Marius Myking of Snøhetta, Josephine Michau of Copenhagen Architecture Forum and Studio Klass join the Archiproducts Design Awards 2026 jury
Design as an extension of architecture, a tool for innovation and an opportunity to shape new cultural scenarios. Marius Myking, Director of Product Design at Snøhetta, Josephine Michau, Director and Co-Founder of the Copenhagen Architecture Forum, and Studio Klass are the latest names announced for the Archiproducts Design Awards 2026jury, bringing to the prize expertise spanning product design, research, curatorial practice and creative direction.
Their work expands beyond the conventional boundaries of individual disciplines: Mykingtranslates Snøhetta’s architectural thinking into products and systems; Michau uses architecture to address social, environmental and collective questions; Studio Klass operates between product design and brand identity, exploring the evolution of spaces and contemporary ways of living and working.
Marius Myking on the ADA 2026 Jury: from architectural thinking to product design
Marius Myking leads Product Design at Snøhetta, where he established the practice’s Product Design discipline in 2017 and continues to develop it internationally.
His work sits at the intersection of architecture, emerging technologies and new market applications. Industrial and strategic design become tools for translating ideas and processes into products and systems while maintaining a direct connection with architectural thinking.
With experience across Oslo and New York, Myking works across studios, disciplines, partners and industries, developing projects that connect innovation and sustainability with a long-term design perspective.
His contribution to the ADA 2026 jury therefore introduces an approach to product design as part of a broader system, where scale, technology and architecture can converge to generate new solutions.
Josephine Michau on the ADA 2026 Jury: architecture as a platform for exchange
Since 2014, Josephine Michau has been co-founder and director of the Copenhagen Architecture Forum (CAFx), a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness of how architecture shapes everyday life and the world around us.
Through public programmes, exhibitions, events, podcasts, short films, publications, workshops and educational initiatives, CAFx creates platforms for exchange across professional, social, cultural and methodological boundaries. Its activities also include the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial.
The organisation approaches architecture as a tool for building communities and addressing issues such as equality, justice and planetary health, making architectural thinking accessible and relevant beyond professional circles.
Michau is also co-founder of the pan-European network LINA, where she currently serves on the governing board. In 2023, she curated Coastal Imaginaries, the exhibition for the Danish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, as well as the accompanying publication Critical Coast.
Her contribution to the field of architecture has been recognised with several awards, including Lille Arne, the Henning Larsen Foundation’s honorary grant and the Danish Arts Council’s work grant. She has also contributed to several international architecture committees.
On the ADA 2026 jury, she brings a perspective that reads design and architecture not as isolated acts, but as tools capable of activating dialogue and engaging with social and environmental transformation.
Studio Klass on the ADA 2026 Jury: product design between function, identity and new ways of working
Founded in Milan in 2009 by Marco Maturo and Alessio Roscini, Studio Klass is a design and creative consultancy specialising in product design and art direction, working with leading international companies.
Its practice moves between product development and identity, approaching each project through a process that connects function, language and context.
One of its most significant collaborations began in 2017 with UniFor, for which Studio Klass designed Touch Down Unit, a new type of workstation created to redefine mobility within work environments.
Since 2020, the studio has also served as creative director for UniFor and Citterio, shaping their brand identity and communication.
Studio Klass has received numerous recognitions, including the German Design Award, Red Dot Award, iF Design Award and ADI Design Index. In 2025, it was included in the AD100ranking, which celebrates the most influential names in international design and architecture, a recognition confirmed again in 2026.
On the Archiproducts Design Awards jury, Studio Klass brings an approach that considers the product both for its functional role and for its ability to create coherent relationships between objects, spaces and identities.
Archiproducts Design Awards 2026: deadline extended to September 18
There are still a few days left to enter the Archiproducts Design Awards 2026: the submission deadline has been extended to September 18, 2026.
Brands may submit from 1 to 5 products, ranging from Furniture and Lighting to Contract and Building.
To also compete for the ADA 2026 Sustainability Winner title, entrants must indicate their participation in the Sustainability category during the application process and provide the required documentation.
– Submission deadline: September 18, 2026
– Longlist announcement: October 2026
– Winners announced: November 2026
Apply now!
