One of the Wallpaper* judges Kanye WestUnder the careful watch of a star-studded and influential cast, the likes of Kanye West, Jean Nouvel, Ines de la Fressange, Marc Newson, Sir Ken Adam and Stefano Pilati factored in for Wallpaper*’s Design Awards 2009. The categories include the best new domestic appliance, new restaurant, new private house, new or renovated hotel, new public building, city, men’s fashion collection, women’s fashion collection, new grooming product as well as most life-enhancing product and furniture designer of the year.
The results are finally here. Browse the winners and runners up below.
Judges' awards: the winners
Best new domestic appliance: joint winners
'Ciussai' heater by G Di Tullio and S Ragaini
Hob and oven by Marc Newson for Smeg
Furniture designer of the year
Patrick Norguet
Best new restaurant
Banq, Boston, by Office dA
Best new or renovated hotel
The Dolder Grand, Zurich, by Foster + Partners and United Designers
Best new private house
Final Wooden House, Japan, by Sou Fujimoto
Best new public building
BMW Welt, Germany, by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Best city
Paris
Best men's fashion collection
Junya Watanabe A/W 2008
Best women's fashion collection
Yves Saint Laurent A/W 2008
Best new grooming product
Le 2 de Guerlain Mascara by Guerlain
Most life-enhancing product
'Bloomframe' by Hofman Dujardin Architects
Nice work...
