Winner: Design studio of the year 2022. Muller Van Severen is a Belgium-based design studio.

Muller Van Severen was founded in the early Spring of 2011. With both Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen being artists, it's natural that the collection sits somewhere between design and art.

The couple has been on an inspired quest for sculpturally interesting furniture objects, always including the space around it, and characterised by careful research into their shared passion for art, architecture and materials.

At the same time, Muller Van Severen's designs appear to be created almost intuitively and with total effortlessness. It looks as if the designers draw with crayons in space.

Judges' comments: "Muller Van Severen uses a recognisable and coherent design language. There is a clear design DNA that runs through all of the studio's work. The designs show imaginative use of colour and materials with a very distinctive design aesthetic."

Designer: Muller Van Severen