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The Architect's 
Chair

Buildner is pleased to announce the results of its second annual Architect’s Chair Competition, which received excellent ideas from around the globe.

As this competition series gains traction and interest, Buildner is also excited to announce the publication of its first book on the topic, highlighting key ideas and outstanding projects from its past edition: 

Chair design exemplifies the interdisciplinary nature of architecture, showcasing architects’ ability to adapt skills and sensibilities across scales and contexts, blurring the lines between architecture, design, and art. This versatility empowers architects to explore new ideas and challenge conventional notions of chair aesthetics, materials, and technology.

The Architect’s Chair Competition is an annual international design competition that invites architects and designers worldwide to submit designs for a signature chair. Following in the footsteps of iconic figures like Charles and Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, and Arne Jacobsen, participants are tasked with creating custom chairs that reflect their unique design philosophies and visions.

Buildner worked with an outstanding team of jurors representing the fields of architecture, product design, and furniture design: Philippe Starck, the globally renowned French industrial designer and architect; Boris Berlin, a designer and partner of Copenhagen-based Boris Berlin Design; Anne Brandhøj, a partner at the furniture design studio Bly Studio who also works with wood sculptures under her own name; Sarah Hossli, a product designer based in Lucerne, Switzerland; Flora Lee, a US-based associate partner at MAD Architects; Lorenz Noelle, a product designer based in Switzerland; Alexander Lervik, one of Sweden’s most well-known designers; Natalia Sanz Laviña and Takeshi Yamamura, cofounders of Tokyo-based YSLA YamamuraSanzLaviña Architects; and Harrison Stallan, an architect with the Rotterdam-based firm OMA.

Buildner and its jury team evaluated the submissions based on functionality and comfort, aesthetics and signature style, materiality, craftsmanship and construction, and versatility.

Buildner and its jurors would like to thank the participants for submitting their work and congratulate the winners for their excellent designs, which are hallmarks of precision, craftsmanship, and innovation.

We sincerely thank our jury panel
for their time and expertise

Philippe Starck

Creator

France

Boris Berlin

Founder and Partner at Boris Berlin Design

Denmark

Anne Brandhøj

designer at Bly Studio, Anne Brandhøj

Denmark

Sarah Hossli

Product designer

Switzerland

Flora Lee

Associate Partner, MAD Architects

USA

Alexander Lervik

Designer

Sweden

Lorenz Noelle

Product designer

Switzerland

Natalia Sanz Laviña

YSLA YamamuraSanzLaviña Architects

Japan

Harrison Stallan

OMA

Netherlands

Takeshi Yamamura

founder of YSLA YamamuraSanzLaviña Architects

Japan

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1st Prize Winner +
Buildner Student Award

Project name

Brochette

University
Université de Québec à Montréal
Authors
Vanessa Michaud
Alexis Giard
Country
Canada
+172 points Buildner University Rankings
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 7/10 Balance of color
  • 8/10 Layout
  • 8/10 Hierarchy
  • 5/10 Annotation
  • 6/10 Text
  • 8/10 Clarity of story
  • 9/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 8/10 Quality of overall presentation

2nd Prize Winner

Project name

Rattan Splice Chair

Author
Harry Parr-young
Country
Sweden
  • 7/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 8/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • 5/10 Annotation
  • 7/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 9/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 8/10 Quality of overall presentation

3rd Prize Winner

Project name

PONTUM Chair

Author
Sara Katalin Kele
Country
Hungary
  • 6/10 Linework
  • 8/10 Quality of drawings
  • 8/10 Balance of color
  • 8/10 Layout
  • 7/10 Hierarchy
  • 5/10 Annotation
  • 6/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 8/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 8/10 Quality of overall presentation

Buildner Sustainability Award

Project name

Split Chair

Author
Katherine Burns
Country
Australia
  • 7/10 Linework
  • 7/10 Quality of drawings
  • 7/10 Balance of color
  • 8/10 Layout
  • 7/10 Hierarchy
  • 6/10 Annotation
  • 7/10 Text
  • 8/10 Clarity of story
  • 7/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 7/10 Quality of overall presentation

Honorable Mentions

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Project name

Aim Chair

Author
Yusuf Çakar
Country
Turkey
Project name

Inkie chair

Author
Alexandra Corrine Santiago Arguelles
Country
Singapore
Project name

Cordula Chair

Author
Julian Michael F Gamper
Country
Belgium
Project name

New Hope

Company
Hanczar Studio
Author
Szymon Hanczar
Country
Poland
Project name

Noodle Chair

Author
Liam James De La Bedoyere
Country
United Kingdom
Project name

Kehikko

Author
Simo Lahtinen
Country
Finland

Shortlisted projects

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candy chair

Pavlo Babiienko
Germany

OK Chair

Aleksandra Forystek
United States

La Chaise Tri-Par-Tie

Simon-Gabriel Pouliot
Canada

The harmonizing Dining Chair & Folding chair | DS10 & DS11

David Sjöberg

DAVSJÖ design

Sweden

Zinka Chair

Vedad Islambegovic
Bosnia

Cordula Chair

Julian Michael F Gamper
Belgium

Brochette

Vanessa Michaud
Alexis Giard

Université de Québec à Montréal

+172 points Buildner University Rankings!
Canada

HANNAH

Jiansong Yuan
Xiaotong Ni
United States

archaiq

Patricia Jan J Van Overbeke
Belgium

Fold

Hui Fai Tsang

The University of Melbourne

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Australia

NeoBloc Chair

Nouras Hamdan
Mazen Alameddin
Hazem Mahmoud
Joe Anne Achaiban
France

Mirame chair

Sara Nichota

University American College Skopje - UACS

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Macedonia

Kara

Simo Lahtinen
Finland

Kehikko

Simo Lahtinen
Finland

PONTUM Chair

Sara Katalin Kele
Hungary

Placemaking Chair - Aluminum

Theodore Galante
United States

Nomadic Armchair

Do Hyung Kim
South Korea

PAPERCLIP

Nathaniel Ponfa Barry

Toronto Metropolitan University - TMU

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Canada

THE EQUILIBRIUM CHAIR

Arianna Afsari
James Edwards
P M
Xiwen Xu

Formation Architects

United Kingdom

Nanban Jin | Lounge Chair

Openbook Studio

Openbook Studio

Portugal

NORDIC HARMONY CHAIR

Marc Anthony Robert
Nida Fatima Ansari

Perez APC

United States

Aloop

Tommy Cheong Kwok Wen
Gaubert Christophe Jean Jacques Michel
Tay Willie

NUS Design Incubation Centre

Singapore

Spectacle lounge chair

David Dworkind
Canada

U.C2

Giel Dedeurwaerder
Belgium

Dalton chair

Robin Dupuis
Canada

THE RED CHAIR

Cheuk In Justin Chan
Canada

Noodle Chair

Liam James De La Bedoyere
United Kingdom

New Hope

Szymon Hanczar

Hanczar Studio

Poland

MMB Chair

Carlo Zamparo
Canada

Aim Chair

Yusuf Çakar
Turkey

Split Chair

Katherine Burns
Australia

ALM Chair

John Earo Juan Roque
Philippines

Strato

Joohyun Shin

University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Stuart Weitzman School of Design

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

Inkie chair

Alexandra Corrine Santiago Arguelles
Singapore

MATERIA LUCE

Arthur Georges Vincent

ENSA , École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
France

Rama Chair

Berina Ramic

Cromex

Bosnia

Leccacù

Giuseppe Fallacara
Dario Costantino
Ilaria Cavaliere
Italy

Rattan Splice Chair

Harry Parr-young
Sweden

Levia chair

Luca Andreatta
Italy

Evelyn

Aldo Deli
Paride Stella

Aldo Deli studio + Milky studio

Netherlands