METROPOLISLikes 2026 Awards Announce Their Winners
The 33 winners of the METROPOLISLikes 2026 Awards showcase a transformation in interior design, with a focus on responsible manufacturing, innovative materials, and beautiful aesthetics. These standout products from NeoCon and Design Days in Chicago make an impact in any interior.
Winning Products
One of the winning products is Olive, a chair that offers adjustable lumbar support, tilt, and a waterfall-edge seat, with a nature-inspired back frame color and coordinating mesh color. Another winner is Land/Mark, a carpet tile collection that draws on the textures of everyday surfaces, translating wear, memory, and movement into subtle shifts in density, tone, and pattern.
Forest Within, a boldly biophilic carpet tile collection, translates birch bark and seasonal shifts into a flexible system for interiors. Designed by David Oakey for Interface, it offers a range of patterns, from quiet, textural neutrals to more saturated, expressive surfaces.
Sustainable Design
The winners of the METROPOLISLikes 2026 Awards prioritize sustainability, with products like Boss Design’s Lucy chair, which can be easily reupholstered on-site.
Cleve, a carbon-neutral porcelain collection, introduces a notably smooth, tactile surface while maintaining slip performance. The collection’s FeatherSoft finish and hexagonal mosaic pattern reframes the traditional look of quartzite.
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Innovative Materials
Other winning products feature innovative materials, such as the Ambient Compass luminaire by Gloster, which has a handwoven burlap or umber wool shade and a frame assembled out of hand-finished, sustainably sourced teak panels. The portable lantern is meant to provide soft, warm light.
Crush, a performance textile collection, incorporates plant-based content, recycled fibers, and marine plastic, supporting material health while encouraging designers to mix, match, and build more dynamic interior palettes.
The winners of the METROPOLISLikes 2026 Awards demonstrate that sustainable design and innovative materials are becoming increasingly important in the world of interior design. By prioritizing responsible manufacturing and beautiful aesthetics, these products are making a positive impact on the environment and the people who use them.
The transformation in interior design is not just about aesthetics, but also about creating spaces that are functional, sustainable, and supportive of human well-being. Natural materials, recycled content, and innovative production methods are becoming more prevalent, and this trend will likely continue in the future.
Mannington Commercial’s punch-needle rug hooking collection brings a delicate technique to durable, mass-produced products, with a layered carpet tile available in four patterns suited for high-traffic environments. The structural and visual quality of this technique was translated into a product that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing, much like innovative industry growth is driving change in the market.
