With just one day to put forward a nomination for the Designers of the Year awards at Dezeen Awards 2024, last year's winners explain how winning boosted their visibility and underscored designers' responsibility to society.
Architecture firm White Arkitekter said winning a Dezeen Award "definitely increased exposure internationally", while Parisian interior design studio Uchronia said it was "a great honour, acknowledgement and motivation to keep going".
"My approach to architecture has often been described as unconventional, and so it means the world to be recognised on a platform such as Dezeen for making an impact in the industry," said architect Sumayya Vally, who won emerging architect of the year.
"To be recognised for work I felt was missing from my own experience of canon has been immensely rewarding and almost surreal," she added. Designer Audrey Large agreed with Counterspace founder Vally, saying winning felt like "the design world embraced my voice".
Nomination closes on Wednesday 1 May
The Designers of the Year awards recognise those whose innovative work has made a notable impact on the industry in their field.
Public nomination is new for this year, and we are asking readers to put forward designers for consideration, which will then be shortlisted by Dezeen's editorial team.
The nomination closes tomorrow Wednesday 1 May at 23:59 London time. You can submit nominations using this form.
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