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Dezeen Global Awards

The annual Dezeen Awards event is one of the world’s most-entered design competitions. Attracting thousands of entries every year from as many as 90 different countries, it spans sectors such as architecture, interiors, design and sustainability.

Working in partnership with Dezeen, Bentley is proud to support the Bentley Lighthouse Award. This category aims to shine a light on the pinnacle of contemporary, sustainable design and architecture - recognising individuals and organisations whose work has positively transformed society and the wider built environment. Consequently, we hope to inspire, support and champion design

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Bentley Lighthouse Award Winner

Now in its second year, the Bentley Lighthouse award has already been won by two rising creative stars. In 2023, the award went to the founder of Natural Material Studio, Bonnie Hvillum. Since 2018, Bonnie and her colleagues have specialised in the use of repurposed materials, completing projects as diverse as compostable biofoam seating, biotextiles created from surplus bricks and clothing made from algae, clay and foam.

The 2024 Bentley Lighthouse Award was presented to Mexican designer Fernando Laposse. Working in collaboration with an indigenous farming community in his native country, he works to reintroduce lost heirloom crop varieties, repurposing corn husks, for example, to create a new veneering material, which he then applies to the surfaces of furniture he designs. He has also worked on reducing erosion by planting agave plants, then creating furniture and sculptures from the agave sisal fibres.

Find out more about Fernando Laposse

Find out more about Bonnie Hvillum

Futuristic architecture of enclosed metallic capsule featured in Bentley Dezeen design competion in Iceland, with rocky mountains in backdrop.

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Design Competitions

2024 Design Competition - Start Something Powerful

2023 Design Competition - Future of Luxury Retail

2024 Design Competition - Start Something Powerful

As part of our ongoing partnership with Dezeen, this year saw the launch of the Start Something Powerful design competition, a global call for visionary ideas aimed at shaping how people will live over the next century. In line with Bentley’s century-long legacy of innovation, aesthetics and craftsmanship, entrants were challenged to envision innovative architecture or design concepts that responded to rapid advancements in technology, evolving societal norms and environmental concerns in an effort to transform people’s lives.

The contest received entries from more than 34 countries around the world. Eight designs were shortlisted and three of them shared the £30,000 prize pot.

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2023 Design Competition - Future of Luxury Retail

Bentley and Dezeen design competition aims to explore the momentous changes taking place in the luxury industry including forward-thinking ideas for both digital and physical luxury experiences of the future, in and out of the automotive world.

In its first year, the competition focused on the Future of Luxury Retail. It attracted over 145 contestants from more than 33 countries around the world, invited architects and designers to explore what luxury retail spaces could look like in 2030 and beyond. Among the entries, three finalists were chosen as the winners and were invited to Bentley's headquarters in Crewe, along with receiving a cash prize.

"Bentley is a 104-year-old brand. For the last 77 years, our home has been right here in Crewe," said Chris Cooke, Head of Design Collaborations at Bentley, who was also a judge for the competition.

"We felt this would be the perfect place for our finalists to discuss their projects and allow them to see first hand how our vehicles are made," he continued."

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Bentley X Dezeen Lighthouse Talks

Bentley has teamed up with Dezeen to launch the Lighthouse Talks, a series of conversations championing design excellence and sustainable solutions across architecture & interior design. These talks will bring together the change makers, innovators and creative leaders who will set the agenda for the rest of us to follow. Click on the links below to watch the talks hosted in 2023.

Rethinking luxury materials

A new future of mobility

Preserving heritage in luxury design

Textured view of London clay bricks featured in Bentley Dezeen Awards.

Six abstract patterned trophies made from London Clay featuring Dezeen awards engraving, placed on marble surface.

Dezeen China Awards

Now in its second year, the Dezeen China Awards aim to establish itself as the leading awards platform on Mainland China across architecture, interiors, design and sustainability.

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