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Dezeen Awards China 2024 shortlists 18 outstanding designs

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.

Top image: Treehouse Symphony by Momant Studio. Photo by Momant Studio. Above: Ishium Stool by Hangzhou LingZuo Culture Creative Co. Photo by Carlos Chen

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.

Read on for the full design shortlist:


NIO Life by Neri & Hu. Image courtesy of NIO Life

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.


Lyrical Side-Table Collection by Stellar Works. Image courtesy of Stellar Works

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.


Dialogue by Ephelis. Image courtesy of Ephelis

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.


Wandering by Wanxing Wang. Image courtesy of Wanxing Wang

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.