SIT Furniture Design Award ™ was created to celebrate and share the remarkable work of furniture designers and those who use furniture in their projects. The creativity, innovative vision, and accessibility of the furniture design community deserve to be applauded and shared worldwide.












A record-setting ceremony that brought together world-renowned studios, award-winning architects and a new generation of emerging designers for a night dedicated to creativity, collaboration and the future of design inside one of Basel’s most iconic cultural spaces. On Friday, November 21st, 2025, Basel became the centre of the international design community as the SIT Furniture Design […]
Read more »The SIT Furniture Design Award winners are carefully selected by our prestigious international jury, made up of architects, interior designers, professors, editors, academics: all well-respected and recognized members of the design community.
"Becoming the winner of the “Emerging Interior Designer of the Year” is amazing. It has been a reassurance of my artistic direction and reward for being intuitive and following the universe’s guidance. The recognition gives me the confidence to always pursue my desires because maybe, the world was waiting for it as well."
Crystal Martin, Emerging Interior Designer of the Year 2020"Honestly, I think it will be an added pressure to all the work that comes after Memoria Chair. This does not have to be a bad thing, on the contrary, as it is a great recognition of my work and the ideas that I intend to capture in my designs. So I am very grateful for this recognition by the jury and the contest."
Sergio Sesmero, Emerging Furniture Designer of the Year 2020