Winners of the inaugural Dezeen Awards will receive unique trophies designed by Dutch design studio Atelier NL.
The Eindhoven-based duo will create a range of bespoke, hand-made trophies using London clay, the material that underlies much of Dezeen's home city and which has been used for centuries to construct buildings in the English capital.
There will be 33 trophies in total. Of these, 24 will go to category winners in the architecture, interiors and design project categories.
The remaining nine will go to the Ultimate Dezeen Awards winners. These recognise the best architect, interior designer and designer in both the established and emerging categories, as well as the overall best architecture, interiors and design project, selected from the winners of each project category. Dutch design studio Atelier NL is designing the trophies of this year's Dezeen Awards, which is open for entries until 30 June
Atelier NL was co-founded Lonny van Ryswyk and Nadine Sterk. Their work often makes use of natural materials from specific locations, with which they develop "products that showcase the richness of the earth and the value of local raw materials".
They have particularly worked with clay and sand from around the world to make geographically specific ceramic and glass items.
Examples include the Fundamentals of Makkum tableware project, which used clay from different parts of the Netherlands to create objects of varying colour and texture; and their To See a World...