Best Polish design. Winners of the must have 2025 plebiscite

This is one of the most valuable distinctions in the world of Polish design. We have met the finalists of the must have 2025 plebiscite, which is organised at the Łódź Design Festival. Products and entire collections characterised by original design, the highest quality and skilful use of natural resources have been distinguished. Below is a list of the winners.

This year’s edition of must have is the fifteenth. The awards were first presented in 2011. Importantly, applications for the competition are free of charge, and members of the Council of Experts can also submit their candidates. The must have competition was created to popularise good design and thus promote the domestic creative sector. must have is also a unique consumer recommendation and the most media-savvy event in Polish design. Companies that have won an award can later use the must have logo to promote their products.

The following products and product collections were selected from among all the entries to the must have 2025 poll. We publish the list in alphabetical order:

1. Alba1913 LA Dolce Vita, design: Honorata Poznanska, Renata Ostapiuk, production: Alba1913 / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/alba1913-la-dolce-vita
2. Anker, designed by Maja Ganszyniec Studio, produced by Balma / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/anker
3. Cacko scarves from the collection Maria Tyniec take a NAP, design: Maria Tyniec, production: NAP / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/apaszki-cacko
4. DailyArt apparel, designed by Zuzanna Stańska, production: Zuzanna Stańska / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/aplikacja-dailyart
5. BAAURA 7000 A, designed by Bartosz Augustyniak, produced by BAAURA / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/baaura-7000-a
6. SILIA rainshower, designed by Anna Słowińska-Owczarek, produced by Deante Sp. z o. o. / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/deszczownica-silia
7. Drum, designed by Maja Ganszyniec Studio, production: Paged / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/drum
8. Flowers. Multi-Use Objects, designed by Aleksandra Kujawska, production: Aleksandra Kujawska / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/flowers-obiekty-wielouzytkowe
9. Frame, designed by Grynasz Studio (Marta Niemywska-Grynasz, Dawid Grynasz), production: KLEIBER / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/frame
10. Hoel – system of free-standing kitchen furniture, design: Bashko Trybek, Piotr Górzyński, Mateusz Szymański, production: Hoel Kitchen / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/hoel
11. Królik tiles (New Eden, Joy), design: Aleksandra Żeromska, production: Królik (brand), Kafel-Kar (manufacturer) / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kafle-krolik
12. ‘A Piece of the World. The history of Warsaw from the beginning”, project: Błażej Brzostek (author), Marta Szotkowska, Kuba Maria Mazurkiewicz (design), production: Museum of Warsaw / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kawalek-swiata
13. Kilim Wacław, designed by Dominika Krogulska Czekalska, production: Splot / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kilim-waclaw
14. Artisan Collection, designed by Magdalena Milejska (designer and co-founder of FRØPT), production: FRØPT / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-artisan
15. BONBON collection, designed by Mikołaj Nicer (Nicer Design), production: Artera/ALDEX Dyderscy Sp. z o.o. / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-bonbon-nicer
16. Boreal Collection Alba1913 x PURO Hotels, designed by Honorata Poznańska, Renata Ostapiuk, production: Alba1913 x PURO Hotels / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-borealna-alba1913-x-puro-hotels
17. FALA collection, designed by Nikodem Szpunar, production: Artera/ALDEX Dyderscy Sp. z o.o. / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-fala
18. PENTA glass collection, designed by Emilia Marcjasz, produced by Gaf Studio / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-kieliszkow-penta
19. APOLIN Lamp Collection, designed by Grynasz Studio (Marta Niemywska-Grynasz, Dawid Grynasz), produced by KASPA / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-lamp-apolin
20. Lampin Collection, designed by Oskar Zieta, produced by Oskar Zieta / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-lampin
21. SAMBAC Collection, designed by SĀR Julia Piekiełko, produced by SĀR / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-sambac
22. The SEDE collection (sofa, armchair, pouffe, and helper), designed by Hanczar Studio, produced by Motiv Home / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-sede
23. Soft Collection, designed by Adam Pulwicki, manufactured by Koots / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-soft
24. Tondo Collection, designed by Agata Knorowska, Tomasz Knorowski, production: BRANIK delight / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-tondo
25. Moment watch collection, designed by Martyna Piaściak, production: Mudita Sp. z o.o. / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kolekcja-zegarkow-moment
26. Angle chair, designed by Adam Pulwicki, manufactured by Koots / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/krzeslo-angle
27. Plof children’s chair, designed by Sylwia Chojnacka, Sylwia Brzeska, manufactured by COTO KIDS / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/krzeslo-dzieciece-plof
28. WIT mug, designed by Malwina Konopacka, produced by MK Studio / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/kubek-wit
29. LA ROCHE, designed by Grynasz Studio (Marta Niemywska-Grynasz, Dawid Grynasz), production: BIZZARTO / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/la-roche
30. LABRA – SUPERMOON, designed by Krystian Kowalski KKID, production: LABRA / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/labra-supermoon
31. Litt, designed by Maja Ganszyniec Studio, produced by Balma / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/litt
32. LOOP, designed by Krystian Kowalski, produced by BIZZARTO / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/loop
33. “Little Architect. A Little Architect. A Toolbox for Looking at the City”, designed by: Kasia Domagalska, Marta Kwiatek (authors); Marta Kwiatek (graphic design, illustrations), production: National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/maly-architekt
34. MASOVIA, designed by Dorota Koziara, produced by Tubądzin www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/masovia
35. MOST Elements, designed by Emilka Bojańczyk / Podpunkt, produced by Trybe More P.S.A / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/most-elements
36. “Our Four Corners, or How We Used to Live“, designed by Monika Utnik (text), Joanna Czaplewska (illustrations), produced by Nasza Księgarnia Publishing House / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/nasze-cztery-katy
37. Pickling dish, designed by Marta Dachowska, produced by the Institute of Design in Kielce / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/naczynie-do-kiszenia
38. Nebula, designed by Grynasz Studio (Marta Niemywska-Grynasz, Dawid Grynasz), production: KLEIBER / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/nebula
39. I Believe In Paper notebooks, designed by Joanna Dobkowska, production: I Believe In Paper / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/notesy-i-believe-in-paper
40. Numbird – a collection of nest boxes designed to mark street addresses in urban areas, designed by Nicer Design (Mikołaj Nicer, Paweł Frej), production: Numbird / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/numbird
41. OKAL, designed by Magdalena Hubka, Piotr Grzybowski, production: Swallow’s Tail Furniture / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/okal
42. ICON island hood, designed by Nicer Design (Mikołaj Nicer, Michał Maciukiewicz), produced by Ciarko Design / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/okap-wyspowy-icon
43. COFFEE PLANTspecialty coffee roaster , designed by Mateusz Machalski (graphic designer of new packaging and logo), Dagmara Chmielarz (COFFEE PLANT brand co-founder), Patrycja Ogrodnik (brand rebranding communication strategy), production: COFFEE PLANT / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/coffee-plant
44. Plants & Plants, design: Agnieszka Wrzosek, Rui Lourenço, production: Agnieszka Wrzosek, Rui Lourenço / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/plants-plants
45. RISO, designed by Bartłomiej Pawlak , Łukasz Stawarski (Pawlak & Stawarski), production: Fameg / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/riso
46. Rondin – unique light objects, designed by Wioletta Taratuta, Iwo Rzepiela, production: Rondin / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/rondin
47. ROMET HURAGAN CRD road bike, design: Romet, production: Romet / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/rower-szosowy-romet-huragan-crd
48. “SAW – Ludzie i Wnętrza”, project: Anna Olga Chmielewska (artistic concept, editor-in-chief), Adam Pulwicki (artistic concept), Jola Skóra (artistic concept, photo-editing), Justyna Krüger, Jerzy Sadowski, Maciej Kłosowski (graphic design), Agnieszka Krzysztoń (text editing, proofreading), Agnieszka Stefańska (artistic supervision), Justyna Beczek, Romana Tryc (organisational supervision), HSH PR (promotion), production: publisher: SAW – Association of Interior Designers / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/catalogue/saw-ludz-i-wnetrza
49. Thinkers for Architects series, design: Adam Sharr, Nathaniel Coleman, Richard Coyne (authors), Bogdan Baran (translation) Piotr Chuchla (graphic design of the series and volume), Tomasz Kubaczyk (preparation of photos for printing), production: National Institute of Architecture and Urbanism / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/seria-mysliciele-dla-architektow
50. Grid Bold sofa, designed by Jan Kochański, produced by Comforty / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/sofa-grid-bold
51. ULU Table, designed by Małgorzata Schulz, production: ULUM / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/stolik-ulu
52. ARTO table, designed by Ariel Śliwiński, manufactured by MILONI / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/stol-arto
53. Jakku table, Jakku desk, design: KABO & PYDO design studio (Tomek Pydo, Kasia Kabo, Jacek Nosiła), production: MILONI / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/stol-jakku-biurko-jakku
54. CLICKFORM® wall system, design: Marcin Ładny, Dariusz Bogdan Niewiński, Zuzanna Dzięgielewska, production: MURSO by Cezar / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/system-scienny-clickform
55. FYR candlesticks from the “Wokół Stołu” collection, designed by Maria Jeglińska-Adamczewska (for PURO), production: PURO / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/swieczniki-fyr-z-kolekcji-wokol-stolu
56. Totems – collector’s objects by Totem Studio Warsaw, design: Totem Studio Warsaw, production: Totem Studio Warsaw / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/totemy-kolekcjonerskie-obiekty
57. The Forest Spirits, design: Aleksandra Żeromska, production: Bosa / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/the-forest-spirits
58. VARSOVIAN silk scarves, designed by Joanna Krawczyk, production: Miejsce Projektowe Joanna Krawczyk / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/varsovian-jedwabne-apaszki
59. Venve: Collection 1, design: Tomasz Augustyniak, production: CONVERIS Sp. z o.o. / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/venve-kolekcja-1
60. Venve: Leisure Collection 2,design: Tomasz Augustyniak, production: CONVERIS Sp. z o.o. / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/venve-kolekcja-2-wypoczynkowa
61. Venve: Children’s Collection 4,designed by Tomasz Augustyniak, produced by CONVERIS Sp. z o.o. / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/venve-kolekcja-4-dziecieca
62. VOXBOX, project: interdisciplinary technology, marketing and sales team of VOX Capital Group, production: VOX Capital Group / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/voxbox
63. TEGGI baby bathtub, design: design group odRzeczy composed of: Magdalena Guzik-Drab, Wojciech Drab, production: Tega Baby / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/wanienka-dziecieca-teggi
64. ANNA vase, designed by Malwina Konopacka, produced by MK Studio / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/wazon-anna
65. Zefir vase, designed by Hasik Design Studio (Grzegorz Hasik, Tomasz Krzyżanowski), production: Hasik Design Studio / www.lodzdesign.com/musthave/katalog/wazon-zefir

The official awards gala for designers, design teams and manufacturers will take place on Saturday 24 May at 5pm at the Festival Centre at 3 Tymienieckiego Street in Łódź. This year’s edition of the Łódź Design Festival will run from 20 to 25 May. During these days, it will be possible to see 33 distinguished products/product collections at an exhibition accompanying the plebiscite.

The Łódź Design Festival is organised thanks to the support of the Łódź Events Centre and the City of Łódź. The event is co-organised by the National Centre of Culture. Subsidised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the Cultural Programme of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025. whiteMAD magazine is a media patron of the event.

source: press materials

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