The 2026 Core77 Design Awards Editors Choice Prize (opens in new tab)

The 2026 Core77 Design Awards Editors Choice prize goes to Peaks, a modular and adaptable seating system designed by fuseproject for Moooi. Inspired by the angular landscape of the Swiss Alps, Peaks "transforms the traditional, static sofa into a flexible social terrain" by combining triangular foam modules with fabric hinges, which "allows a single person to reconfigure the seating environment in seconds, shifting from a solitary workspace to a communal conversation pit." The design ditches ...