041
041
David Adjaye
David Adjaye has had a lot to shout about in the last year. With a host of new projects, competition wins and building completions, the London-based architect emerged as a genuine global superstar. More
-
042
042
Corten steel
Corten steel is the only trademarked material to make it into the top 100 of our Hot List. A perennial favourite thanks to its rusty patina, Corten is a form of weathering steel. More
043
043
Dutch Design Week
Held every October in the modest city of Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week is smaller than rivals such as Milan design week and London Design Festival, yet its influence is huge. More
044
044
Tate
London's Tate Modern – one of the city's most important cultural attractions – is Britain's national gallery of international modern art. The institution forms part of the Tate group, which itself is made up of three other galleries across the UK. More
045
045
COS
Swedish fashion house COS – a firm favourite with the creative set – has aligned itself closely with the design world over the last few years, presenting installations during Milan Design Week and hiring cutting-edge architects for popups and permanent stores. It even teamed up with Danish design brand Hay earlier this year to launch homeware and outdoor furniture ranges. More
046
046
Daniel Libeskind
Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind is particularly known for buildings that memorialise tragedies, including the haunting Jewish Museum in Berlin and recent commissions for holocaust museums in Ohio and Ottawa, and a museum of Kurdish culture in Iraq. More
047
047
Maggie's Centres
Maggie's is a charity that provides support to people with cancer and their families. The organisation has worked with some of the world's most famous names in architecture, including Norman Foster, Snøhetta and OMA to establish Maggie's Centres throughout the UK. More
048
048
Vitra
Aristocratic brand Vitra makes the top 50 of our Hot List not so much for its furniture but for a warehouse it built to house its furniture. More
049
049
Assemble
Architecture collective Assemble made history last year when it became the first non-artist to win the Turner Prize. This led to a huge surge of interest in the previously somewhat obscure London-based group, which has made it into the top 50 of our inaugural Hot List. More
050
050
Shigeru Ban
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has made headlines twice in the last year for his designs for disaster-relief housing. More
051
051
Le Corbusier
It's over half a century since Modernist icon Le Corbusier passed away, yet he is the 27th most popular architect on Dezeen. More
052
052
Steven Holl
Last year American Steven Holl was finally given planning permission for a pair of skyscrapers linked by a vertiginous cycle path in Copenhagen. More
053
053
Moooi
Eclectic Dutch furniture brand Moooi has been through a period of dramatic growth and change, opening a flagship store in New York, appointing a new CEO and launching a carpet brand and a range of soaps and shampoos for hotels. More
054
054
Jasper Morrison
Widely considered one of the world's best industrial designers, Jasper Morrison has the Midas touch, attracting attention for any and every product he gets his hands on, from his "super normal" furniture to customisable kitchens. More
055
055
Ben van Berkel/UNStudio
Amsterdam firm UNStudio made news this year when it completed a two decade-long project to design a new station for the Dutch city Arnhem. More
056
056
Richard Rogers/Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Richard Rogers is one of the living giants of architecture and, at 83, he shows few signs of slowing down, either in terms of the output of his studio or his willingness to speak up for a cause he believes in. More
057
057
Samsung
Technology giant Samsung took the brave step last year of commissioning avant-garde designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec to design a television. More
058
058
Caruso St John
The London-based studio made headlines this year when it designed a new gallery for the British YBA artist Damien Hirst, captured in a set of images by legendary architectural photographer Hélène Binet. More
059
059
Design Academy Eindhoven
Design Academy Eindhoven comes in at number three in our schools list, largely due to the popularity of projects presented at Milan Design Week and Dutch Design Week, which is held each year in Eindhoven to coincide with the school's graduation show. More
060
060
Venice Biennale
This year's Venice Architecture Biennale opened in June, just before the cut-off point for Hot List data. The fact that it still makes it to number three in our events category shows just how popular it is. More