interior innovation award
the interior innovation award 2027
Following its successful premiere in 2025, the Interior Innovation Award 2027 will be presented for the second time as part of küchenwohntrends & möbel austria. With this award, the organisers put the spotlight on innovative living and furnishing solutions and the creative commitment of the exhibitors.
Everyone involved benefits from the award: exhibitors gain an attractive stage for their innovations, visitors gain orientation on the latest developments, and the trade fair strengthens its role as the leading platform for trends, inspiration and progress in the furnishing industry.
The award ceremony will take place on the evening of 28 April 2027, from 6 pm, as part of a festive event.
focus on innovation
The award recognises innovative products that create added value for customers, users or society.
The following criteria are taken into account in the evaluation by the expert jury:
- Originality: How novel and creative is the innovation compared to existing solutions?
- Relevance: How well does the innovation fulfil the needs and expectations of the target group?
- Effectiveness: How high is the benefit or added value generated by the innovation?
- Sustainability: How ecologically, socially and economically compatible is the innovation?
- Scalability: How well can the innovation be anchored in existing markets?
The awards are given in the following categories:
| 1 | Lighting | Pendant lights, floor lamps, recessed lights, kitchen lights |
| 2 | Electrical appliances | Hobs, extractor hoods, cookers, ovens, dishwashers |
| 3 | Carcase furniture | Cabinets, chests of drawers, TV furniture, wardrobes, dressing rooms |
| 4 | Kitchens | new kitchen models |
| 5 | Kitchen equipment | Taps, sinks, waste systems, storage solutions |
| 6 | Upholstered furniture | Sofas, armchairs, sofa beds |
| 7 | Sleep systems | Mattresses, slatted frames, beds |
| 8 | Chairs, benches, tables | Armchairs, benches, dining tables |
| 9 | Home accessories | Coffee tables, side tables, clothes racks, tableware, acoustic solutions, floor coverings, upholstery fabrics |
| 10 | Special prize of the jury |
Participation is free of charge for trade visitors to küchenwohntrends & möbel austria.
submission & participation
All exhibitors at küchenwohntrends & möbel austria can submit their products online.
Projects can be submitted from 20 January to 7 March 2027. No costs will be charged to exhibitors.
winners interior innovation award 2025
The award recognised innovative products that create added value for customers, users or society. The winners were presented with the Interior Innovation Award on 7 May:
category lighting
Model: Midline
Brigitte Küchen
Boschstraße 17
DE-32120 Hiddenhausen
category electrical appliances
Model: Hisense refrigerator Fresh Fit series
Hisense Gorenje Austria GmbH
Wienerbergstrasse 9 / E02-2
AT-1100 Wien
category: carcase furniture
Model: Puro Wave
ANREI-Reisinger Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Markt 80
AT-4363 Pabneukirchen
category kitchens
Model: Alpinova Cubo
STRASSER Steine GmbH
Steinstraße 1
AT-4113 St. Martin im Mühlkreis
model: kitchen with rounded side panels
LEICHT Küchen AG
Gmünder Straße 70
DE-73550 Waldstetten
category kitchen equipment
Model: LEGRABOX pure WOOD drawer system
Ballerina-Küchen Heinz-Erwin Ellersiek GmbH
Bruchstraße 47-51
DE-32289 Rödinghausen
category upholstered furniture
Model: Mira
JOKA Kapsamer GmbH
Atzbacher Straße 17
AT-4690 Schwanenstadt
Phone +43 7673 7451-0
category sleep systems
Model: Powerinsole pillow
Relax - Natürlich Wohnen GmbH
Thurerweg 3
AT-5162 Obertrum am See
category seating furniture
Model: Moover - The Original
Lavida GmbH
Am Römerhof 13
DE-78727 Oberndorf-Bochingen
special prize of the jury
Model: REVEGO pocket system
Julius Blum GmbH
Industriestraße 1
AT-6973 Höchst