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We're proud to announce the results of the 2026 Core77 Design Awards! The winning projects showcase an incredibly wide range of subjects, materials, technologies, processes and approaches. We truly appreciate all the time and effort that went into these projects, as well as the expertise and consideration of our jury teams in their evaluation of all the entries.Apps & Platforms

The 2026 Autodesk Fusion Prize goes to Otter Newborn Warmer, a portable conductive warmer that prevents and treats newborn hypothermia in low-resource hospitals. The product features an intuitive touchscreen interface, seamless polycarbonate construction for infection control, and an integrated battery that provides uninterrupted warming during power failures. Conceived to be "hard to use wrong," the Otter addresses one of the leading contributors to neonatal death in resource-limited settings by delivering effective warming that rural hospital staff can operate reliably without specialized training.The Otter Newborn Warmer was created by Design that Matters (DtM), a small American nonprofit that partn

The 2026 Core77 Design Awards Editors Choice prize goes to Peaks, a modular and adaptable seating system designed by fuseproject for Moooi. Inspired by the angular landscape of the Swiss Alps, Peaks "transforms the traditional, static sofa into a flexible social terrain" by combining triangular foam modules with fabric hinges, which "allows a single person to reconfigure the seating environment in seconds, shifting from a solitary workspace to a communal conversation pit." The design ditches the traditional front-and-back orientation, enabling 360-degree interaction and accommodating

This incredibly sexy electric motorcycle is by a startup called Real Motors. Called Project Ares, the bike is wrapped in a sculpted shell that looks straight out of anime: It isn't, of course. "It turns out CGI animation is very expensive," the company writes. "Instead, we decided to just make something real."

This Sauna Stool is by Japanese furniture designer Wataru Kumano. It's made out of a cross-section from a Hinoki (Japanese Cypress) tree, and its production was limited to the bare minimum:(Animation by Funayama Creative Studio.) "By removing the pith, dividing the Hinoki log into four sections, and rejoining them, the natural character of the log is preserved while minimizing the risk of cracking," Kumano writes.

This experimental Poli lamp is by Israel-based industrial designer Omri Polishuk. The production method is quite unusual:A lamp made entirely of aluminum, developed through an exploration of metal forming processes and structural connections. The manufacturing process includes softening a metal tube and hydraulic pressing, allowing for precise shaping and controlled form. The upper

Here's what we looked at this week:Audi unveils secret supercar, new design direction. Industrial designer Fengfan Yang's table re-think with +Halle.Veteran industrial designer Michael Marriott's Monza, a minimalist shelf bracket.

Melbourne-based designer Villo Hietanen builds chairs without legs. They source their support from the environment, using magnets, suction units or straps:

This stacking Concert Chair is by Canadian industrial designer Jamie Wolfond. It has magnets along its sides, allowing it to perform a visual trick when placed alongside its mates:"The chair owes its unconventional form to a half round profile which forms its entire structure," Wolfond writes. "When put side-by-side, these profiles form a complete circle, creating the impression of a single circular leg."

This might appeal to those who place sticky notes on their monitor's bezel. Called Contour, it's by Budapest-based industrial designer Adam Miklosi. It's designed to attach to an iMac, and sits about 20mm behind the plane of the screen.Is it better than sticky notes? The only advantage I see is that you don't have to orient your note according to that line of adhesive.