Scandinavian Design Awards is a new award initiated to celebrate the best design, architecture and interiors in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The awards consist of eight categories, including Architecture of the Year and Sustainability Award of the Year, and is collaboration between Stockholm Furniture Fair and the publishing house It Is Media. With the aim to recognize and pay tribute to newcomers and established players within architecture and design in Scandinavia, the award is an attempt to also bring the industry together. 

The winners will be announced on February 6 in Blå Hallen in Stockholm City Hall during a spectacular awards dinner. The evening is led by Elis Monteverde Burrau and supported by Audi and Jura. Tickets for the afterparty is available. 

The nominees are showcased in an exhibition at Stockholm Furniture Fair in Hall B. The jury for the Scandinavian Design Awards 2023 has nominated the following:

Architecture of the Year
Land on Water by Mast (Denmark)
The Plus by BIG for Vestre (Denmark)
The Swan by Lendager (Denmark)

Furniture of the Year
4PM by Chris Martin for Massproductions (Sweden)
Detalji Bench by Jenni Roininen and Ritva Puotila for Nikari (Finland)
Lapee (Denmark)

Interior detail of the Year
Forite Tiles, a collaboration between Snøhetta, Studio Plastique and Fornace Brioni (Norway)
Portal glass sculpture by Sara Lundkvist for The Ode To (Sweden)
Soft Serve Lamp by Jacqueline Kessidis and Lucas Lind for Crème Atelier (Sweden)

Designer of the Year
Folkform /Chandra Ahlsell and Anna Holmquist (Sweden)
Jenni Roininen (Finland)
Kustaa Saksi (Finland)

Garden design of the Year
Brendeland & Kristoffersen Arkitekter for Hage in Brunnshög (Trondheim, Norway)
Mariann Gundersen (Justøy, Norway)
Masuplanning for HC Andersen House of Fairytales (Odense, Denmark)

Sustainability Award of the Year
Fiskarhedenvillan for their project Villazero in collaboration with Mondo Arkitekter and Structor Dalarna (Sweden)
Realdania By & Byg for their work with careful renovation of historic buildings with a special focus on life cycle perspective (Denmark)
Vestre for The Plus (Norway)

Rising Star of the Year
Antrei Hartikainen (Finland)
Gustav Winsth (Sweden)
Lise Vester (Denmark)

Producer of the Year
Kvadrat (Denmark)
Massproductions (Sweden)
Svenskt Tenn (Sweden)