Winners of The Brit List Awards 2020 unveiled

Hotel Designs’ nationwide search to find the top designers, architects, hoteliers and suppliers operating in Britain came to a head yesterday as the winners of The Brit List Awards 2020 were officially announced.

Adhering to social distancing measures and the latest government guidelines, this year’s awards were filmed from inside Minotti London’s Fitzrovia showroom, which will host The Brit List Winners’ Party/MEET UP London on April 29, 2021.

“If anything, the pandemic has made our nationwide search that much more meaningful.” – Hamish Kilburn, editor of Hotel Designs and host of The Brit List Awards 2020.

Editor Hamish Kilburn, who took the microphone as host for the third consecutive year, welcomed the virtual audience with a nod to the industry’s resilience during the pandemic. “Covid-19 may have changed a lot of things, but it was never going to impact the quality of our nationwide search to find the most influential designers, architects and hoteliers operating in Britain,” said Kilburn. “If anything, the pandemic has made our nationwide search that much more meaningful.

Save the date: The Brit List Winners’ Party/MEET UP London takes place on April 29

“Year-on-year, we pour our hearts into our nationwide search, and I am really proud that our awards has become a major event in the design, architecture and hospitality calendar.”

Ahead of the virtual event, Hotel Designs asked this year’s partners and judges what The Brit List Awards meant to them:

This year’s handpicked judging panel, who joined Kilburn in a brief panel discussion during the awards ceremony, were carefully selected to include international experts in design, architecture and hotel development.

The afternoon’s celebrations were divided into two sections. First came the formal unveiling of The Brit List 2020, the official publication, produced by Hotel Designs, that whittles down the shortlist to reference this year’s top 75 designers, architects and hoteliers who have proven themselves to be the industry’s most creative and innovative individuals operating in Britain today.

The event then continued, with Kilburn inviting Parters of The Brit List Awards 2020 to announce this year’s individual award winners.

And the winners are: 

INTERIOR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Highly Commended: Geraldine Dohogne, Founder, Beyond Design
Winner: Albin Berglund, Co-Founder, Bergman Interiors

ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR

Highly Commended: Luke Fox, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners
Winner: Christos Passas, Project Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

HOTELIER OF THE YEAR

Highly Commended: Chris King, Co-Founder, Birch
Winner: Gary Neville, Co-Founder, Stock Exchange Hotel

BEST IN TECH

Highly Commended: Aqualisa (Quartz Touch)
Winner: XR Smart Studio (Royal Lancaster London)

THE ECO AWARD

Highly Commended: Focus EcoDesign Fireplaces
Winner: Sibley Grove (The Chamberlain)

BEST IN BRITISH PRODUCT DESIGN 

Highly Commended: Monkey Puzzle Tree (‘Hit the North’ real cork wallpaper)
Winner: Sequel Principle collection, from Parkside and Alusid

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AWARD:

Winner: Fiona Thompson, Principal, Richmond International

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Thank you to our Partners!