The Architect’s Newspaper Announces 2026 Best of Products Awards Jury
The 12th Best of Products Awards has been initiated by The Architect’s Newspaper, honoring outstanding products, manufacturers, and designers in various fields such as kitchen plumbing and contract furniture. A panel of specialists will assess entries based on criteria including material sourcing, aesthetics, and life cycle. The jury features notable figures like Catherine Johnson from Design, Bitches, industrial designer Henry Julier, Ann Lui of Future Firm, David Rosenwasser from Rarify, Stefanie Shunk of Gensler, facade designer Marc Simmons, Kelly Pau of The Architect’s Newspaper, and editor in chief Jack Murphy. Submissions are accepted until July 24, 2026.
Key facts
- The Architect’s Newspaper’s 12th Best of Products Awards is open.
- Categories include contract furniture, interior finishes, facade systems, and kitchen and bath plumbing.
- Criteria include material sourcing, aesthetic excellence, and life cycle.
- A new jury of eight experts will review entries.
- Catherine Johnson is cofounder and CEO of Design, Bitches, founded in Los Angeles in 2010.
- Henry Julier runs his own design consultancy since 2025.
- Ann Lui’s Future Firm won the 2026 Emerging Voices prize from the Architectural League of New York.
- David Rosenwasser is co-CEO of Rarify, holding a BArch from Cornell and a Master of Design from Harvard GSD.
- Stefanie Shunk is design director and principal at Gensler, holding a BFA from Pratt Institute.
- Marc Simmons is founding principal at Front, with over 30 years of facade design experience.
- Kelly Pau is design editor at The Architect’s Newspaper.
- Jack Murphy is editor in chief of The Architect’s Newspaper.
- Submission deadline is July 24, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Catherine Johnson
- Henry Julier
- Ann Lui
- David Rosenwasser
- Stefanie Shunk
- Marc Simmons
- Kelly Pau
- Jack Murphy
Institutions
- The Architect’s Newspaper
- Design, Bitches
- Standard Issue
- Future Firm
- Architectural League of New York
- University of Chicago
- Rarify
- Cornell University
- Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Gensler
- Pratt Institute
- Front
- MIT
- Rice University
- University of Houston
- COOL HUNTING
- Vox
- The Cut
- Salon
- National Critics Institute
- Areaware
- Bestcase
- Design Within Reach
- Designtex
- HBF
- Herman Miller
- MillerKnoll
- RBW
- The Eames Institute
- USM
- Wedge Studio
- South Side Community Art Center
- Revolution Workshop
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Metropolitan Planning Council
- Neighborhood Opportunity Fund
- Sabin Design Lab
- Hunter R. Rawlings III Presidential Research Scholar
- Campari
- Cadillac
- United Technologies
- Verizon
- Perelman Center for the Performing Arts
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
- Canadian Parliament House of Commons
- Princeton University School of Architecture
- Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture
- MIT School of Architecture + Planning
- University of Oregon Interior Architecture Advisory Council
- SCI-Arc
- University of Oregon
- Park Books
- International Committee of Architecture Critics
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- New York
- Brooklyn
- Chicago
- Boston
- Austin
- Houston