Winner: Designer of the year 2025. Studio Toogood is a London-based practice founded by British designer Faye Toogood.
Originally trained as an artist, she worked as an editor and stylist before establishing Studio Toogood in 2008.
Her multidisciplinary practice creates unconventional designs, including furniture, interiors, homeware and clothing. She also produces limited-edition pieces, represented by Friedman Benda in New York.
Toogood’s work has been exhibited in institutions including the Victoria & Albert Museum, National Gallery of Victoria and Chatsworth House. It has also been acquired into permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Vitra Design Museum, among others.
Toogood has designed interiors for fashion brands including Mulberry, Carhartt and Selfridges, and created bespoke installations for Hermès and Tiina the Store.
The designer recently showcased a collection of soft and squishy furniture at London Design Festival 2024 and collaborated with her sister to create quirky glasses for eyewear brand Cubbits.
Judges comments: “This designer has exhibited an incredible burst of energy over the past 18 months, producing some of the most influential work of her career to date. After spending many years competing with her male peers, she has embraced her own identity as a woman and channelled that into an impressive series of projects. Underpinning her work is a clear dedication to the beauty of craft.”
