Last year’s winner in the bar/lounge category was Upstairs @ Ace Hotel, designed by Killefer Flammang Architects and Commune Design.

Bo Nuage, designed by J. Marx Atelier & BASE Planning and Engineering, took top honors in the cafe/bar category.

Bestia, by Studio Unltd and Osvaldo Maiozzi, was one of three winners in the restaurant category.

Hinoki and the Bird, another restaurant winner, designed by Studio MAI.

Before the awards presentation, Dwell president Michela O’Connor Abrams (sporting her Google Glass) announced the Dwell Vision Award, a collaboration between Dwell and Big Ass Fans. Photo by: Mimi Teller Rosicky.

Best New Product went to the Cabrio Wall Bed by CLEI, distributed by Resource Furniture.

Roost, a restaurant in Greenville, South Carolina, taps into the local Slow Food community. Atlanta firm Johnson Studio used sustainable and locally sourced materials like limestone and oak in the 252-seat restaurant's design. Movable walls in the bar area open to a lively square where live bands frequently perform.

Our Kitchen and Bath award went to relative newcomer Franz Viegener for its innovative designs. Photo by: Alejandro Chavetta

The Modern Lifestyle award winner was Miele, which this year encompassed an overall lifestyle vision at the show. Photo by Alejandro Chavetta.

Nourishmat by Earth Starter allows city dwellers to grow their own food in small spaces, and for that it snagged our Design Materials award. Photo by: Alejandro Chavetta

Emeco’s combination of eco-friendly design philosophy and show-stopping bright white booth ensured their place as the winner of Best in Show at Dwell on Design. Photo by Alejandro Chavetta.

Playforms by North Forty Design grabbed our New Product award for their simple, imagination-driven kids’ playhouses. Photo by Alejandro Chavetta.

After transforming Dwell Outdoor into a verdant paradise, landscape architecture firm Shades of Green was awarded for Outdoor this year. Photo by Alejandro Chavetta.

Our Furniture category went to Clei for Resource Furniture, whose convertible beds especially piqued the judges’ interests. Photo by Alejandro Chavetta.

For his oversize Manuka light, New Zealand–based designer David Trubridge captured the award for Lighting. Photo by Alejandro Chavetta.

With its multi-tiered fountain, trio of modern structures, and wall of fixtures, Brizo captivated the jury and brought home the award for best Booth. Photo by Alejandro Chavetta.

The awards were a custom collaborative design by Dwell creative director Alejandro Chavetta and the San Francisco design firm Ohio. Photo by: Mimi Teller Rosicky

In the Sustainability category, Lacava garnered the award, for showing that responsible design can be beautiful. Photo by Alejandro Chavetta.

The Energy award went to Lumos for their solar canopy. Visit their booth, #D03, to see the product in person.

Wolf's Steam Oven won the top spot in the kitchen category. See it at booth #1235.

Over at booth #714, San Francisco's Urbio exhibited their magnetic vertical garden, which nabbed Best Accessory.

Noble Environmental Technologies wins for its post-consumer "cardboard" called ECOR.

Sustainability: IndoTeak Design IndoTeak Design salvages and upcycles high-quality teak from homes, factories, and furniture.

In addition to the 10 regularly scheduled awards, a special Nice Modernist Award was presented to Nina Smith of GoodWeave by Dwell president Michela O'Connor Abrams.

Design Material: ShapeCrete ShapeCrete is an innovative, malleable concrete developed by Fu-Tung Cheng.

Best Booth: Porsche Porsche's Material Pavilion showcases a collection of high-design objects composed of materials found in Porsche vehicles. The Halo chair by Michael Sodeau is made of carbon fiber.

Lighting: Cerno A longtime exhibitor at Dwell on Design, Cerno is a California-based lighting company founded by three childhood friends.

Kitchen: Bauformat Bauformat have been producing sleek kitchen appliances since 1929.

Best in Show: Fehlo First time exhibitor Fehlo from North Carolina took home Best in Show.

Modern Dining: You won’t get stuck on the wrong end of the communal table with this handy list. Illustration by Dan Williams

Eclectic, the new Tom Dixon-designed restaurant in Paris.

One-Family Custom Housing: Olson Kundig Architects created this home in Washington's remote Methow Valley as four structures oriented around a central courtyard, each positioned to best enjoy the surrounding vistas in all four seasons.

Paper Punk, led by Grace Hawthorne, won best Modern Family exhibitor.

Southern California-based brand Cerno won best Lighting exhibitor.

Arpa, which designs and manufactures Fenix nanotechnology-matte laminate material—distributed by Willis—won the award for best Design Materials.

Iris by Sebastian SchererGerman designer Sebastian Scherer won a Lexis Design Award for the Iris pendant. The handblown-glass orb is coated with a di-chromatic material that filters light. As you move around the piece, different colors appear. Scherer was inspired by the look of soap bubble and sought to create something similar that interacts with the eye. The most technically challenging aspect of the design was finding a way to adhere the coating to the glass and to refine the layering so that the desired iridescent effect would appear. Production pieces are currently in the works.