Dezeen has announced the interiors shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes interiors by Keiji Ashizawa, India Mahdavi, Mesura and Unknown Works.

The 49 shortlisted studios, which are in the running for awards in nine different interior project categories, are located across UAE, Sweden, Hong Kong, Canada and Portugal.

The top five represented studio countries are Japan with eight shortlisted entries, followed by the United Kingdom with five and the USA, Spain and Australia tied with four shortlisted entries.

The shortlist featured several projects with tile-clad interiors, including a cafe utilising an earthy colour palette with pink-coloured tiles in Japan and a public bathhouse featuring turquoise tiling in the suburbs of Tokyo.

Other shortlisted projects include a restaurant with striking concrete arches in Spain, a menswear store sprayed with recycled newspaper pulp in London and a minimalist showroom featuring sculptural furniture in Barcelona.

Dezeen Awards 2024 shortlists revealed this week

Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley, will reveal all shortlisted projects this week. The architecture shortlist was announced yesterday and the design shortlist will be announced tomorrow followed by sustainability on Thursday.

This year's nomination-based Designers of the Year and Bentley Lighthouse Award shortlists will be announced this Friday and next Monday respectively.

"This year's interiors shortlist displays incredible quality," said Chris Cooke, head of design collaborations at Bentley, who is one of this year's interiors judges. "Innovative, contemporary designs which are smart, impactful and timeless top this year's list."

"There also continues to be a focus on sustainability and it's encouraging to see designers embrace this responsibility," he continued.

The shortlisted projects were scored by our interiors jury which includes interior designer Bobby Berk, Patricia Urquiola and Brigette Romanek, architect Shushana Khachatrian and product designer Amechi Mandi.

All shortlisted interiors projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website, where you can find an image and more information about the project.

The winner of each project category will be announced live at our annual Dezeen Awards party on Tuesday 26 November at Hackney Church in London. All nine winners will then compete for the title of interior project of the year.

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Read on for the full interiors shortlist:

Residential interior

› Casa France, Paris, France, by Dechelette Architecture
› Kanso Philosophy, Barcelona, Spain, by Miriam Barrio Studio
› Mia's Apartment, London, UK, by Studiomama
› Mo Jacobsen, Melbourne, Australia, by YSG Studio
› The Green Machine, London, UK, by SUPRBLK
› The Lighthouse, Paris, France, by Toledano + Architects

This category is sponsored by Graff.

Browse all projects on the residential interior shortlist page.

Restaurant and bar interior

› Austa Restaurant, Algarve, Portugal, by Studio Gameiro
› Blue Bottle Coffee Nagoya Sakae Cafe, Nagoya, Japan, by Keiji Ashizawa Design
› Daphne, Toronto, Canada, by Studio Paolo Ferrari
› Early Bird, Berlin, Germany, by About Space
› Restaurant MMC, Santander, Spain by Zooco Estudio

Browse all projects on the restaurant and bar interior shortlist page.

Hotel and short-stay interior

› Ennea Hotel, Oaxaca, Mexico, by Comité de Proyectos
› Hotel Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France, by Policronica
› Locke at East Side Gallery, Berlin, Germany, by Grzywinski + Pons
› Mollie Aspen, Colorado, USA, by Post Company
› The Medallion Extended Stay Hotel, Wisconsin, USA, by Arno Hoogland
› Trunk Hotel Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan, by Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects

Browse all projects on the hotel and short-stay interior shortlist page.

Workplace interior (small)

› Cave Office, Mexico City, Mexico, by Senosiain Arquitectos
› Land Over Water Office, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, by Firm Architects
› Link Lab Creative Offices, Kortrijk, Belgium, by Stay Studio
› Orato Offices lobby, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by The Invisible Party and Maarten Baas
› Today Design, Melbourne, Australia, by Studio Edwards

Browse all projects on the workplace interior (small) shortlist page.

Workplace interior (large)

› Chancery House, London, UK, by Norm Architects
› Edelman's Francis House, London, UK, by Gensler
› Food52 Flagship Headquarters, Brooklyn, USA, by Float Studio
› Gigi Studios Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain, by Isern Serra
› Intermain, Alexandria, Australia, by BVN Architecture
› Knotel at The Old Sessions House, London, UK, by Knotel and Acrylicize

Browse all projects on the workplace interior (large) shortlist page.

Retail interior (small)

› Aesop Diagonal, Barcelona, Spain, by Mesura
› Aesop Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan by Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects
› Natalino Mortimer Street, London, UK, by Mooradian Studio
› théATRE Concept Store, Beijing, China, by Kooo Architects
› Tojiro Knife Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, by Katata Yoshihito Design

Browse all projects on the retail interior (small) shortlist page.

Retail interior (large)

› Jaipur Rugs, Dubai, UAE, by Roar
› Marsèll Flagship Store, Milan, Italy, by Lotto Studio
› Melt Season Flagship, Shanghai, China, by Mlkk Studio
› Naïve Bookstore, Hebei, China, by Atelier Tao+C
› Unmaking for IZA Tokyo, Japan, by Office Shogo Onodera

Browse all projects on the retail interior (large) shortlist page.

Health and wellbeing interior

› Docrates Cancer Center, Helsinki, Finland, by Kohina
› Hair Room Toaru, Saitama, Japan, by Ateliers Takahito Sekiguchi
› Komaeyu, Tokyo, Japan, by Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects
› Massage & More, Shanghai, China, by Atelier d'More
› The Mineless Heritage, Taipei, Taiwan, by Divooe Zein Architects

Browse all projects on the health and wellbeing interior shortlist page.

Exhibition design (interior)

› 2023 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces, Melbourne, Australia, by India Mahdavi
› Contemplative Spaces: The El Lissitzky Exhibition, Hannover, Germany, by Next Enterprise Architects
› Energy Revolution Gallery, London, UK, by Unknown Works
› Hydro 100R, Milan, Italy, by Atelier Paul Vaugoyeau
› Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness, France, by ENESS
› Temporary Storage Garden, Shanghai, China, by Semester Studio

Browse all projects on the exhibition design (interior) shortlist page.

Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley

Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The seventh edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley's architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.