We got to know the best Polish design

Home-grown companies, local design and top quality – these are the characteristics of the products and collections awarded in the must have 2024 plebiscite, organized by the Łódź Design Festival. In addition to promoting the best Polish designs, the must have quality mark signifies a unique consumer recommendation. Among the 81 recognized were avant-garde mirrors, modular furniture, audiophile equipment, but also publications and applications. Meet all the awardees.

must have is a plebiscite organized since 2011 by the Łódź Design Festival, which recognizes the best implementations from Polish designers and manufacturers. It is a free-of-charge quality label that companies can use at home and abroad. It was created to popularize good design and thus promote the domestic creative sector. must have is also a unique consumer recommendation and the most media event in Polish design.

It is difficult to single out one dominant trend in Polish design – on the one hand, especially recently, there has been a strong return to craftsmanship, natural raw materials and local techniques; on the other hand, Polish women and men are increasingly willing to reach for the latest technologies and successfully experiment with modern materials. One thing is certain – we do not deviate in quality from the world’s best models, which will be forcefully experienced during the must have 2024 exhibition, held as part of the program of the 18th edition of Łódź Design Festival (May 21-26).

The following products and product collection were selected from more than 400 entries for must have 2024:

1. Arc, design: Studio WITAMINA D (Gosia Knobloch, Igor Wiktorowicz), the manufacturer’s name: Motiv Home / www.motivhome.com  
2. Artist Mirror, design: Patrycja Bruź-Soniewicka, Bartłomiej Klepiński, Katarzyna Erkiert, the manufacturer’s name: HOGAI Sp. z o. o. / www.hogai.store  
3. ater.bench.stone, design: ater. (Żaklina Nowodworska, Przemysław Sadecki), the manufacturer’s name: ater. / www.ater.studio  
4. Aztec, design: Grynasz Studio (Marta Niemywska-Grynasz, Dawid Grynasz), the manufacturer’s name: BIZZARTO / www.bizzarto.com  
5. Bofii, design: Grynasz Studio (Marta Niemywska-Grynasz, Dawid Grynasz), the manufacturer’s name: BIZZARTO / www.bizzarto.com   
6. BRENE, design: Jacek Nosiła, KABO & PYDO (Tomasz Pydo, Katarzyna Kabo), the manufacturer’s name: Prosperplast 1 Sp. Z. O. O / Marka FERNE / www.ferne.pl  
7. Chat, design: Bartłomiej Pawlak & Łukasz Stawarski (Pawlak & Stawarski), the manufacturer’s name: Motiv Home / www.motivhome.com   
8. DUMBO, design: Izabela Brola-Cieśluk, the manufacturer’s name: Motiv Home / www.motivhome.com   
9. Far From Form – modular tables, design: Izabela Brola-Cieśluk / Brola & Bukowska, Katarzyna Bukowska-Wcisło / Brola & Bukowska, the manufacturer’s name: Far From Form / www.farfromform.com  
10. Flos, design: Tomasz Augustyniak, the manufacturer’s name: Bejot sp z oo / www.bejot.eu  
11. Ubi Armchair, design: noo.ma internal design team: Anna Pietkun, Zuza Muszalska, Damian Goliński, the manufacturer’s name: noo.ma / www.noo.ma / 
12. FRESCO, design: Hanczar Studio (Szymon Hanczar, Przemysław Słowik), the manthe manufafacturer’s nturer’s nameme: Poom Furniture / www.poom-furniture.com/pl  
13. Glandes – irrigation water system, design: Karolina Kulis, the manufacturer’s name: Bloom Ceramic / www.bloomceramic.com 
14. HEY LONG, design Bartłomiej Pawlak & Łukasz Stawarski (Pawlak & Stawarski), the manufacturer’s name: Fameg Sp. z o. o. / www.fameg.pl  
15. 3D Printed Hybrid Lower Limb Orthoses, design: Agnieszka Barańska, Daniel Czyszczoń, Mateusz Kruk, Aleksandra Kwaśniewska, Marcin Rusek, Małgorzata Serafin., the manufacturer’s name: Ortheo3D / www.ortheo3d.com  
16. isa, design: Nikodem Szpunar, the manufacturer’s name: Motiv Home / www.motivhome.com   
17. KIS List, design: Magdalena Knappe and Robert Czapski, the manufacturer’s name: KIS List Magdalena Knappe / www.kislist.com/pl  
18. Kitchen Helper, design: Tenka studio (Agata Gancarczyk, Natalia Kacprzyk, Łukasz Szczęsny, Jakub August), the manufacturer’s name: Marka Lubi Lubi (manufacturer Spec-wood) / www.lubilubi.pl  
19. The Julia jewelry collection, design: Anna Orska, the manufacturer’s name: ORSKA (jewlery), Huta Szkła Kryształowego Julia (crystal elements) / www.orska.pl  
20. The Monumental jewelry collection, design: Anna Orska, the manufacturer’s name: ORSKA (jewelry), Ceramika Paradyż (ceramics elements) / www.orska.pl   
21. The collection of chairs Throne, design: Michał Biernacki, the manufacturer’s name Ikershop / www.ikershop.com   
22. BOLD modular furniture collection, design: Bartłomiej Pawlak & Łukasz Stawarski (Pawlak & Stawarski), the manufacturer’s name: Motiv Home / www.motivhome.com 
23. Retro Collection, design: 360, the manufacturer’s name: njufront./ www.njufront.pl   
24. ROG Collection, design: Studio Szpunar (Nikodem and Kamila Szpunar), the manufacturer’s name: Nomet / www.nomet.pl  
25. SIMON collection – sofa bed with mattress and pouf, design: Agnieszka Możdżer, Dawid Kalemba, the manufacturer’s name: B line Sp.z o.o. sp. k / www.miuform.com  
26. Seg collection, design: Nikodem Szpunar, the manufacturer’s name: Motiv Home / www.motivhome.com  
27. “teraz polski dizajn” book, design: Aleksandra Koperda (autorka), the manufacturer’s name: Znak Koncept (Wydawnictwo Znak) / www.znak.com.pl  
28. m.o.d, design: Design team from mode:lina studio: Paweł Garus (designer & co-founder), Jerzy Woźniak (designer & co-founder), Kinga Kin (ddesigner), the manufacturer’s name: Motiv Home / www.motivhome.com  
29. Match, design: Grynasz Studio (Marta Niemywska-Grynasz, Dawid Grynasz), the manufacturer’s name: Baza / www.bazabaza.pl  
30. Ogi, design: Maja Ganszyniec Studio, the manufacturer’s name: ILUM / www.ilum.lighting/pl  
31. Wall hood Simple, design: Mikołaj Nicer / Ciarko, the manufacturer’s name: Ciarko Design / www.ciarkodesign.com   
32. OMNIRES SWITCH | Sink mixer with a water filtering system, design: Paulina Shacalis, Studio OMNIRES, the manufacturer’s name: OMNIRES / www.omnires.com/pl  
33. OP-ART COLLECTION OF BLANKETS AND BEDCOVERS BY MAURYCY GOMULICKI & HOGAI, design: Maurycy Gomulicki, the manufacturer’s name: HOGAI Sp. z o. o. / www.hogai.store, 
34. Organic, design: Izabela Brola-Cieśluk, the manufacturer’s name: Motiv Home / www.motivhome.com  
35. Paxt, design: Piotr Kuchciński, the manufacturer’s name: NOTI / www.noti.pl  
36. Personalized linen weighted blanket with cherry stones, design: Ania Bienias, Daria Skrzypkowska, the manufacturer’s name: Golden Grain sp. z o.o. (Plantule Pillows mark) / www.plantulepillows.com  
37. PLAYER MIRROR, design: Patrycja Bruź-Soniewicka, Bartłomiej Klepiński, Katarzyna Erkiert, the manufacturer’s name: HOGAI Sp. z o. o., / www.hogai.store  
38. PUZZLES – A set of two off-white coffee tables, design: Katarzyna Szyc, the manufacturer’s name: Perler Design / www.perler-design.pl  
39. Handwoven plaid from BLUR collection / BLUR V, design: Rest Studio (Dominika Gacka and Julia Piekarska), the manufacturer’s name: REST studio / www.reststudio.pl  
40. Gerro tables, design: Wojciech Błaszczyk / Sedno Studio, the manufacturer’s name: Mebella / www.mebella.pl  
41. SAMOO, design: Ronald Straubel, the manufacturer’s name: KLEIBER / www.kleiber.eu  
42. Słup: The Polish Poster Column, design: Zupagrafika, the manufacturer’s name: Zupagrafika / www.zupagrafika.com    
43. SOLIFE – smart outdoor furniture collection, design: Ewa Nowak, Helena Wierzbowska, Olaf Wysocki, the manufacturer’s name: Solife Sp. z o.o. / www.solife.store  
44. Switch Concept – electrical switches and outlets made of plywood, design: Syska Design (Agnieszka Syska, Dominik Syska), the manufacturer’s name: Syska Solutions Sp. z o. o. / www.switchconcept.eu  
45. Bathroom cabinet Nigel 02, Bathroom cabinet Egeria 02, Bathroom cabinet Molinia 02, design: Matylda Polak (head of design), Aleksandra Wichrowska (head of production), the manufacturer’s name: DESIVA furniture brand owned by Lepolam / www.desiva.pl  
46. Torii, design: Grynasz Studio (Marta Niemywska-Grynasz, Dawid Grynasz), the manufacturer’s name: BIZZARTO / www.bizzarto.com  
47. VANK_CUBE, design: Anna Vonhausen, the manufacturer’s name: VANK / www.vank.design/pl  
48. Vivido, design: Supergirls Do Design, the manufacturer’s name: Noti / www.noti.pl  
49. wellmood by MAKI, design: Paula Buczyńska, MAKI, the manufacturer’s name: MAKI / www.makimood.com  
50. “In my forest”, design: Aleksandra Kujawska, the manufacturer’s name: Aleksandra Kujawska / www.desahome.pl  
51. Z Parku do Parku. A guidebook to explore polish national parks and collect park stamps., design: Michał Słodowy (author), Sylwia Bartoszewska (graphic design), Malwina Hajduk (editorial design), the manufacturer’s name: Wydawnictwo Historia/Natura / www.zparkudoparku.pl  
52. “Rising from Rubble. The Past and Future of Ruins in Architecture”, design: edited by Adam Przywara, the manufacturer’s name: Musuem of Warsaw / www.sklep.muzeumwarszawy.pl 
53. Rise set that grows with your child, design: Ewa Półtorak, the manufacturer’s name: borcas / www.borcas.eu  
54. Unitra Stereo Hi-Fi Set, design: Wiktor Szulfer, the manufacturer’s name: Unitra / www.unitra.com/pl/ 

Congratulations to all the awardees!

The Lodz Design Festival is made possible thanks to the support of the Lodz Events Center and the City of Lodz.