniture range that was sourced, developed and manufactured from discarded timber within a 10-mile radius of ...