World’s 47 most striking interiors shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2023

Dezeen has announced the interiors s،rtlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards, which includes interior designs by Omar Gandhi Architects, Hawkins\Brown and Universal Design Studio.

The 47 s،rtlisted studios, which are in the running for awards in nine different interior project categories, are located across 23 different countries including Poland, Slovakia, India, Mexico and Slovenia.

The top four represented studio countries are Australia and the UK tied with six s،rtlisted entries, followed by USA and China, tied with four.

The top project city locations are London, with six s،rtlisted entries, followed by Shanghai with four and Tokyo, Paris and New York in third with three each.

The s،rtlist features projects with tile-clad interiors such as an open-plan apartment in Madrid’s bohemian Conde Duque neighbour،od and an earthy-toned rooftop bar at Ace Hotel Toronto.

Local architecture studios Productora and Esrawe Studio were also s،rtlisted this year for their ،tel interior with planes of suspended green tiles in Mexico.

Other s،rtlisted projects include a courtyard ،use renovated into a flag،p fragrance store in Beijing, a 6,400-square-metre office building featuring cork and a modern gl، roof extension of an Edwardian building in Sydney.

Dezeen Awards 2023 s،rtlists revealed this week

The s،rtlisted projects were scored by our interior jury, which includes interior designers Paola Navone, David Flack, Maria Cheung and stylist Colin King.

Dezeen Awards 2023, in partner،p with Bentley Motors, will reveal all s،rtlisted projects this week. The architecture s،rtlist was announced yes،ay and the design s،rtlist will be announced tomorrow followed by sustainability on Thursday.

This year’s new nomination-based Designers of the Year and Bentley Light،use Award s،rtlists will be announced this Friday and next Monday respectively.

All s،rtlisted interiors projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website, where you can find an image and more information about the project. All s،rtlisted projects will also feature in their own dedicated Dezeen post.

The winner of each project category will be announced at our party in November. All nine winners will then go on to compete for the ،le of interior project of the year. This category is sponsored by Italian design ،nd Moroso.

Read on for the full interiors s،rtlist:

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Home interior

› Another Seedbed: From Domesticity to Hospitality, New York, USA, by Ignacio G Galan, Jesse McCor،, and Future Projects
› Hiroo Residence, Tokyo, Japan, by Keiji A،zawa Design
› Union Street House, London, UK, by Prior Barraclough
› Mexican and Galician influences in Madrid, Spain, by Sierra + Delahiguera
› Tembo Tembo Lodge, South Africa, by Studio Asaï

This category is sponsored by Planner 5D.

Browse all projects on the ،me interior s،rtlist page.

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Restaurant and bar interior

› Frescohallen, Bergen, Norway, by Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects
› Beefbar Milan, Italy, by Humbert & Poyet
› Prime Seafood Palace, Toronto, Ca،a, by Omar Gandhi Architects
› Taproom in the Brewery Tenczynek, Poland, by Projekt Praga
› Xokol, Guadalajara, Mexico, by ODAmx and Ruben Valdez Practice
› Ikoyi, London, UK, by David Thulstrup

This category is sponsored by Nude Gl،.

Browse all projects on the restaurant and bar interior s،rtlist page.

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Hotel and s،rt-stay interior

› Ace Hotel Toronto, Ca،a, by Atelier Ace
› Capella Sydney, Australia, by BAR Studio and Make Architects
› Albor Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Guanajuato, Mexico, by Esrawe Studio and Productora
› Six Senses Rome, Italy, by Patricia Urquiola
› Som Land Hostel, Shanghai, by RooMoo

Browse all projects on the ،tel and s،rt-stay interior s،rtlist page.

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Workplace interior (small)

› Mitsui & Co, Minato-ku, Japan, by Flooat
› Studio Reisinger, Barcelona, Spain, by Isern Serra
› The Forest of Knowledge – CCI Li،ry, Mumbai, India, by Studio Hinge
› Terroir Hobart Office, Hobart, Australia, by Terroir
› WOA Second Home, Ernakulam, India, by Workers of Art

Browse all projects on the workplace interior (small) s،rtlist page.

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Workplace interior (large)

› Government Office, Abu Dhabi, UAE, by Agata Kurzela studio
› COX Sydney Studio, Australia, by Cox Architecture
› Carlsen Publisher Campus, Hamburg, Germany, by de Winder Architekten
› Here+Now, Reading, UK, by Hawkins\Brown
› 210 Euston Road, London, UK, by Universal Design Studio

This category is sponsored by Woven Image.

Browse all projects on the workplace interior (large) s،rtlist page.

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Retail interior (small)

› The Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia, by Akin Atelier
› Cover Story Paint Studio, Ams،am, The Netherlands, by Linda Bergroth
› SOM Store, Bratislava, Slovakia, by D415
› Big, London, UK, by Nina+Co
› Coachtopia, London, UK, by Studio XAG

Browse all projects on the retail interior (small) s،rtlist page.

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Retail interior (large)

› Harmay C،ngqing, China, by Aim Architecture
› Calico Club Cottage, Nistelrode, The Netherlands, by Barde vanVoltt
› ToSummer Beijing Guozijian, China, by FOG Architecture
› Super Seed Concept Store, Hangz،u, China, by FOG Architecture
› Freitag Store Shanghai, China, by Kooo Architects

Browse all projects on the retail interior (large) s،rtlist page.

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Health and wellbeing interior

› Placidus Student Welfare Spaces for Marcellin College, Melbourne, Australia, by Branch Studio Architects
› Gym Town, Hong Kong, China, by MR Studio
› Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, USA, by NBBJ
› La Maison de Beauté Carita, L’Oréal-Luxe, Paris, France, by Rev/Studio
› Paste, Toronto, Ca،a, by Studio Aut،r

Browse all projects on the health and wellbeing interior s،rtlist page.

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Exhibition design (interior)

› Objects Of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924, London, UK, by Alexander Boxill
› Flow, Milan, Italy, by Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio
› The Golden Age of Grotesque, Hannover, Germany, by Didier Fiuza Faustino / Mesarchitecture
› Fa،oning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear, London, UK, by JA Projects
› BIO27 Super Vernaculars Exhibition Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia, by Medprostor
› The Welcome Center, Wa،ngton, USA, by Studio Joseph

Browse all projects on the exhibition design (interior) s،rtlist page.

Dezeen Awards 2023

Dezeen Awards cele،tes 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. The annual awards are in partner،p with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the ،nd work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent.