Bentley Motors
Headline sponsor
Bentley Motors is the most sought-after luxury car brand in the world. The company’s headquarters in Crewe is home to all its operations including design, R&D, engineering, and production of the company’s five model lines, Continental GT, Continental GT Convertible, Flying Spur, Bentayga and Bentayga EWB. Bentley has a legacy of collaboration with like-minded brands, individuals and organisations. For over 10 years this has grown particularly in architecture, interior design and furniture, leveraging the inherent design, material and craftsmanship skills Bentley are renowned for. Highlights include the globally successful Bentley Home range, the Bentley Residence Miami, the first of a series of Bentley co-designed properties with renowned architects and interior design projects across the globe.
Equitone
Architecture project of the year sponsor
Equitone is part of the Etex group, which employs over 13,500 people across four continents and manufactures fibre cement rain-screen façade material, which is a natural material known for its exceptional aesthetic and technical qualities. Slim yet remarkably robust and durable, this A2-fire-rated material has proven its worth in the most demanding architectural projects.
We support architects throughout their journeys, from vision to realisation and beyond, providing them with sustainable and inspiring façade materials designed by architects for architects.
Equitone products allow architects to align themselves with a company following the world’s most ambitious sustainable standard for designing and making products today: The Cradle to Cradle Certified® product standard. This sense of purpose can provide deep satisfaction and fulfilment in an architect’s professional work, knowing they are contributing to a more environmentally conscious and socially responsible future.
Gaggenau
Interiors project of the year sponsor
Gaggenau is a manufacturer of high-quality home appliances and is acknowledged as an innovation leader in design and technology “Made in Germany”. The company, with a history dating back to 1683, has revolutionised the domestic kitchen with its internationally acclaimed products. Gaggenau’s success is founded on technological innovation and a clear design language combined with high functionality. Gaggenau has been a subsidiary of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH in Munich since 1995 and is currently represented in more than 50 countries with over 60 flagships and showrooms in major cities around the world.
Graff
Residential interiors project sponsor
Graff is a market-leader in luxury avant-garde brassware. Founded in 1982, its products have boasted innovation, quality and unparalleled function ever since. The combination of European design inspiration and American ingenuity has driven Graff to manufacture unique products that inspire people to create their dream bathrooms. With a rich history of designer collaborations, working with some of the industry’s finest such as Davide Oppizzi, Angeletti Ruzza Design, Nespoli e Novara and G+Design Studio, its brassware and shower collections bring a new way of enjoying and experiencing water. Elevating the bathroom into a new dimension of wellness, all Graff's products pay homage to one of our planet’s most precious natural resources. Combining old-world craftsmanship with the latest cutting-edge technology, all products are cast, polished and plated with the utmost precision and care. Graff is a truly 100 per cent in-house manufacturer with each product designed, engineered, manufactured and inspected in-house. As such, the company holds total control of every step in the design and manufacturing process. This enables it to offer unlimited customisation and design possibilities for its customers. With notable projects including The Rosewood, Four Seasons and Raffles, Graff is synonymous with luxurious design.
Holoplot
Installation design project sponsor
Holoplot is a pro audio company from Berlin, driven by enabling the next generation of audio experiences by providing pristine sound quality for all, even within the most challenging and aesthetically ambitious environments.
The company’s technology is software-driven — granting users unparalleled tools, not only in terms of control over sound propagation and localization, but also in regards to visual integration. Holoplot products can fully disappear behind screens or fabric for a clean, high-quality finish. Proprietary compensation algorithms compensate for any loss in audio, guaranteeing studio grade sound for any musical application, as well as unbeatable speech intelligibility, a key requirement for Houses of Worship, corporate environments or transportation hubs.
Solus and Refin
Workplace project sponsor
Ceramiche Refin is an Italian porcelain stoneware manufacturer with a reputation for research, experimentation, and technical innovation. Based in Emilia-Romagna, they value creativity, marrying artisanal tradition with experimentation to create unexpected materials.
Solus is the UK's largest independent supplier of architectural ceramics. They work with great people to source the best products for the benefit of the planet. As a link between manufacturer and designer, they advise on aesthetic, technical, and logistical aspects of tiling projects. Solus brings manufacturers and designers together to create installations and events relevant to the A&D community, which they host at Solus Clerkenwell.
The Dalmore
Cultural project sponsor
The Dalmore Highland Single Malt is delighted to support the Dezeen Awards 2024 cultural project category. It coincides with The Dalmore Luminary Series, curated in partnership with V&A Dundee, Scotland’s design museum, and which brings together luminaries from the worlds of whisky and architectural design to co-create rare and limited-edition masterpieces.
Founded in 1839 on the shores of the Cromarty Firth in the Scottish Highlands, The Dalmore has been making masterpieces of whisky for over 180 years. The Dalmore distillery’s collection of idiosyncratically-designed stills creates a New Make spirit of unique character and depth – robust and fruity, particularly well-suited to longer and more complex maturation. This allows The Dalmore’s renowned whisky makers to develop spirit over longer periods, continuing a tradition of visionary whisky-making as they fully express their art using rare casks from some of the world’s finest wineries and bodegas.
Urban Future
Sustainable building project sponsor
Is it a conference? Festival? Event? - Urban Future is it all! It is Europe's most inspiring event for people who are driving change to make our cities more sustainable. Whether they are architects, urban planners, mayors, designers, mobility experts, scientists, sustainability managers, representatives of start-ups, environmentalists, innovation experts or others. What unites them is their passion to create better cities.
Wolf-Gordon
Health and wellbeing interior project sponsor
Wolf-Gordon is an American design company dedicated to inspiring the creation of outstanding interiors. Founded in 1967 as a commercial wallcovering resource, our high-performing product line has expanded to include PVC-free and natural wallcoverings, RAMPART® wall protection, upholstery textiles, Scuffmaster® paint, Wink® dry-erase surfaces, digitally printed materials, and GATHER® Acoustical. We develop products that are provocative and of our time. WG Design Studio regularly collaborates with leading international designers to bring fresh perspectives to our A&D clients. Our growing portfolio includes designs by Laurinda Spear, Karim Rashid, Petra Blaisse, Grethe Sørensen, Kevin Walz, Boym Partners, Frank Tjepkema, Mae Engelgeer, Aliki van der Kruijs, and V Starr/Venus Williams. We focus on the aesthetic, technical, and sustainability issues essential to being a trusted supplier to the commercial design industry. WG Customs Lab works closely with clients to design and produce custom and digital print concepts for signature, site-specific environments. Wolf-Gordon account executives are based in all major markets in the United States.
One Hundred Shoreditch
Hotel partner
Located on a prominent position on Shoreditch High Street, the hotel signifies the evolution of Shoreditch.
The restaurants and bars include Seed Library, a cocktail bar by renowned bartender Mr Lyan and a rooftop bar and terrace with panoramic views across East London. The lobby bar and coffee shop complete the hotel's food and drinks offerings.
Bedrooms and suites place emphasis on comfort and are designed as a retreat from the vibrancy and energy of the area, providing headspace and calm at the heart of Shoreditch.
2024 sponsorship opportunities
Dezeen Awards is the world's most popular and accessible architecture, interiors and design awards programme. Sponsorship packages start from £5,000 and we can work with you to understand your goals and create a bespoke proposal that aligns with your ambitions to create a valued partnership. All sponsors will benefit from increased brand visibility to our global community of architecture and design professionals and better reach to Dezeen's wider audience through our various awards marketing and communication channels, plus improved SEO visibility through editorial mentions and links.
To request a Dezeen Awards 2024 sponsorship pack and discuss opportunities, get in touch with the awards team at [email protected].
