New names, along with numerous confirmed jurors, for the tenth edition of the annual awards celebrating excellence in international design
New members of the Archiproducts Design Awards 2025 jury include Jaspar Jansen and Jeroen Dellensen, founders of the Dutch studio i29. They will join an international and multidisciplinary jury of 40 highly influential figures in global creativity, including returning members such as Francine Houben, founder of Mecanoo, designer and Creative Director Gabriele Chiave, and Greek architect Giorgos Karampelas, Creative Director of k-studio.
A few days ago, the Longlist of products nominated for the ADA 2025 was unveiled, with these entries moving on to the final stage of the Award. The winners will be announced in November.
They will be celebrated during the exclusive annual ADA Night in Milan, an event bringing together jurors, designers, winning brands, press, and influencers for an evening dedicated to international design excellence.
Giorgos Karampelas, Creative Director @k-studio, on the ADA 2025 Jury
Villa Mandra | k-studio, Mykonos / 2020. Ph. © Claus Brechenmacher and Reiner Baumann
Giorgos Karampelas is Creative Director at K-Studio. He holds a Diploma in Architecture from the National Technical University of Athens and a Master’s degree in Architectural Studies from the Glasgow School of Art (Mackintosh School of Architecture).
Giorgos Karampelas (k-studio)
After nearly a decade working between London and Glasgow, he collaborated with international studios such as SOM and Populous on large-scale projects, specialising in tall buildings and event spaces. His personal work includes award-winning competition entries ranging from an educational campus in Italy to a public bench in East London.
He joined K-Studio in 2021 as Senior Architect, leading teams on projects of varying scale, phase, and complexity both in Greece and internationally, until his appointment as Creative Director in July 2023.
Francine Houben, founder @Mecanoo, on the ADA 2025 Jury
Francine Houben
Francine Houben is a founding partner of the Dutch firm Mecanoo (1984) and has led the firm to international success, building a broad and diverse portfolio inspired by global challenges and a sustainable vision of society. Mecanoo integrates architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, and interior design to produce unconventional design solutions, grounded in a deep sensitivity to context and a highly interdisciplinary process.
Francine Houben
Each project reflects the four fundamental elements of her architectural vision: People, Place, Purpose, and Poetry. She has lectured on aesthetic mobility at Delft University of Technology and has taught at Harvard, Yale, and Mendrisio. As curator of the First International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (2003), she highlighted the aesthetics of mobility, bringing the theme to the forefront of international design discourse.
Francine Houben has received Honorary Fellowships from RIBA, AIA, and RAIC, and is a life member of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. Among her major awards are Woman Architect of the Year (2014), Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Prize (2015), Honorary Doctorates from Utrecht University and the Université de Mons, the BNA Kubus Award (2018), Prix des Femmes Architectes (2019), TU Delft Alumnus of the Year (2020), and Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (2024).
Gabriele Chiave on the ADA 2025 Jury
Gabriele Chiave, Alma, Contardi
For the fourth consecutive year on the ADA jury, Gabriele Chiave brings a global perspective shaped by his experiences living in different cities around the world. After graduating in Economics, he attended the European Institute of Design in Milan.
In 2007, he joined Marcel Wanders’ studio in Amsterdam, eventually becoming Creative Director and overseeing Product and Interior Design projects for international brands such as Audi, Kartell, Louis Vuitton, Alessi, and many others. His work is distinguished by a careful balance between form and function, blending artistic vision with industrial design.
Gabriele Chiave. Ph. Sara Fileti
Today, Chiave is Creative Director of the multidisciplinary collective Controvento and splits his time between Milan and New York, where he serves as VP Creative Director – Design & Innovation for the 32 brands of the Estée Lauder Group.
Jaspar Jansen e Jeroen Dellensen, founders @i29, on the ADA 2025 Jury
Jaspar Jansen e Jeroen Dellensen (i29)
Founded in Amsterdam by Jaspar Jansen and Jeroen Dellensen, i29 is an award-winning architecture and interior design studio. In an increasingly digital world, the team creates clear, effective, and surprising physical experiences, distinguished by simplicity and an inclusive approach.
Floating Home | i29 Amsterdam / 2020
The studio employs structured working methods to ensure quality, efficiency, and creativity, working on residential, hospitality, office, retail, and cultural projects for clients such as Booking.com, Bijenkorf Amsterdam, Amerborgh, Samsonite Europe, FRAME Magazine, and the National Ceramics Museum in Leeuwarden.
The founders lead the studio by tackling projects ranging from the renovation of historic buildings to new developments, always creating spaces with a strong sense of identity and recognisability.
