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The results are in! We deliberated over hundreds of entries, covering everything from residential furnishings to smart home systems and facade products. Our superb team of judges evaluated entries for innovation,   aesthetics, performance, and value. In addition to selecting a winner and two honorable mentions for each category (there were too many amazing products to just select one), we included some standout products in our “Visionaries” section, highlighting the year’s very best designs. The Jury: Becca Blasdel: p roducts editor,  The Architect’s Newspaper Rafael de Cárdenas : f ounder and designer, Architecture at Large William Menking: e ditor-in-chief,  The Architect’s Newspaper Jean Sundin : f ounder and principal, Office for Visual Interaction Marc Tsurumaki: p rincipal and founding partner, LTL Architects Bob Williams: c o-founder and president of design, Mitchell gold + Bob Williams  Winner: Krion Solid Surface Material Porcelanosa Krion can be used for a number of appl...

Catchpole & Rye's 'Sentinel' shower bath (from £36,000) is based on a 1900s Edwardian design 1  Add A Statement Shower Every home should have a shower, and while purists might prefer the antique, James Lentaigne of Drummonds, points to the need to ' ensure quality and efficiency.' He recommends period-inspired designs rather than actual antiques. Exposed surface - mounted systems teamed with oversized shower heads offer classical styling with minimal damage to walls – a real bonus for older or listed properties – and work surprisingly well with minimal enclosures and wet-room screens for that eclectic lived -in look.  For a traditional take on the modern wet-room, look to 19th-century France; the birthplace of an enclosure made purely from perforated brass pipework that delivers water from all sides and now replicated by companies such as Catchpole & Rye and The Water Monopoly. Alternatively, opt for a classic freestanding shower or check out the glori...

Kylie Minogue talked about “Toto toilets” on TV talent show The Voice, so maybe the Aussie singer with the famously pert bottom favours the Toto Washlet, the Japanese “wash-and-dry” loo, which gives you a gentle rinse and a pulse of warm air. Try one out for yourself at one of CP Hart’s über- cool London bathroom showrooms , where the latest models are installed in the customer toilets. Don’t be shy. Bells-and-whistles loos are just one of the new-tech ideas at a burgeoning band of London bathroom specialists , where the average starting spend on a makeover is £8,000 to £10,000. “This might buy you a freestanding bath , separate shower/wet area and screen, WC, basin, vanity unit, mirror, tiling, and heating — but these are only very rough guidelines,” says Ripples, another leading London outfit , founded by Roger and Sandra Kyme in 1988, with four branches — in NW3 (020 7449 9594),  Chelsea (020 7373 3668), Richmond (020 3166 4008) and Reigate (01737 226450). Or visit ripples.ltd....

If you’re tired of walking into your dated bathroom and dream of a change, we’ve got bathroom decorating ideas for you that are inexpensive and simple to do. The most important upgrade you can make in your bathroom involves lighting . A Swedish study found that lighting, paired with the right color, affects mood. Changing out your lighting is not difficult or expensive to do, but makes a bathroom look fresher and larger. Older lighting fixtures and fluorescent lighting cast unattractive shadows and odd color hues on your skin. If changing a fixture isn’t possible, you can upgrade the bulb with some of the new fluorescent bulbs that are similar in color warmth to the light cast on a bright, sunny day. Once you’ve upgraded the lighting quality of your bathroom, paint is the next quick and easy upgrade to the bathroom. Pick light colors for large surfaces like the walls and save the darker, richer tones for accents. Check how your color choices look in your upgraded lighting bef...