An inspiring collection of designers gathered together last weekend for the Dwell Design Lab at the Millennium Towers in San Francisco. The event was a platform for designers to share their processes and ideas with the community. Themes throughout the event included sustainability, innovation in the use of materials, and attention to detail in design. Each firm prepared an installation, which showcased a sample of their innovative ideas. More

Congratulations to our amazing finalists this year! It has been an absolutely powerful matchup between six designers who are totally different from one another with remarkable personal styles and stories. We just announced the Judges' Award and it's time now to announce the crowd favorite, which ran away with this year's vote. And the winner is.... More

Thanks to Christiane Lemieux (DwellStudio), Rob Forbes (PUBLIC) and John Berg (BergDesign Architecture) for serving on our esteemed panel of judges. The readers' choice is here, and our judges' top pick is UNANIMOUS....
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Designer: David Pickett
Link: www.david-pickett.com
Location: Avon Lake, OH

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Designers: Nicholas Pajerski & Justin Brouillette
Link: makecollab.com
Location: Lincoln, NE

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Here they are! Our 2011 Design Showcase judges include some of our favorite people in the design world, and each one represents a different perspective from the field. I think you all know Rob (lower right), the founding genius of DWR and now deep into his second act with PUBLIC BIKES, which is putting design as transportation into everyone's life. More

Designer: Shilpa Rathi
Link: www.ShilpaRathi.com
Location: Fleming Island, FL

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Designer: Andrew Lesko
Link: www.brawnycat.com
Location: Port Ludlow, WA

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Designer: Shawn R. Sowers
Link: www.commonhousefurniture.com
Location: Perrysburg, OH

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Designer: Ben Light
Link: blightdesign.com
Location: New York, NY

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