EDITORIAL EDITION 02 · 8 SEPTEMBER 2026

Next editorial update · Tuesday 15 September · 00:00 CEST

A field guide to
design now.

An opening order of designers and studios, assembled from public evidence: new work, awards, exhibitions, studio archives and design press. Paid moves appear separately from the editorial signal.

Editorial evidence linked on every row
LIVE MARKET75profiles tracked
OPEN CATEGORIES5design disciplines
ENTRY POINT€1minimum sponsored move
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OPENING ORDER · EDITORIAL SIGNAL

Top 15

Paid moves are labelled
RankDesignerLatest signalEditorialPaid move
#01
IV
Iris van Herpen
@irisvanherpen · NetherlandsFashion
Sonic Starquakes and Fall 2026 Couture show a live, high-impact body of work.Vogue Runway · Fall 2026
99/100
#02
RA
Refik Anadol Studio
@refikanadol · Turkey / United StatesWeb, UX & Digital
Latent City in Bruges runs May–November 2026, a major public AI-art commission.Refik Anadol Studio · events
98/100
#03
SM
Sabine Marcelis
@sabine_marcelis · NetherlandsProduct & Industrial
Maze / Coachella and Continuum projects make material research publicly legible at scale.Sabine Marcelis · project archive
97/100
#04
P
Pentagram
@pentagram · GlobalGraphic & Brand
Pentagram Archive won a 2026 Webby for Best User Experience.Webby Awards · 2026
96/100
#05
A1
AREA 17
@area17 · France / United StatesWeb, UX & Digital
The Webby Awards digital experience is a current benchmark for editorial UX.AREA 17 · client work
96/100
#06
PU
Patricia Urquiola
@patricia_urquiola · Spain / ItalyProduct & Industrial
Among-all for Heimtextil 2026 extends a highly visible cross-disciplinary practice.Patricia Urquiola · 2026 project
95/100
#07
A
AKQA
@akqa · GlobalWeb, UX & Digital
Current public work archive and ongoing professional practice.Official portfolio
95/100
#08
JA
Jonathan Anderson
@jonathan.anderson · United KingdomFashion
Recent runway coverage keeps Anderson among the most visible active fashion voices.Vogue · fashion coverage
94/100
#09
FT
Faye Toogood
@fayetoo_good · United KingdomProduct & Industrial
Bone, Roll and Slump launched with Meritalia during Milan Design Week 2026.Wallpaper* · July 2026
94/100
#10
IM
India Mahdavi
@indiamahdavi · FranceInterior & Architecture
A 2026 interview documents an ongoing layered approach to hospitality and home.Homes & Gardens · 2026
94/100
#11
U
Ueno
@ueno · United States / IcelandWeb, UX & Digital
Current public work archive and ongoing professional practice.Official portfolio
94/100
#12
SD
Sabato De SarnoNew
@sabatods · ItalyFashion
Named creative director of Icicle for its Fall/Winter 2027 season, bringing a major new cross-market appointment into the current fashion conversation.Vogue · 7 Sep 2026
93/100
#13
CD
Comme des Garçons 1
@commedesgarcons · JapanFashion
Current public work archive and ongoing professional practice.Official portfolio
93/100
#14
NF
Naoto Fukasawa
@naotofukasawa · JapanProduct & Industrial
Current public work archive and ongoing professional practice.Official portfolio
93/100
#15
H&
Herzog & de Meuron
@herzogdemeuron · SwitzerlandInterior & Architecture
Current public work archive and ongoing professional practice.Official portfolio
93/100

Editorial scores are a transparent starting signal, not an objective claim of “best”. Each row is reviewed against its linked public sources; paid movement never changes the evidence.

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