Technological innovations, sustainable materials, cutting-edge solutions-these are the characteristics of the products at the center of the 2025 edition of interzum award, the biennial award organized by interzum for the furniture and interior design subcontracting industry.

The international jury of experts composed of seven leading figures in the fields of design, materials research and product development evaluated 146 entries from 23 countries, awarding 66 of them based on design quality, innovation potential, sustainability and functionality. Twelve nominations were awarded the top honor, “Best of the Best,” for outstanding innovative performance.

The jury of interzum award 2025
 

Sustainability as an engine of innovation

The award ceremony was held in Cologne on May 19, and the award-winning products, materials and concepts are displayed in a special exhibition on the North Boulevard of the Cologne Fairgrounds during the course of interzum 2025 from May 20 to 23 and presented permanently from May 20 online at websiteb

Maik Fischer, Director of interzum, commented, "The award-winning products of the interzum award 2025 demonstrate the strong innovative potential of our industry and how sustainability is now an integral part of it. Many of the award-winning solutions echo the guiding theme of interzum 2025 ‘Rethinking Resources’ and clearly show how creative and future-oriented our exhibitors are."

 
Salice's Exedra2, “Best of the Best” award in the Function & Components category

Sustainable excellence

Nominations for the new “Rethinking Resources” category ranged from recyclable wood-based materials and bio-based surfaces to digital tools for designing energy-efficient products. These solutions are united by the intelligent use of renewable raw materials, efficient material design, and the integration of circular principles throughout the entire value chain.

In this category, three projects received the “Best of the Best” award: the Dynamic Living residential module from Häfele SE & Co KG, which enables flexible use of space in small spaces through movable walls, modular furniture and integrated lighting solutions; the Vita Advanced mattress from Vita Group, which achieves a new level of circular design through the use of balanced-mass, recycled and bio-circular raw materials; Furniture Linoleum from Forbo Flooring B.V, a surface solution based entirely on natural raw materials such as linseed oil, recycled wood flour, paper backing and limestone.

Vita Advanced, the Vita Group mattress, “Best of the Best” award in the Rethinking Resources category

Innovative materials and cutting-edge solutions

There were also “Best of the Best” products awarded for innovative materials, design quality and functionality in the three categories featured at interzum.

In the Function & Components category, awards were presented for design and functional excellence to Julius Blum GmbH for Plicobox, a high-quality box system for the living area, and Arturo Salice SPA for the Exedra2 motorized sliding door system, in which the doors disappear silently into the cabinet structure.

In the Materials & Nature category, the “Best of the Best” award went to Alvic FR Mobiliario, for Zenit 3. 0, a super-matte UV lacquered decorative panel with remarkable scratch resistance, an anti-fingerprint surface and an easy-to-regenerate coating; to Tabu Spa for ReFIGURED Veneers Collection, a series of colored veneers made from five types of wood; awarded the Zeus model from MIA SRL's Stereo collection, a three-dimensional embossed plywood; another award went to OWI GmbH for OWI-FiberFlex, an innovative material in the production of shaped elements.

Finally, in the Textile & Machinery category, the jury awarded Spinks for Microlution™, a pocketed spring system; Innofa for Snö, Snöphyte and Snöphene, two textile cooling technologies; and Love Home Fabrics was honored for Moreganic Natural Latex, a latex component for mattresses and upholstery sourced from agroforestry production and certified to the Moreganic standard.

 
Zenit 3.0 by Alvic FR Furniture, “Best of the Best” award in Materials & Nature category