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Soho House Design Prize


The inaugural Soho House Design Prize is our new global initiative in partnership with Genesis Motor America, created to support emerging designers. We are looking for up-and-coming talent in furniture, product design, architecture, landscaping, light, sound, VR, and more. We encourage submissions that celebrate simplicity, stand the test of time, and make lives better. Priority will be given to environmentally conscious ideas that use sustainable materials.

‘It would be amazing to see candidates from backgrounds that challenge the accepted canon of pedigree within each field. Design and architecture must be as open as possible to the unexpected’

Alex Josephson, cofounder of Partisans

How to apply


Applications are now closed.
 
If you’re an emerging designer*, pitch an idea for a site-specific creation for one of our Houses in North America. Your idea can take the form of any design discipline. It needs to be rooted in simplicity and sustainability, and stand the test of time.
 
A panel of experts will shortlist 10 finalists to receive mentorship from industry leaders, including Thomas Heatherwick, Lucy Hardcastle, and Alex Josephson. They’ll be invited to the closing ceremony in Los Angeles to showcase their ideas. The Soho House Design Prize winner will receive US$30,000 to bring their idea to life with our support.

*Those in the first three to five years of a design practice.

Meet the judges

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Michele Oka Doner

The Miami artist’s work spans five decades and includes ‘A Walk On The Beach’, a permanent art installation at Miami International Airport

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Yinka Ilori

A London-based multidisciplinary artist who specialises in contemporary design and storytelling by fusing his British and Nigerian heritage

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Sangyup Lee

As the Head of Hyundai and Genesis’ Global Design Centre, Lee is in charge of all design strategies and direction for Genesis. He joined the South Korean vehicle manufacturer from Bentley Motors

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Lucy Hardcastle

The creative director and founder of Lucy Hardcastle Studio uses interactive technologies, 3D visuals and the moving image to tell emotionally resonant stories

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Eduardo Sarabia

LA-based Sarabia explores the US-Mexican border zone, Mexican cultural stereotypes, and his own identity as a Mexican-American

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Archie Lee Coates IV

Founder and partner at PLAYLAB, INC., a Los Angeles-based creative studio that explores the fields of art, architecture, and graphic design ‘with no particular focus’

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Seetal Solanki

Founder and director of Ma-tt-er, a relational practice focused on building and bridging kinships between ourselves, materials, the immaterial, and virtual

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Candace Campos

Soho House US Design Director, Campos, is the mastermind behind the interiors of Soho Warehouse in Downtown LA, Little Beach House Malibu, and DUMBO House

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Alex Josephson

Josephson, architect and cofounder of Partisans, specialises in the integration of design and technology, programming, culture and creative services in Toronto

‘Good design is at the heart of Soho House with the aim of making things simple, timeless and easier for everyone. We’d like to reach out to emerging designers across the globe to participate in our inaugural Design Prize’

— Nabil Aliffi, Soho House’s Chief Creative Officer

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Design Connections: in a three-part video series, our judges and mentors consider the design landscape today and the ideas that connect them

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Michele Oka Doner and Seetal Solanki

Discussing how nature inspires design and holds the keys to our collective future
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Have a question about the Design Prize?

Soho House Design Prize is our new global initiative created to support emerging designers, in partnership with car maker Genesis Motor America. We are looking for up-and-coming talent to pitch an idea for a site-specific creation for one of our Houses in North America. Your idea can take the form of any design discipline, including furniture, architecture, product design, landscaping, light, sound, VR, and more.

Applications are open to emerging designers in the first three to five years of a design practice. And they are open to members and non-members globally.

We encourage submissions that celebrate simplicity and innovation, which also stand the test of time and make lives better. Priority will be given to environmentally conscious ideas that use sustainable materials.

Applications are now closed.

A panel of judges will shortlist 10 candidates to receive mentorship from industry leaders, including Michele Oka Doner, Lucy Hardcastle, and Partisans’ Alex Josephson. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the closing ceremony [DATE TBC] in Los Angeles to showcase their ideas. 

The Soho House Design Prize winner will be announced at the closing ceremony and receive US$30,000 to bring their idea to life with our support.