Brazil Breaks Record at the iF Design Award 2026 with 112 Winning Projects
Brazil has achieved an unprecedented milestone on the international stage by winning 112 projects at the iF Design Award 2026, establishing a new historical record for recognition for the country in the awards. The result confirms the growing relevance of Brazilian design in one of the most respected and rigorous competitions in the world.
Among the Brazilian highlights is the brand items, with awards for pieces by Juliana Pippi, Ana Neute, and Mariana Prestes. Designer Linda Martins, Breton, and St. James are also among the winners.
Created in 1954 and based in Hannover, Germany, the iF Design Award is a global benchmark and evaluates criteria such as innovation, functionality, impact, sustainability, and aesthetic quality. The 2026 edition consolidates Brazil as one of the leading countries among participants, expanding its visibility and international competitiveness.
Here are some Brazilian winners:
Triptyque para Breton
Breton announces the achievement of one of the most significant recognitions in international design: the ASB04 dining table has won the iF Design Award 2026, one of the most prestigious awards in the sector worldwide. The product received the award in the Product Design discipline, in the Furniture and Decoration category, standing out among more than 10,000 entries from 68 countries.
The recognition highlights criteria such as sustainability, concept, form, innovation, and function—attributes that demonstrate the creative strength of Breton combined with the architectural vision of Triptyque, responsible for developing the piece on a new scale, with wood as the main focus and a striking structural expression.
The ASB04 is part of the Assemblage Collection, which translates the constructive gesture into aesthetic language. These creations explore structure, balance, and lightness, reaffirming the dialogue between form and function—the essence of both Triptyque and Breton. The table won over the international jury of 129 independent experts, standing out amidst extremely high-level competition and receiving the coveted iF label.
More than just a new product, Assemblage represents the convergence between Triptyque’s architectural thinking and Breton’s DNA—a vision that sees technique as poetry. These are pieces of furniture that behave like miniature architectures, in which structural reasoning transforms into sensitive and timeless expression.
itens +Juliana Pipi
Among the Brazilian highlights is the brand itens, with awards for pieces by Juliana Pippi, Ana Neute and Mariana Prestes. Designers Linda Martins, Breton and St. James are also among the winners. Created in 1954 and based in Hannover, Germany, the iF Design Award is a global benchmark that evaluates criteria such as innovation, functionality, impact, sustainability, and aesthetic quality. The 2026 edition consolidates Brazil as one of the leading countries among participants, expanding its visibility and international competitiveness. Designed by Juliana Pippi for itens, with creative direction by Mariana Amaral, the Cipó Collection translates the encounter between artisanal technique and contemporary design.
The lamp combines hand-braided sisal ropes with blown glass spheres, creating light and organic compositions that can be adjusted to suit the space. The contrast between the natural texture of the fiber and the delicacy of the glass gives the piece a sculptural presence and versatility. Developed from 2023 onwards, the line has been expanded over time to include versions with brass and metal finishes, as well as pendants in different sizes. This expansion reinforces the collection’s vocation to adapt to diverse projects—from residential to corporate—while maintaining the authorial identity that marks the partnership between designer and brand.
itens + Mariana Prestes
Vida Collection: Developed on the drawing boards at itens since 2021, the Vida Collection will take definitive form in 2025, revealing a luminous composition with a strong visual impact. A result of the union between the brand’s DNA and the sensitive, investigative, and original vision of the Rio Grande do Sul-based designer Mariana Prestes, the collection also takes the form of an artistic installation.
In her first original lighting collection, Mariana chooses to honor the Yellow Cardinal, an endangered bird found exclusively in southern Brazil. Its survival, favored by the region’s livestock farming, symbolizes the delicate balance in the relationship between man and nature—a necessary coexistence.
Formally, the lamp is constructed from the meeting of straight lines: on one side, the rational, representing the human being; on the other, nature, materialized in the point of light that evokes sunrise and sunset. Gentle organic curves create an elegant undulation, reminiscent of the rolling hills of the Pampa biome and reinforcing the poetic connection with the southern landscape. The Vida Collection thus translates technique, concept, and territory into a piece that balances formal rigor and symbolic expression.
itens +Ana Neute
REDOMA Collection – designed by Ana Neute, with creative direction by Mariana Amaral – is inspired by the delicacy and precision of Renaissance lace. The collection pays homage to the work of the lacemakers of Aldeia, who have kept this manual art alive for generations. The lace, recognized as intangible cultural heritage, is the central element of the pieces, protected by a frosted glass structure that receives light internally, creating an ethereal and welcoming effect. To reinforce its symbolism, a second transparent glass dome surrounds the piece, representing the preservation and appreciation of this ancestral knowledge.
In addition to the glass versions, the collection also features models with polished brass domes, reflecting the lace around them and creating a sophisticated play of light and shadow. This combination of materials allows for varied compositions, adding lightness, shine, and texture to residential and commercial environments. More than just illuminating, REDOMA tells stories. Each lamp celebrates the Rendeiras da Aldeia de Carapicuíba collective, formed by women who found in lacemaking not only a form of expression, but also of autonomy and cultural strengthening.
Linda Martins
For the third time, designer Linda Martins, head of Studio Linda Martins, is one of the winners of the iF Design Award. This year, the recognition came in the product category with the Alma chair, developed for Doimo Brasil. Inspired by modernist furniture, the Alma chair, launched in 2025, features a metal structure covered in natural leather that outlines the entire silhouette of the piece. The contrast appears in the structured leather arms, which project slightly beyond the backrest and create the sensation of simply resting on the piece. Despite this looser appearance, the leather is tensioned and fixed to the structure, ensuring that it maintains its original design and stability even with continuous use. This recognition once again projects Linda Martins’ work beyond the Brazilian market and reaffirms the presence of Brazilian furniture in global circuits.
The Tumbi lamp, designed by architect Fernanda Marques for St. James, is also among the winners of the iF Design Awards 2026. The Tumbi collection combines ancestral knowledge and contemporary design in a sophisticated piece full of identity.
Winner of the iF Design Award 2026, the Loops collection from the St. James Signature line is designed by Bruno Jahara and stands out for its striking design inspired by links and curves — symbols of connection and construction. Produced in brass with a silver plating, the pieces combine sophistication, modernity, and versatility, assuming different functions with an impeccable finish.
