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Hotlist 2025: the 25 most popular design studios, as voted for by their peers

Creative Boom

PORTO ROCHA Based in New York, PORTO ROCHA was founded by Brazilians Felipe Rocha and Leo Porto in 2019. Mouthwash Studio Founded in Los Angeles in 2019 and led by partners Abraham Campillo, Mackenzie Freemire, Ben Mingo, and Alex Tan, Mouthwash Studio stands out for its contemporary, future-forward design philosophy. Studio DBD 13.

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F5: Draga & Aurel on Lake Como, Joseph Beuys + More

Design Milk

Their landmark Transparency Matters collection, launched in 2019, was a departure from the pairs emphasis on vintage items and textiles. Baxter is not a simple client, Basedow says. It is a company that believed in us and taught us how to be professional designers. Each item is original and completely restored in the Como atelier.

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The 20 graphic designers inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

In 2019, she was named a One Club Young Gun. An internationally recognised figure in design, she lectures globally and teaches at the School of Visual Arts, and her work has been featured in countless publications and exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide.

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You don’t need loads of cash to be a great creative – and we can prove it

Its Nice That

Gints first taught himself 3D animation using Autodesk Maya, then switched to Blender in 2019 using early beta and alpha versions of the free software. The National Gallery hosts free Talk and Draw sessions on Zoom every Friday, 4–5pm. He pulled it off with a small team, a tight budget, and a whole lot of ingenuity.

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30 Abstract Logos That Actually Work (And Why Most Don’t)

Inkbot Design

Forget the art gallery definition. Their 2019 rebrand by Pentagram created a much simpler, more robust mark. To be a unique, unmistakable visual trigger for your brand. An abstract logo is this principle's purest, bravest, and often most effective expression. What Is an Abstract Logo, Really? It's a custom visual asset—a mark.

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With 3daysofdesign, Copenhagen is Reinventing What a Design Fair Can Be

Azure Magazine

On the surface, it’s a natural comparison: With hundreds of showrooms and galleries open to the public, an electric energy surges through the city as visitors explore launches from both Scandinavian stalwarts and renowned international brands. Take Optical Flow, for instance, an exhibition staged by Taiwanese gallery Fanzi.

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Lauren Halsey’s ’emajendat’ Is an Energetic Celebration of South Central Los Angeles

Colossal

Installation view Halsey gathers photographs, posters, flyers, commercial signs, and found objects that relate to her communities’ activism, highlighting “a sense of civic urgency and free-flowing imagination,” says David Kordansky Gallery, which co-represents the artist with Gagosian.