Winners of The Brit List Awards 2021 unveiled

    The Brit List Awards 2021 Winners story
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    Winners of The Brit List Awards 2021 unveiled

    On November 3, The Brit List Awards 2021 welcomed more than 500 interior designers, architects, hoteliers, developers and suppliers when it took over London’s famous cabaret venue, PROUD Embankment, for an awards ceremony unlike any other, which crowned nine individual winners and celebrated the UK remaining a leading international hotel design and hospitality hub…

    The Brit List Awards 2021 Winners story

    Hotel Designs’ annual nationwide search to find the top designers, architects, hoteliers and suppliers operating in Britain came to a dramatic climax on November 3, when more than 500 of the industry’s top names came together at PROUD Embankment for a night of celebration, timeless glamour and frivolous fun: The Brit List Awards 2021 – the awards ceremony had arrived.

    “Welcome to PROUD,” roared editor Hamish Kilburn who hosted the awards ceremony, “a relevant emotion that I sincerely hope you are all feeling right now as we gather, scarred and not broken, to celebrate the UK remaining a leading international hotel design and hospitality hub.”

    The shortlist, which was unveiled in September, included the names of 130 individuals and projects – the most finalists in the campaign’s history – across nine categories. From here, the judges whittled down the not-so-short shortlist in order to confidently decide this year’s winners.

    Following Publisher Katy Phillips and Kilburn’s opening addresses, the evening was divided into two sections. Following tradition, first came the formal unveiling of The Brit List 2021the official publication, produced by Hotel Designs, which includes the profiles of the top 25 interior designers, architects and hoteliers who are a operating in Britain.

    In addition the individual awards, The Brit List 2021 can be read here.

    The event then continued, with the event’s partners and sponsored invited on stage to announce each winner.

    And the winners are… 

    INTERIOR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

    The Brit List Awards winner Tina Norden and Maximilian Hotel in Prague

    Highly Commended: Geraldine Dohogne, Founder, Beyond Design
    Winner: Tina Norden, Partner, Conran and Partners

    ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR 

    Mark Bruce, Architect of the Year 2021 and a render of NoMad London

    Highly Commended: Mark Kelly, Partner, PLP Architecture
    Winner: Mark Bruce, Director, EPR Architects

    HOTELIER OF THE YEAR 

    THE PIG guestroom and Robin Hutson, Hotelier of the Year 2021

    Highly Commended: Olivia Richli, General Manager, Heckfield Place 
    Winner: Robin Hutson, Founder, THE PIG Hotels

    BEST IN TECH

    L11 Tuneable white light engine by Franklite

    Highly Commended: Sonance audio systems
    Winner: L11 Tuneable white light engine, Franklite

    THE ECO AWARD

    Two seperate images of beds from Silentnight Group

    Highly Commended: The Global Collection, manfucatured by Mosa Tiles (supplied by CTD Architectural Tiles)
    Winner: Silentnight Group Hospitality

    BEST IN BRITISH PRODUCT DESIGN

    Close up and lifestyle shot of the Metamorphis collection by The Monkey Puzzle Tree

    Highly Commended: Hypnos Contract Beds
    Winner: The Metamorphosis collection, The Monkey Puzzle Tree

    THE RISING STAR AWARD

    A design moodboard and image of Sophie Sheppard, The Rising Star Award winner of 2021

    Highly Commended: Matthew Maganga, University of Kent
    Winner: Sophie Sheppard, Junior Designer, Concorde BGW Group

    THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD

    Bill Bensley, Founder, BENSLEY, winner of International Awards, The Brit List Awards 2021

    Highly Commended: noa* network of architecture 
    Winner: Bill Bensley, Founder, BENSLEY

    OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

    Design-led kitchen and Ariane Steinbeck, winner at The Brit List Awards 2021

    Winner: Ariane Steinbeck

    > Since you’re here, why not also view the ‘in pictures’ story from The Brit List Awards 2021?

    Thank you to our Partners!

    Headline Partner: Crosswater


    Hamish Kilburn / 04.11.2021

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