Wallpaper* toasts the 2018 Design Awards with Veuve Clicquot at Duddell’s in London

The Wallpaper* 2018 Design Awards dinner in at Duddells
The Wallpaper* 2018 Design Awards dinner in full swing at Duddell’s in London. Photography: Oliver Rudkin
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This year, one of London’s hottest new restaurants Duddell’s took the Wallpaper* Design Award for Best Holy Order for its dramatic interiors by Michaelis Boyd. So it was only fitting that we host our equally grand Design Awards celebration at this ecclesiastical location in historic St Thomas’ Church.

We partnered up with Veuve Clicquot for the soirée, and the coveted guest-list included fashion designer Domenico Dolce, Design Awards judge British architect Farshid Moussavi, and our Designer of the Year Philippe Malouin.

Veuve Clicquot champagne at the Design Awards dinner

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A Cantonese banquet was served at the intimate dinner for 52, while tables were adorned by ikebana florals by Fjura (winner of Best Drawing Room for its free-flowing ikebana style). In the midst of truffle spring rolls, dim sum and peking duck, Wallpaper* brand and content director Tony Chambers presented the awards to recipients, while toasting them with Veuve Clicquot champagne.

Departing guests were gifted with a bags that included the Best New Grooming Product, face oil by Less, a set of greeting cards from Best Writing Instrument winner Hieronymous, colour samples from Caparol, winner of Best Chroma Zone, a Punkt alarm clock by Design Award judge Jasper Morrison, a bouquet by Fjura, and a Wallpaper* City Guide for this year’s Best City, Mexico City.              

See more from the 2018 Wallpaper Design Awards here

The Wallpaper* Design Awards, designed by Nendo

The Wallpaper* Design Awards trophies designed by Nendo

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Domenico Dolce in black suit getting up to receive award

Domenico Dolce receiving the Best Ascent award for the spiral marble staircases by Gwenaël Nicolas inside the recently renovated Old Bond Street Dolce & Gabbana boutique in London

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Journalist Luke Leitch, judge architect Farshid Moussavi, Domenico Dolce and other guests at Wallpaper* Design Awards dinner

Left, Design Awards judge architect Farshid Moussavi (centre) with fashion designer Hussein Chalayan (winner of Best pop stars for his party poppers-inspired collection) and guest journalist Luke Leitch. Right, publisher and foundation founder Vera Michalski-Hoffmann (winner of Best Retreat for Jan Michalski Foundation) with Wallpaper* commissioning editor TF Chan

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Left, Design Awards judge architect Farshid Moussavi (centre) with fashion designer Hussein Chalayan (winner of Best pop stars for his party poppers-inspired collection) and guest journalist Luke Leitch. Right, publisher and foundation founder Vera Michalski-Hoffmann (winner of Best Retreat for Jan Michalski Foundation) with Wallpaper* commissioning editor TF Chan

Left, Michaelis Boyd associate directors Emma McCracken and Hannah Borthwick (winner of Best Holy Orders for the design of Duddell’s, London). Right, V&A Museum of Design, Dundee director Philip Long (winner of Best Façade) with Wallpaper* deputy photography director Alex Milnes

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Left, Michaelis Boyd associate directors Emma McCracken and Hannah Borthwick (winner of Best Holy Orders for the design of Duddell’s, London). Right, V&A Museum of Design, Dundee director Philip Long (winner of Best Façade) with Wallpaper* deputy photography director Alex Milnes

Left, Hieronymus creative director Thorsten Traber and director of business development Rahel Steppacher (winner of Best Writing Instrument). Right, Best new Public Building winner Zeitz MOCAA founder Jochen Zeitz with wife Kate Garwood

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Furniture designer Saerom Yoon with Tony Chambers and other Wallpaper* Design Awards dinner guests

Officine Panerai Next Generation Award winner and furniture designer Saerom Yoon (centre left) with Wallpaper* brand and content director Tony Chambers, Panerai marketing and communications manager Lucia Gimenez Muerza and Farshid Moussavi

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Officine Panerai Next Generation Award winner and furniture designer Saerom Yoon (centre left) with Wallpaper* brand and content director Tony Chambers, Panerai marketing and communications manager Lucia Gimenez Muerza and Farshid Moussavi

From left, Duddell’s London owner Alan Lo celebrating with V&A Museum of design, Dundee director Philip Long, Wallpaper* design editor Rosa Bertoli, Paul Cocksedge Studio director Joana Pinho and more

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Philippe Malouin with Farshid Moussavi and Wallpaper* art director Jessica Rose

Designer of the Year Philippe Malouin (left) with Wallpaper* art director Jessica Rose (centre) and Farshid Moussavi

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Benjamin Bouchard with Peter Bundgaard Rützou and Lobmeyr co-owner Johannes Rath with Sheila Poor

Left, Best New Restaurant Maison du Danemark general manager Benjamin Bouchard with Space Copenhagen co-founder Peter Bundgaard Rützou (winner for Best Restoration for Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen). Right, Lobmeyr co-owner Johannes Rath with Sheila Poor (winner of Best Updates with the ‘Drinking Set No.4 (1856) with Crack’, by Murray Moss)

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Fredrikson Stallard co-founders Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard with Nick Compton

Fredrikson Stallard co-founders Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard (winners of Best Deep Seascape with their ‘Antarctica’ coffee table for David Gill Gallery) with Wallpaper* acting editor Nick Compton

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Philip Long with Rosa Bertoli

V&A Museum of design, Dundee director Philip Long with Wallpaper* design editor Rosa Bertoli

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Caparol Icons project manager Annika Murjahn

Caparol Icons project manager Annika Murjahn recieving the Best Chroma Zone award for the brand’s paint library

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Farshid Moussavi with Tony Chambers awarding a Wallpaper* Design Award

Farshid Moussavi awarding Winner of Best Women’s Fashion Collection to Simone Rocha with Tony Chambers

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Paul Cocksedge and Olivia Pruvot with Malcolm Young

Left, furniture designer Paul Cocksedge (winner of Best Last Word for the ‘Excavation: Evicted’ furniture collection). Right, Veuve Clicquot project manager Olivia Pruvot with Wallpaper* publisher Malcolm Young

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Mexican ambassador Julián Ventura

Mexican ambassador Julián Ventura (Winner of Best City was Mexico City)

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David Scherf and Lauren Ho with João Rodrigues

Left, Less skincare founder David Scherf (winner of Best New Grooming Product) Right, Wallpaper* travel editor Lauren Ho with winner of Best New Hotel Santa Clara 1728 owner João Rodrigues

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The Wallpaper* Design Awards dinner, at Duddell's

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Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.