FRAME Awards' Honorary categories celebrate the individuals, studios and brands driving the design industry forward. Find those contending for our platform's annual prizes below.

Emerging Designer of the Year

F.O.G. Architecture (7.11)

Some Thoughts Spatial Design and Research Office (6.86)

LZA (6.72)

Wing Design (6.4)

Yatofu Creatives (6.31)

Jury

Christophe Penasse, CEO of Masquespacio
Allison Rowe, former head of design at Space10
Agata Kurzela, founder and design director of Agata Kurzela Studio
Tessa Mansfield, chief creative officer at Stylus
Rosha Ehsan, head of design at Gastronomica

Designer of the Year

Various Associates (7.27)

Spread (6.49)

Case-Real (6.35)

NCDA (6.30)

ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (6.26)

Ryohei Tanaka / G Architects Studio (6.26)

Jury

Emma Maxwell, founder and design director of Emma Maxwell Design
Samar Younes, founder and principal consultant of Samaritual
Tessa Mansfield, chief creative officer at Stylus
Jai Kumaran, partner at West of West
Marta Nunez Anton, associate interior designer and architect at AECOM ID+S

Client of the Year

The Office Group (6.59)

Nike (6.36)

Lynk&Co (6.48)

Nio (6.14)

Blue Bottle Coffee (6.05)

Jury

Emma Maxwell, founder and design director of Emma Maxwell Design
Samar Younes, founder and principal consultant of Samaritual
Christophe Penasse, CEO of Masquespacio
Anthony Monica, assistant professor of architecture at Belmont University
Jocelyne Sacre, independent design strategy consultant

The FRAME Awards 2023 winners will be announced on 14 October 2023 at a live ceremony in Shenzhen, China. More details to follow.