The Brit List Awards 2023: shortlist announced

Regarded and respected globally as the industry’s most widespread campaign to identify the leading interior designers, architects, hoteliers and brands, The Brit List Awards 2023 has unveiled this year’s shortlist, which includes more than 150 individuals and projects selected across 12 categories…

Not being content with a single grand gesture in the form of the awards ceremony of The Brit List Awards, Hotel Designs decided to make a month of it this year, and decided to kick-off the award season with a pre-awards party! On September 14, sheltered inside last year’s winning project, One Hundred Shoreditch, the hotel design community were welcomed to witness the official unveiling of the shortlist for The Brit List Awards 2023.

Sponsored exclusively by Crosswater, The Brit List Awards 2023 Shortlist Unveiling Party became the unofficial switch for the year-long campaign, which aims to find Britain’s best hotel interior designers, architects and hoteliers, from discovery mode to celebration.

For six years, the awards have been a celebration and a recognition of all the design and hospitality innovation across the boards in the industry. So, it felt fitting, to not only announce the winners to our annual fanfare, but also to share the creative talent that is The Brit List Awards Shortlist, which contains 150 individuals and brands – the most ever in the campaign’s history.

“Much like what we see each year in the entries, we aim to unlock creativity in every nook of every studio and to, quite simply, offer something that is new,” said Hamish Kilburn, Editor of Hotel Designs who hosted the event. “That’s why our application / nomination process is free, and why we decided to throw a party to celebrate this year’s community, which has always been at the heart of our industry’s progression.”

The shortlisted finalists are…

INTERIOR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Name	Studio
Adam Clayton	SPATIALIZED
Alex Holloway	Holloway Li
Alexandra Jurkiewicz	Helen Green Design
Ana Moisin	Anamo Design Studio
Andreas Christodoulou	House of Dré
Angus Buchanan	Buchanan Studio
Anthony Rudolph	Nicolas James Interiors
Beata Heuman	Beata Heuman
Charlie North	Ennismore / AIME Studios
Clara Ewart	Kitesgrove
Clare McDonald	Design Command
Colin Carswell	Bell & Swift
Craig Mckie	Bell & Swift
Pauline Dellemotte	Atelier Ochre
Eirini Karamolegkou	Hopkins Architects
Geraldine Dohogne	Geraldine Dohogne Design
Hannah Lohan	New Heritage Design
Henry Chebaane	Blue Sky Hospitality
Jeremy Grove	Sibley Grove
Jessica Morison	G.A Group
Maria Oliva	Maria Oliva Interiors
Mark Bithrey	B3 Designers
Martin Goddard	Goddard Littlefair
Martin Hulbert	Martin Hulbert Design
Nicholas Hickson	THDP
Raquel Camino Garcia	TGP International
Sasha Stupar	EPR Architects
Scott Torrance	3D Reid
Tara Bernerd	Tara Bernerd & Partners
Tina Norden	Conran & Partners
Tom Thorogood	Studio Moren

ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR

Name	Studio
Alastair Shepherd	Falconer Chester Hall
Ben Adams	Ben Adams Architects
Christina Seilern	Studio Seilern Architects
David Chipperfield	David Chipperfield Architects
Davide Bertacca	Arcadis
Emma Perkin	Emil Eve Architects
Geoff Hull	EPR Architects
James Dilley	Jestico + Whiles
James Walsh	Studio Anyo
Jen Samuel	3DReid
Jonathan Comfort	Studio Moren
Jonny Sin	ReardonSmith Architects
Kate Sandle	Studio Moren
Laurence Pinn	Tate + Co
Lorraine Stoutt Griffith	Twelve Architects
Luke Fox	Foster + Partners
Manuela Manniono	THDP
Mark Bruce	EPR Architects
Martin Dobbs	BrightSPACE Architects
Murray Levinson	Squire & Partners
Nicholas de Klerk	Purcell
Philip Harrison	Harrison
Arran Pexton	Hopkins Architects
Patrik Schumacher	Zaha Hadid Architects
Paul Gallacher	EPR Architects
Polona Pirnat	Bogle Architects
Rebeca Aguilera	Studio Moren
Richard Holland	Holland Harvey Architects
Rob Gibbs	Synergy Architects
Simona Mirón	Gensler

HOTELIER OF THE YEAR

Name	Hotel
Anne Golden	Pan Pacific London
Conor O’Leary	Gleneagles / Gleneagles Townhouse
David Taylor	Lore Group
Eljesa Saciri	The Zetter Townhouse, Marylebone
Franck Arnold	Savoy London
Francois-Xavier Schoeffer	1 Hotel Mayfair
James McGinn	Hastings Hotels
Jennifer McCabe	art’otel London Battersea Power Station
Jill Chalmers	Glenapp Castle
Kalindi Juneja	PoB Hotels
Kevin Brooke	Heckfield Place
Lauren Vine	NYX Hotel London Holborn
Lina Zakzeckyte	Hart Shoreditch
Marwan Hemchaoui	Ellenborough Park Hotel
Michael Bonsor	Rosewood London
Neil Kedward	Grove of Narberth and Penmaenuchaf
Nuno César de Sá	Grantley Hall
Oliver Bon	Experimental Group
Philip Steiner	Bankside Hotel
Philippe Leboeuf	Raffles London at The OWO
Pierre-Charles Cros	Experimental Group
Ray Goertz	The Prince Akatoki London
Robert Godwin	Lamington Group
Romée De Goriainoff	Experimental Group
Ross Grieve	Seaham Hall
Simon Galic	AMANO Covent Garden
Sonja Vodusek	The Peninsula London
Timothy Griffin	LEVEN Manchester

PUBLIC AREA OF THE YEAR

Studio	Project
Atelier Ochre & House of Dré	Ember Locke Kensington
Design LSM	Heythrop Park Hotel
G.A Group	1 Hotel Mayfair
LXA Projects	BYRD
Nicolas James Interiors	The NICI
Suited Interior Design	Montagu’s Mews
THDP	Oltremare Lounge Bar at Mediterraneo Sorrento
THDP	Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars

LIGHTING SCHEME OF THE YEAR

Company	Project
Elektra Lighting	Virgin Hotels Edinburgh
Northern Lights & DesignLSM (in collaboration with Nulty)	Heythrop Park Hotel
Nulty	Waldorf Astoria Lusail, Doha
Visual Energy	1 Hotel Mayfair
Visual Energy	Stradom House Hotel – Kracow

HOTEL CONCEPT OF THE YEAR

Studio	Product/project
Design Command	Mercure Northampton
Buckley Gray Yeoman	The Hertford
Kirstin Fordyce	The Sorting Room
LXA Projects	Hotel Lounge
Matteo Bianchi	Patchwork Hotel, Whitechapel
ReardonSmith Architects	Urban cliffside hotel – Istria, Croatia

BEST IN BRITISH PRODUCT DESIGN

Company	Product/project
Fitzroy of London	The Gosfield Collection
Lyndon from Boss	Kato lounge chair
LUUME Fires	Elixir Fire Table
Newmor Wallcoverings	Heritage With A Twist Collection
Perrin & Rowe	Armstrong Bathroom Collection
Philip Watts Design	Starburst
Red Dog Glass Design	The Earth Collection – Original Abstract Art Glass Wall Panels
SWD Bespoke	Bespoke High Gloss Lattice Doors
The Monkey Puzzle Tree	Blues Fantasia’ super wide textile wallcovering
Clarke & Clarke	Levanto Sheers Collection
Morgan	Bilbao
Morgan	Aran
Artiq	Richard Stone
Bert Frank	Rinato Chandelier

BEST IN TECH

Company	Product/project
LUUME Fires	Elixir Fire Table
LEVEN	LEVENverse
Reevela	General
Sky	Sky Select powered by the Sky Bright Box
Zennio	ZHS API integration

THE ECO AWARD

Company / Studio / hotel	Product/project
Heckfield Place	General
Hansgrohe	Pulsify Planet
Naturalmat	General
Sekers and FR-ONE	FR-ONE & Sekers Spellbound
Silentnight Hospitality Group	General
Siminetti	The Botanicals Collection
Stowaway Waterloo	General
WWF Eco coffee capsules	Tupinamba Coffee
Zennio	HVAC and occupation management

RISING STAR

Name	Company/Studio/University
Adriane Maramo	Studio Moren
Aurélie Baton	The Mayfair Townhouse
Florentina Tsakiri	TGP International
Henry Dowson	Artiq
Isabella Johns	David Collins Studio
John Torres	David Collins Studio
Joseph Spour	David Collins Studio
Kirstin Fordyce	Kirstin Fordyce / University of Dundee
Louise Jones	EPR Architects / University of Nottingham
Miranda Pearson	David Collins Studio
Oscar Brookes	LXA Projects
Parvati Pyarelal	David Collins Studio
Raghav Swarup	Benoy
Sara Daaboul	David Collins Studio
Tamas Turdean	Ica

INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Name/Brand	Company
Ashlee Lloyd	Studio Lloyd
Cowley Manor, Cotswolds	Experimental Group
David T’Kint	DTK Studio
Dereck / Beverly Joubert	Great Plains Conservation
Dobrica Milić	Regent Porto Montenegro
Jean Louis Pismont	Beachcomber Resorts & Hotels
Kendal Schutt	SCHUTT
Lindon Lovell	Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort
Lucy Lopez – Wilderness	Wilderness Usawa Serengeti
N/A	Oliver’s Travels
Patrick Woodhead	White Desert, Echo Camp
VILLA SEA PRINCESS NIKA	Lošinj Hotels & Villas

There is no shortlist for the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality Industry, which will be the final award presented at the exclusive ceremony.

With the shortlist celebrated and the anticipation growing, the winners will be unveiled in spectacular style at the awards ceremony, which takes place on November 1 at Circa Embankment. The finalists have been invited to attend The Brit List Awards’ annual award ceremony, which, if tradition is followed, is expected to be a night full of celebration, along with a few surprises for good measure. At the event, as well as the nine individual winners being announced, The Brit List 2023, a publication that will profile the top 25 designers, architects and hoteliers, will also be unveiled.

How to attend the award ceremony of The Brit List Awards 2023

All designers, architects and hoteliers that have been shortlisted will receive an email asking them to confirm their complimentary ticket to attend the awards ceremony on November 1 at Circa Embankment.

Outside of the shortlist, designers, architects, hoteliers and developers can purchase tickets here. Suppliers, and anyone else wishing to attend, can click here to purchase their tickets.