The inaugural Bentley Lighthouse Award goes to Bonnie Hubilam, founder of Natural Materials Studio
Dezeen has announced the 50 winners of Dezeen Awards 2023 in partnership with Bentley. In addition 39 project winners were announced and each winner went forward to compete against the other winners in their sectors, with four claiming the overall project of the year accolades. Six Designers of the Year awards were also announced that recognised both established and emerging talent across architecture, interiors and design. The inaugural Bentley Lighthouse Award, which rewards a designer who seeks to create a better world, was also awarded for the first time. Aoyama Design Forum proudly supports the award this year again.

Architectural lighting design - Novartis Pavillon - Zero-Energy Media Facade by iart ag
Photo credit: iart
Architecture
Simba Vision Montessori School in Tanzania by local practice Architectural Pioneering Consultants won the architecture project of the year award. The school was also named education project of the year.

Architecture - Education project - Simba Vision Montessori School by Architectural Pioneering Consultants
Photo credit: Architectural Pioneering Consultants
Category winners
- Architecture – House (urban) – Spruce House and Studio by ao-ft Photo credit: Rory Gardiner
- Architecture – House (rural) – Mud House by Sketch Design Studio Photo credit: Jeevan Jyot
- Architecture – Housing – Nightingale Village by Architecture architecture, Austin Maynard Architects, Breathe, Clare Cousins Architects, Hayball and Kennedy Nolan Photo credit: Tom Ross
- Architecture – House renovation – EL PRIORATO by Atienza Maure Arquitectos Photo credit: Simone Bossi
- Architecture – House extension – DOKUBO+EL AMIGO by Jo Nagasaka _ Schemata Architects Photo credit: Kenta Hasegawa
- Architecture – Civic project – Lea Bridge Library extension by Studio Weave Photo credit: Jim Stephenson
- Architecture – Cultural project – 32° East Arts Centre by New Makers Bureau Photo credit: Tim Latim
- Architecture – Workplace project – Campus Betterware Guadalajara CBG by Estudio MMX Photo credit: Estudio MMX
- Architecture – Health and wellbeing project – Lumi Shala by Ibuku Studio Photo credit: Alchemy Yoga Center
- Architecture – Heritage project – Kingway Brewery Renovation by URBANUS Architecture _ Design Inc. Photo credit: TAL
- Architecture – Hospitality project – Dapi Mountain Restaurant by Galaxy Arch Photo credit: Lv Xiaobin
- Architecture – Small project – Kithara Music Public Kiosk by C733 Photo credit: Jaime Navarro
- Architecture – Mixed-use project – Héroes de Tecamac rambla by Taller Capital Photo credit: Rafael Gamo
Interiors
Restaurant Xokol in Guadalajaraby studios Ruben Valdez Practice and ODAmx was named interiors project of the year. It also won restaurant and bar interior of the year.

Restaurant and bar interior - Xokol by Ruben Valdez Practice
Photo credit: Rafael Palacios Macías / Funciono
Category winners
- Home interior – Tembo Tembo Lodge by STUDIO ASAÏ Photo credit: Adrien Dirand
- Hotel and short-stay interior – Six Senses Rome by Patricia Urquiola Photo credit: Luca Rotondo
- Workplace interior (small) – Studio Reisinger by Isern Serra Photo credit: Salva Lopez
- Retail interior (small) – The Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Modern building, Gallery Shop by Akin Atelier Photo credit: Rory Gardiner
- Health and wellbeing interior – Paste by Studio Author Photo credit: Niamh Barry
- Exhibition design (interior) – The Golden Age of Grotesque (Paula Rego. There and back again – Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover) by DIDIER FIÚZA FAUSTINO _ MESARCHITECTURE Photo credit: César Béjar
Design
Cionic Neural Sleeve by Yves Behar's Fuseproject and neuro tech startup Cionic was crowned design project of the year. It was also named product design (health and wellbeing) project of the year.

Product design (health and wellbeing) - CIONIC™ Neural Sleeve by fuseproject
Photo credit: fuseproject
Category winners
- Furniture design – Lightly by noho Photo credit: Samuel Hartnett
- Lighting design – Knuckle lights by David Taylor for Hem by David Taylor Metallformgivare Photo credit: Erik Lefvander
- Architectural lighting design – Novartis Pavillon – Zero-Energy Media Facade by iart ag Photo credit: iart
- Product design (consumer design and wearables) – 32°N Sunglasses by Deep Optics Photo credit: Deep Optics
- Product design (bathroom and kitchen) – Nu by studio inma bermudez Photo credit: Klunderbie
- Graphic design – Second Sea by Accept & Proceed Photo credit: Accept & Proceed
- Sustainable building – Nightingale Village by Architecture architecture, Austin Maynard Architects, Breathe, Clare Cousins Architects, Hayball and Kennedy Nolan Photo credit: Tom Ross
Sustainability
London architecture studio Mikhail Riches won sustainability project of the year for Park Hill Phase 2. The project was also named sustainable renovation of the year.
Category winners
- Architecture – Housing – Nightingale Village by Architecture architecture, Austin Maynard Architects, Breathe, Clare Cousins Architects, Hayball and Kennedy Nolan Photo credit: Tom Ross
- Sustainable interior – Lai Zhou Bar by RooMoo Photo credit: Wen Studio
- Sustainable design (consumer) – PulpaTronics by PulpaTronics Photo credit: PulpaTronics
- Sustainable design (building product) – EMU_s – Erosion Mitigation Units by Reef Design Lab Photo credit: Reef Design Lab
- Material innovation – The Mills Fabrica Investment Fund – Colorifix by Colorifix Limited Photo credit: Colorifix Limited
Designers of the Year Category winners
- Architect of the year: White Arkitekter
- Emerging architect of the year: Sumayya Vally, Counterspace
- Interior designer of the year: Patricia Urquiola
- Emerging interior designer of the year: Uchronia
- Designer of the year: Pearson Lloyd
- Emerging designer of the year: Audrey Large
The Bentley Lighthouse Award
This award is for an individual who has and continues to make a transformative contribution to the architecture and design industry. Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum has been named the first winner of the Bentley Lighthouse Award at this evening's Dezeen Awards ceremony.
About Dezeen Awards
Created by Dezeen, Dezeen Awards has grown rapidly to become one of the most-entered awards programmes globally with the highest credibility and attracting the highest-profile judges. Dezeen Awards celebrates the world's best architecture, interiors and design. Now in its sixth year, it has become the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe.