Transformative design thinking sets the tone for Maison&Objet 2026, where Designer of the Year feels less like a proclamation and more like a reflection of the moment.
Harry Nuriev takes the title at Maison&Objet 2026, aligning seamlessly with a broader shift toward perception over production.

Nuriev’s work resists novelty for novelty’s sake.
It favors recalibration.
Existing objects are not erased, but edited, selected, and brought into sharper focus.

His presence at Maison & Objet unfolds as an immersive spatial gesture rather than a single signature piece.
The familiar is reweighted, not disguised.
What emerges feels lived-in, attentive, and quietly charged.

This sensibility translates easily to shared interiors.
Hospitality spaces, cultural venues, and public zones benefit from its restraint.
Here, transformative design thinking becomes a way to slow experience without softening intent.

Through Crosby Studios, excess is treated as raw material and perception becomes the medium.
What’s overlooked gains intention.
What’s worn gains presence.

The result is design that feels thoughtful and human.
Radical in philosophy, measured in execution.
A future shaped by attention, not accumulation.

_{Images Courtesy of Maison&Objet, Main Image Photograph Credit: Daniel Roché}