Dezeen has announced the design shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards China, which includes designs by Stellar Works, Fab-union Technology, Goodo Design and Editecture.

The 18 shortlisted projects are competing for awards in four different design project categories.

Amongst this year's shortlisted furniture designs are two stools – an organically-shaped inflated thermoplastic polyurethane airbag stool by Studio Ololoo and a curved wooden seat that fits the shape of the hip bone by Hangzhou Lingzuo Culture Creative.

Other shortlisted projects include a coffee cup designed by Dawu Ceramics from Jingdezhen, China's ceramics capital.

Dezeen Awards China 2024 shortlists revealed this week

Dezeen Awards China 2024, in partnership with Bentley, will reveal all shortlisted projects this week. The architecture and interior shortlists were published earlier this week and the Designers of the Year shortlist will be announced tomorrow.

The shortlisted design projects were scored by our design panel, which includes art journalist Cao Dan, designer Mario Tsai, designer and artist Qiong Er Jiang, curator Paola Antonelli and industrial designer Paul Priestman.

All shortlisted design projects are listed below with links to their dedicated pages on the Dezeen Awards website, where you can find more information about the projects.

The winner of each project category will be announced live at our annual Dezeen Awards China party in mid-December in Shanghai. This year's party will be hosted at Shanghai's historic site of Zhang Yuan, with special thanks to our hotel partner the Middle House.

Read on for the full design shortlist:

Product design

› Ideal Coffee Cup by Jingdezhen Dawu Ceramics
› Mom's Hug – Fetal Monitor by Goodo Design
› NIO Life by Neri & Hu, by NIO Life
› Scentag Magnetic Car Air Scent by Moongray Studio

Browse all projects on the product design shortlist page.

Furniture design

› Bubble Stool by Studio Ololoo
› Ishium Stool by Hangzhou LingZuo Culture Creative
› Lyrical Side-Table Collection by Stellar Works
› The Frame Chair by Yif Design
› Touching the Ground – Meditation chair by Fab-union Technology

Browse all projects on the furniture design shortlist page.

Craft and collectible design

› Dialogue by Ephelis
› Kadoorie SGC & SGB by Editecture
› Polycycle Illumination by Xuanhao
› Treehouse Symphony by Momant Studio

Browse all projects on the craft and collectible design shortlist page.

Lighting design

› A Seamless Paper by HsiangChih Design
› Deformation Under Pressure by Studio Ololoo
› Lighting design of Shanghai Yanzi Academy by Guangzhou Yuanse Lighting Design
› Polycycle Illumination by Xuanhao
› Wandering by Wanxing Wang

Browse all projects on the lighting design shortlist page.

Dezeen Awards China 2024 in partnership with Bentley

Dezeen Awards China is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across China. The second 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.