Winner: Surface design of the year. Makhno Studio has designed Breathable Walls, clay eco-panels made from natural ingredients.

Breathable Walls are clay eco-panels with natural additives and fillers: flax, barley, sesame, linden, nettle, lemon balm, musk, coffee cake and wood shavings.

"Eco-panels can be easily mounted on walls as insulation and decoration, look great and have many exceptional properties," said Makhno Studio.

This innovation, inspired by centuries of experience, significantly impacts the space's microclimate, quality of life and wellbeing.

"Welcome to the world of an environmentally friendly and healthy future," added Makhno.

Judges comments: “This surface material brings a natural and breathable finish to a space, reviving old techniques in a contemporary and commercial way. This sustainable material brings warmth and tactility to a space.”

Studio: Makhno Studio
Project: Breathable Walls