The Wood Awards has unveiled its 2026 shortlist for furniture and objects, fourteen entries across four categories, from a student bench to a mirror made from hazel stems. The furniture and objects jury is led by designer and maker Sebastian Cox RDI, alongside design consultant Caroline Till, curator Hugo Macdonald, woodworker Sophie Sellu and Ercol chairman Henry Tadros. Winners are announced on 25 November.
Bespoke
- Portal of Seedlings, by Filippo Muzi Falconi
- BespOak, by students and staff of the Design + Make course, Architectural Association
- Kontur Series, by Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng
Production
- Black House Stools, by Ashen Co
- Wattle Mirror, by Jacob Marks
- Patchwork Pina Lamp, by Jacob Marks
- Common Room, by Daniel Schofield Studio
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- Afterlife, by Zeller & Moye with Katie Paterson
- Hollow Bodies, by Max Bainbridge
- A Drop in Time, by Olly Fathers
Student
- Dagwood Bench, by Lewis Duckworth
- Butterfly Shelf, by Jack Allfrey
- The Ocean Screen, by Eleanor Pickin
- Our Grandchildren's World, by Henry Chantler
No images of the shortlisted pieces are cleared for reproduction here; we have asked the Wood Awards for credited images. The panel's full reasoning and further detail on each piece is on the Wood Awards site, linked below.
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