Best of Year 2015: Product & Material Winners
For the third year in a row, Best of Year was held at at Frank Gehry’s IAC Building in New York, where 975 designers, architects and manufacturers gathered to learn the winners and merit honorees. The program was hosted by Interior Design editor in chief Cindy Allen and publisher Carol Cisco, who revealed winners across 43 project categories, 61 product categories, and 11 materials. New this year were an additional 24 “Best in 10” awards honoring the best projects and products of the past decade. Congratulations to all!
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Category (Winners in bold) |
Product Name |
Company Name |
| Accessories | Mackenrow | Jory Brigham Design |
| Accessories | Haiku 84 Bamboo in oil-rubbed bronze | Big Ass Fans |
| Accessories | Wawama Porcelain | Britto Charette |
| Accessories | Ruutu | Iittala |
| Accessories: Office | Flip | Clarus Glassboards |
| Accessories: Office | Projectable Magnetic Glass Dry-Erase Boards | Bendheim |
| Accessories: Office | LINK Premium Powder Coated Whiteboards | Ghent |
| Accessories: Office | iBooth | PETER PEPPER PRODUCTS |
| Accessories: Outdoor | FGP Bike Rack | Landscape Forms |
| Accessories: Outdoor | The Mezzaluna Artisan Fire Bowl | Eldorado Stone |
| Accessories: Outdoor | Branch Twist | Fire Features for Colombo Construction Corp |
| Accessories: Outdoor | Ocean Master MAX Manta Cantilever | TUUCI |
| Architectural/Building Products (doors, windows, paint etc) | Tavola Divergent Beams and Baffles Ceiling System | Hunter Douglas |
| Architectural/Building Products (doors, windows, paint etc) | Hybrid Collection Mirrored Glass Doors by Mac Stopa for Casali | Casali A.V. Srl |
| Architectural/Building Products (doors, windows, paint etc) | Impressions Acoustical Tile | KnollTextiles |
| Architectural/Building Products (doors, windows, paint etc) | Velaria Rete | Rimadesio |
| Architectural/Building Products (doors, windows, paint etc) | Patricia Urquiola | Skyline Design |
| Bath: Accessories and Hardware | WallDrain | QuickDrain USA |
| Bath: Accessories and Hardware | G Series Decorative Shower Drain | Infinity Drain |
| Bath: Accessories and Hardware | Scaletta | Tubes Radiatori |
| Bath: Cabinetry | Cape Cod Vanity | Duravit |
| Bath: Cabinetry | Dressage Free-Standing Vanity | GRAFF |
| Bath: Fittings (faucets etc.) | CL.1 | Dornbracht Americas Inc. |
| Bath: Fittings (faucets etc.) | SRG Signature Collection | AF New York |
| Bath: Fittings (faucets etc.) | Axor ShowerProducts by Front | Axor |
| Bath: Fittings (faucets etc.) | Tapera by BIG Basin Faucet Set | Kallista |
| Bath: Fittings (faucets etc.) | VOLA Hand Shower | VOLA |
| Bath: Fixtures (sinks, tubs, etc.) | Continuum sink | MTI Baths |
| Bath: Fixtures (sinks, tubs, etc.) | Orbit Sink | Alessandro Isola Ltd |
| Bath: Fixtures (sinks, tubs, etc.) | Ino Bathroom Collection | Laufen Bathrooms North America |
| Bath: Fixtures (sinks, tubs, etc.) | Trough 48 | Native Trails |
| Bath: Fixtures (sinks, tubs, etc.) | Aro: Designer Bath Series | Porcelanosa USA |
| Combination of dissimilar materials | Fortina For B+N | B+N Industries |
| Combination of dissimilar materials | Hybrid Collection Mirrored Glass by Mac Stopa for Casali | Casali A.V. Srl |
| Combination of dissimilar materials | Theseus | New Ravenna |
| Exciting indoor to outdoor solution | River Stone by Mac Stopa for Tonon | Tonon & C. spa |
| Exciting indoor to outdoor solution | Sunbrella Fundamental | Glen Raven, Inc. |
| Exciting indoor to outdoor solution | Norafin Ecoline – technical nonwovens based on flax | Norafin (Americas) Inc. |
| Flooring: Carpet/Broadloom | New Neo | OW Hospitality |
| Flooring: Carpet/Broadloom | Soundtrack | Bentley |
| Flooring: Carpet/Broadloom | Modern Dobby | Mohawk Group |
| Flooring: Carpet/Broadloom | Indent | Tandus Centiva |
| Flooring: Carpet/Modular | Equal Measure | Interface |
| Flooring: Carpet/Modular | Color Field | Milliken |
| Flooring: Carpet/Modular | Moving Floors | Mohawk Group |
| Flooring: Carpet/Modular | The Park | Shaw Contract Group |
| Flooring: Carpet/Rugs | Mélange | nanimarquina |
| Flooring: Carpet/Rugs | Xylo Rug | HOLLY HUNT |
| Flooring: Carpet/Rugs | Inkblot 1 | Lindstrom Rugs |
| Flooring: Carpet/Rugs | GRID Rug | Rosemary Hallgarten |
| Flooring: Carpet/Rugs | Fresco – Turquoise | WARP & WEFT |
| Flooring: Hard | Aspecta Abstracts LVT Piermont Collection | Metroflor Corp. |
| Flooring: Hard | Umbra and Umbra Stripe | J+J Flooring Group/Kinetex |
| Flooring: Hard | Connected LVT | Mannington Commercial |
| Flooring: Hard | Kenzo | Mosaique Surface Inc. |
| Flooring: Hard | FATTAMANO by Giovanni Barbieri | Vallelunga & Co |
| Flooring: Healthcare | Teles High Resiliency Rubber Tile | Mannington Commercial |
| Flooring: Healthcare | Acczent Heterogeneous Sheet Flooring | Tarkett |
| Flooring: Hospitality | Lakir by Durkan | Mohawk Group |
| Flooring: Hospitality | Montgolfier Etosha | EGE |
| Flooring: Hospitality | New Neo | OW Hospitality |
| Flooring: Hospitality | The Studio/Painting | Shaw Hospitality Group |
| Flooring: Tile and Stone | ATLAS | Mosaics Marti |
| Flooring: Tile and Stone | AKDO Origami Collection | AKDO |
| Flooring: Tile and Stone | Orly Decorative Field Tile | ArtisticTile |
| Flooring: Tile and Stone | River Marble Colorbody Porcelain | Daltile |
| Flooring: Tile and Stone | Fossil | Stone Source |
| Furniture: Beds | Usher Daybed | Elliot Eakin Furniture |
| Furniture: Beds | Kosy Bed | Huppe |
| Furniture: Beds | Cumulus Bed | Ted Boerner Inc |
| Furniture: Contract/Case Goods | WorkStyles Collection | Tuohy Furniture Corporation |
| Furniture: Contract/Case Goods | Compositions | Bernhardt Design |
| Furniture: Contract/Case Goods | X series storage | Haworth |
| Furniture: Contract/Desking | Nomado | Sandler Office |
| Furniture: Contract/Desking | Series A Desk | Poppin |
| Furniture: Contract/Desking | Z DESK | unCUBED |
| Furniture: Contract/Systems | Canopy | Kimball Office |
| Furniture: Contract/Systems | upStage | Teknion |
| Furniture: Contract/Systems | Rescape Wall Tile Office | Three H Furniture |
| Furniture: Contract/Systems | Industrial Benching System | West Elm Workspace with Inscape |
| Furniture: Contract/Tables | Riff | OFS |
| Furniture: Contract/Tables | Reverse Occasional | Andreu World |
| Furniture: Contract/Tables | Concierge | Bernhardt Design |
| Furniture: Contract/Tables | Ratio Table | Decca Contract |
| Furniture: Contract/Tables | Mio Collaborative Tables | National Office Furniture |
| Furniture: Education | Brody WorkLounge | Steelcase Education |
| Furniture: Education | Particles Junior | Encore |
| Furniture: Education | Sway | KI |
| Furniture: Healthcare | Cama Bed Chair | IoA |
| Furniture: Healthcare | Rein+ | Carolina |
| Furniture: Healthcare | Cricket | David Edward |
| Furniture: Healthcare | Ava Recliner | Nemschoff |
| Furniture: Outdoor/Lounge | ULM Daybed | VONDOM |
| Furniture: Outdoor/Lounge | DAYBED Lamas fijas GANDIABLASCO | GANDIABLASCO |
| Furniture: Outdoor/Lounge | Sunnyside Collection | LOLL Designs |
| Furniture: Outdoor/Lounge | Zenhit | Royal Botania |
| Furniture: Outdoor/Seating & Tables | Empty | Vibia |
| Furniture: Outdoor/Seating & Tables | BuzziBreeze | BuzziSpace |
| Furniture: Outdoor/Seating & Tables | Rio | JANUS et Cie |
| Furniture: Outdoor/Seating & Tables | Chamcha River Stone | Phillips Collection |
| Furniture: Partitions and Wall Systems | BuzziFalls | BuzziSpace |
| Furniture: Partitions and Wall Systems | Full Circle Metallics | 3form |
| Furniture: Partitions and Wall Systems | FLEX | LOFTwall |
| Furniture: Residential/Coffee Tables | Los Andes | Bernhardt Design |
| Furniture: Residential/Coffee Tables | Swole Table | Blu Dot |
| Furniture: Residential/Coffee Tables | Formation Cocktail Table | HOLLY HUNT |
| Furniture: Residential/Coffee Tables | Vanbraun | Phillips Collection |
| Furniture: Residential/Console Tables | Thicket Console | AKMD |
| Furniture: Residential/Console Tables | Console | Britto Charette |
| Furniture: Residential/Console Tables | Curie Console | HOLLY HUNT |
| Furniture: Residential/Dining Tables | Volpi Dining Table | Louis Kazan |
| Furniture: Residential/Dining Tables | Hybrid Collection Mira Table by Mac Stopa for Casali | Casali A.V. Sr |
| Furniture: Residential/Dining Tables | Mad Dining Table | Poliform |
| Furniture: Residential/Side Tables | Tendu End Table | Donghia, Inc. |
| Furniture: Residential/Side Tables | Branca Table | HOLLY HUNT |
| Furniture: Residential/Side Tables | Sash Side Table | JANUS et Cie |
| Furniture: Residential/Side Tables | Fourchette Drink Table | Mattaliano Inc. |
| Furniture: Residential/Storage | Senzafine | Poliform |
| Furniture: Residential/Storage | Fretwork 72 | Altura Furniture |
| Furniture: Residential/Storage | Dreams Cabinet | BD Barcelona Design |
| Furniture: Residential/Storage | Nobu Buffet | Cliff Young Ltd |
| Green Innovation | Grove by SIXINCH – Lilly Solar Shade | SIXINCH North America |
| Green Innovation | Bella-Dura By the Yard, Series 3 | Bella-Dura |
| Green Innovation | Aqualogic by LENOVA Faucet | LENOVA® |
| Hardware | Verdura | Rocky Mountain Hardware |
| Hardware | IN120 WiFi Lock with HID Mobile Access Support | ASSA ABLOY |
| Hardware | H1055-WORDS | VALLI & VALLI USA, Inc. |
| Innovative acoustic surface | BAUX Acoustic Panels | BAUX |
| Innovative acoustic surface | Deltacoustic & Zetacoustic Acoustical Sheers | Carnegie |
| Innovative new material for wallcovering | Torrent | Rieke Office Interiors |
| Innovative new material for wallcovering | ModuLayer | Visual Magnetics |
| Innovative new material for wallcovering | Photorealistic Natural Marble Mosaic | ATARES |
| Innovative new material for wallcovering | Pebble Collection by Mac Stopa for Mosaico Digitale | Mosaico Digitale |
| Innovative new stain resistance treatment/product | FORBID SRT by Enduratex | ENDURATEX |
| Innovative new stain resistance treatment/product | STEELIA | Arc Linea Arredamenti Spa |
| Innovative new stain resistance treatment/product | Ziro | Concertex |
| Innovative translucent shading/lighting solution | Murano Collection | Giovanni Barbieri/ FLLi Barbieri |
| Innovative translucent shading/lighting solution | 90/10 Light Guide by Curio Design | Curio Design |
| Innovative translucent shading/lighting solution | I-MESH MORELLET | S.I. SRL |
| Kitchen: Appliances | Professional Series Induction Range | Bertazzoni |
| Kitchen: Appliances | Flow Kitchen | Gorenje |
| Kitchen: Appliances | RAL Custom Color Program | ILVE |
| Kitchen: Appliances | Lux Island Ventilation Hood | Zephyr Ventilation |
| Kitchen: Cabinetry | Italia PVD Champagne | Arc Linea Arredamenti Spa |
| Kitchen: Cabinetry | Elite | GD Cucine |
| Kitchen: Cabinetry | SieMatic URBAN Collection | SieMatic Möbelwerke USA |
| Kitchen: Fittings and Fixtures (faucets, taps, sinks etc) | Corsano Culinary Pull-Out Kitchen Faucet | California Faucets |
| Kitchen: Fittings and Fixtures (faucets, taps, sinks etc) | Brizo Artesso Articulating Kitchen Faucet | Brizo |
| Kitchen: Fittings and Fixtures (faucets, taps, sinks etc) | Sync | Dornbracht Americas Inc. |
| Kitchen: Fittings and Fixtures (faucets, taps, sinks etc) | GROHE Eurocube Semi-Pro | GROHE |
| Lighting: Architectural | Halo Linear | Vibia |
| Lighting: Architectural | Versatile | El Torrent |
| Lighting: Architectural | Running Magnet 2.0 | FLOS |
| Lighting: Architectural | Vaeder | Modular Lighting Instruments |
| Lighting: Chandelier (multiple bulb) | Helio Pack Modern Chandelier | Niche |
| Lighting: Chandelier (multiple bulb) | Dome | BOVER |
| Lighting: Chandelier (multiple bulb) | Cityscape LED (Large) | Hubbardton Forge |
| Lighting: Chandelier (multiple bulb) | Wireflow Chandelier | Vibia |
| Lighting: Floor | Induction Tube Light | Castor Design |
| Lighting: Floor | Vari Lamp | Esrawe Studio |
| Lighting: Floor | Elephant | Luziferlamps, S.L. |
| Lighting: Pendant (single bulb) | Mountain View | Axo Light |
| Lighting: Pendant (single bulb) | Non La | BOVER |
| Lighting: Pendant (single bulb) | Spokes | Foscarini |
| Lighting: Pendant (single bulb) | Arne Domus | Santa & Cole |
| Lighting: Sconce | Lake | Foscarini |
| Lighting: Sconce | Icicle Wand Sconce | Boyd Lighting |
| Lighting: Sconce | Apex | Fontana Arte |
| Lighting: Sconce | Avion Single Sconce | Jonathan Browning Studios Inc. |
| Lighting: Table | Ongo Lamp | Tzelan |
| Lighting: Table | Sisifo | Artemide |
| Lighting: Table | LUX Brooklyn AC LED Task Light | LUX by Mighty Bright |
| Lighting: Table | Cyborg | Martinelli Luce |
| Materials and Surfaces (including paneling) | Raffia | Nemo Tile |
| Materials and Surfaces (including paneling) | Painterly Collection | 3form |
| Materials and Surfaces (including paneling) | Lux field tile | ANN SACKS |
| Materials and Surfaces (including paneling) | Chroma Wood Panels | Architectural Systems |
| Materials and Surfaces (including paneling) | Hybrid Collection Mirrored Glass Panels by Mac Stopa for Casali | Casali A.V. Srl |
| Materials and Surfaces (including paneling) | Cork Cloth | HBF Textiles |
| Seating: Contract/Conference | Code+ | Bernhardt Design |
| Seating: Contract/Conference | Flex Executive | Andreu World |
| Seating: Contract/Conference | Saiba | Geiger |
| Seating: Contract/Conference | Pelikan by Mac Stopa with M. Ballendat for Profim | Profim Sp. z o.o. |
| Seating: Contract/Guest | E005 Embrace Chair | Carl Hansen & Son |
| Seating: Contract/Guest | Nios Guest Collection | Arcadia |
| Seating: Contract/Guest | Roc | COR |
| Seating: Contract/Guest | Bloom | Kimball Office |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Multi Seat | Chadwick Modular Seating | Herman Miller |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Multi Seat | Steeve | Arper |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Multi Seat | Colours | Bernhardt Design |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Multi Seat | Block Party Lounge Collection | Poppin |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Single Seat | Caid Lounge Chair | Elan by Decca |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Single Seat | Ginkgo Lounge | Davis Furniture |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Single Seat | Bing Luxe Lounge | Elan by Decca |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Single Seat | Leaf | Nienkamper |
| Seating: Contract/Lounge Single Seat | Nagi | Viccarbe Inc. |
| Seating: Contract/Task | Mimeo | Allsteel |
| Seating: Contract/Task | You Too | Allseating |
| Seating: Contract/Task | Downtown | Haworth |
| Seating: Residential/Accent | Rolf Benz 580 | Rolf Benz |
| Seating: Residential/Accent | Fila | Borgo |
| Seating: Residential/Accent | Eames Molded Stools | Herman Miller |
| Seating: Residential/Accent | Double Zero | Moroso |
| Seating: Residential/Lounge | Field Lounge Chair | Blu Dot |
| Seating: Residential/Lounge | FH429 Signature Chair | Carl Hansen & Son |
| Seating: Residential/Lounge | Fri | Fritz Hansen |
| Seating: Residential/Lounge | Blink Collection by Yabu Pushelberg | Stellar Works |
| Seating: Residential/Sofa | Positano | Casa International |
| Seating: Residential/Sofa | Giselle Settee | Donghia, Inc. |
| Seating: Residential/Sofa | Air Sofa by Alexander Andersson | LUTECA |
| Seating: Residential/Sofa | Rolf Benz TIRA | Rolf Benz |
| Technology | PowerView Motorization | Hunter Douglas |
| Technology | Willow | Byrne |
| Technology | Thread | Steelcase |
| Technology | MicroTouch | ThermaSol |
| Textiles: Contract | Nordic collection | Sina Pearson Textiles |
| Textiles: Contract | Matter & Motion | C.F. Stinson, Inc. |
| Textiles: Contract | The Blueprint Collection | Momentum Group |
| Textiles: Contract | Kirk Nix Penthouse Collection | Robert Allen |
| Textiles: Contract | Line Language | Teknion Textiles |
| Textiles: Healthcare | Tabby Check | Maharam |
| Textiles: Healthcare | Bella-Dura By the Yard, Series 3 | Bella-Dura |
| Textiles: Healthcare | EvoFabric Virtual | Concertex |
| Textiles: Healthcare | Jubilee Collection | Sina Pearson Textiles |
| Textiles: Hospitality | Apex-Crypton Revl | C.F. Stinson, Inc. |
| Textiles: Hospitality | Xorel Havana | Carnegie |
| Textiles: Hospitality | Parker Stripe | Joseph Noble |
| Textiles: Hospitality | The Adjaye Collection | KnollTextiles |
| Textiles: Hospitality | The Joy of Hex | Pollack |
| Textiles: Outdoor | Marine Grouping | Nomi Fabrics, Inc. |
| Textiles: Outdoor | Majalis | Brentano |
| Textiles: Outdoor | Ecriture | HOLLY HUNT |
| Textiles: Outdoor | Study | Maharam |
| Textiles: Residential | Mirafiore | Rubelli at Donghia |
| Textiles: Residential | American Alligator | Edelman Leather |
| Textiles: Residential | Sunbrella Emerald Group | Glen Raven Custom Fabrics |
| Textiles: Residential | Kinetic Velvet Collection | JAB Anstoetz |
| Textiles: Residential | Sundial | Weitzner |
| Unexpected upholstery surface | Pebble Collection by Mac Stopa for Mosaico Digitale | Mosaico Digitale |
| Unexpected upholstery surface | Glazed Leatherette | BART HALPERN |
| Unexpected upholstery surface | MindLayers | Visual Magnetics |
| Unexpected use of cement for interiors | TCX – Translucent Concrete: Caribbean Agate | Lavada Inc. |
| Unexpected use of cement for interiors | Ogassian Brise in Japanese Weave Screen Block | ANN SACKS |
| Unexpected use of metals for interiors | Inflated metal screen | Full Blown Metals Limited |
| Unexpected use of metals for interiors | Noble Materials | Shaw Contract Group |
| Unexpected use of natural materials for interiors | Dukta | Dukta |
| Unexpected use of natural materials for interiors | Norafin Ecoline – technical nonwovens based on flax | Norafin (Americas) Inc. |
| Unexpected use of natural materials for interiors | Marmoreal | Dzek |
| Use of recycled or reclaimed materials | Lost Coast Redwood – Weathered | TerraMai |
| Use of recycled or reclaimed materials | Vetrazzo Mosaic Tiles | Vetrazzo |
| Use of recycled or reclaimed materials | ReSalvage Mosaic Collection | Artaic – Innovative Mosaic |
| Wallcovering: Contract | Dimension Walls | MDC |
| Wallcovering: Contract | Patty Madden Wallcovering – Bijoux | Luxe Surfaces/Patty Madden Wallcovering |
| Wallcovering: Contract | Mixed Stripe by Paul Smith | Maharam |
| Wallcovering: Contract | Paradiso | SAHCO at Donghia |
| Wallcovering: Fabric | Fade | Phillip Jeffries |
| Wallcovering: Fabric | Enigma Select | Arte nv |
| Wallcovering: Fabric | Glazed Leatherette | BART HALPERN |
| Wallcovering: Fabric | Ecorce | Innovations |
| Wallcovering: Paper | Ajiro Fanfare | Maya Romanoff |
| Wallcovering: Paper | Glacé | The Alpha Workshops |
| Wallcovering: Paper | Mock Rock | Flavor Paper |
| Wallcovering: Paper | Watercolor Washi | Phillip Jeffries |
| Wallcovering: Treatments (including Tile and Stone) | Reveal | ANN SACKS |
| Wallcovering: Treatments (including Tile and Stone) | Elements by Boris Aldridge for Cle | Cle tile |
| Wallcovering: Treatments (including Tile and Stone) | Laminam by Crossville’s I Metalli Porcelain Tile Panel Collection | Crossville, Inc |
| Wallcovering: Treatments (including Tile and Stone) | Skyline Digital Glass Portfolio/Bonnie Edelman | Skyline Design |
| Wallcovering: Treatments (including Tile and Stone) | Tierras | Stone Source |
| Window Treatments | Alchemy | Carnegie |
| Window Treatments | Voile de Venise | Rubelli at Donghia |
| Window Treatments | Fragmentations. Tjep.Cubism Collection | Wolf-Gordon |
| Best in 10 Winners | ||
| Best in 10: Accent/Contract | QuickStand | Humanscale |
| Best in 10: Architectural/Building Products | Sun Valley Bronze Sliding Barn Door Hardware | Sun Valley Bronze |
| Best in 10: Bath Products | Axor Massaud | Axor |
| Best in 10: Flooring/Hard | EGE Atelier by Jean-Paul Gaultier | EGE |
| Best in 10: Flooring/Soft | Full Volume | Tandus Centiva |
| Best in 10: Furniture/Contract | Public Office Landscape | Herman Miller |
| Best in 10: Furniture/Outdoor | ORBIT XXL | DEDON |
| Best in 10: Furniture/Residential | Husk Chair | B+B |
| Best in 10: Kitchen Products | Bertazzoni Professional Series Range in Arancio | Bertazzoni |
| Best in 10: Lighting | Ameba | Vibia |
| Best in 10: Seating/Contract Guest | Forest Armchair | JANUS et Cie |
| Best in 10: Seating/Contract Task | Zody | Haworth |
| Best in 10: Textile/Contract | Layers by Hella Jongerius | Maharam |
| Best in 10: Textile/Residential | Orchidea | SAHCO |
| Best in 10: Wallcovering | Flexi Mother of Pearl Mosaic | Maya Romanoff |
