
A Look Back at 10 Best of Year Project Winners from 2021
Don’t miss out on an opportunity to submit your top products and projects for Interior Design‘s Best of Year Awards—the design industry’s premiere design awards program honoring work by designers, architects, and manufacturers around the globe—by September 7, 2022, or sooner! Early bird pricing ends August 12. To gear up for the upcoming awards, here is a look at 10 project winners from last year.
TriBeCa Apartment by Enze Architects
Winner for Small Apartment

The Londoner by Yabu Pushelberg
Winner for Boutique Hotel

Early Childhood Authority by Roar
Winner for Small Corporate Office

Valle San Nicolas by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
Winner for Beauty/Spa

Lunar by Sò Studio
Winner for Hospitality – Casual Dining

Bay Area Discovery Museum by Olson Kundig
Winner for Kids’ Zone

David Yurman 57th Street by Gabellini Sheppard Associates
Winner for Small Retail

Aktion Mensch Headquarters by Ippolito Fleitz Group
Winner for Social Impact

Bamboo Canopy by LLLab.
Winner for Outdoor Space

Alchemy by Studio Paolo Ferrari
Winner for Dispensary

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Best of Year Awards 2021
Interior Design celebrates design in all its forms with the 2021 Best of Year Awards. See the winner’s gallery here.
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