Established in 2007 by Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay, the London-based studio is renowned for its inventive approach to design.
Established in 2007 by Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay, the London-based studio is renowned for its inventive approach to design, working on products, limited-editions, and space-installations.
The studio engages in collaborations spanning industrial production and experimental one-off projects with brands such as Louis Vuitton, Vitra, Stella McCartney, Mutina, Kvadrat, +Halle, Superfront, Cozmo, Golran, Gan, Swarovski, Established & Sons, Arco, Moroso, Cappellini, and Airbnb.
Raw-Edges has won awards, including A&W 2020 Designers of the Year, Design Miami/Basel Designers of the Future, Wallpaper Design Award, and Elle-Decor EDIDA Award.
Their designs are found in permanent collections of leading international museums such as MoMA in New York, the Vitra Design Museum, and The Art Institute of Chicago.
Selected Awards
2022 | Dezeen Award - Cozmo Modular Sofa - Longlist
2022 | AD100
2021 | Archiproducts Design award Winner
2020 | Elle Decoration UK - Best Floor Covering Backstitch rugs for Gan
2020 | 2020 AW Designer of the Ygear
2020 | Wallpaper* Design Award - Herringone Vessles for Vitra
2019 | Archiproducts Design Awards - Backstitch rugs for Gan
2019 | Dezeen Award Winner - Backstitch rugs for Gan
2019 | Elle Decoration Japan - Best Floor Covering Backstitch rugs for Gan
2016 | Wallpaper* Design Award - Best Posh Picnic - Concertina Louis Vuitton
2015 | Elle Decoration Japan - Designers of the Year 2015
2015 | Elle Decoration Japan - Designers of the Year 2015
2015 | The Wood Awards - Endgrain
2015 | Design Museum Designs of the Year 2015 - Endgrain
2015 | Dulux Colour Award - Lake Rug Collection for Golran
2015 | Wallpaper* Design Award - Best Optican Illusion - Lake for Golran
2014 | Elle DecorationBritish Design Award - Lake Rug Collection for Golran
2013 | German Design Council Interior Innovation Award 2013 - DeskBox Arco
2012 | Elle Decoration British Design Award - Floors for Stella McCartney
2011 | Sanoma Home Deco Awards Best Home Product - Deskbox for Arco
2011 | Philips Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition, Third Prize - Pinha Light
2011 | Homes & Gardens Designer Award 2011 - Tailored Wood for Cappellini
2009 | Design Miami/ Basel - Designers of the Future Award 2009
2009 | Elle Decoration International Design Award – Stack Best Furniture Winner
2009 | Homes&Gardens, Classic Design Awards - Stack Best Furniture Winner
2009 | DesignWeek Award 2009 - Stack for Established & Sons - (Shortlisted)
2009 | iF Gold Product Design Award - Pivot for Arco
2009 | Wallpaper* Design Award 2009 - Best Console Table - Pivot for Arco
2008 | Design Museum - Designs Of The Year 2009 - Stack E&S
2008 | Dutch Design Award, Best Residential Product 2008 - Pivot for Arco
2006 | British Council Talented Design Award - Milk Cartons
2006 | British Council Talented Design Award - Bin Bag Bear
2005 | FoPDA 2005 Food Packaging - 2nd and 3rd prizes
2003 | Tokyo 21st Century Sofa Design Competition - Tangent
Museum Permanent Collections:
MoMA New York
Vitra Design Museum
The Art Institute of Chicago
Design Museum Holon
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Centre National des Arts Plastiques,
Puteaux FranceIndianapolis Museum of Art
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire England
Their designs are found in the permanent collections of leading international museums such as MoMA in New York, the Vitra Design Museum, and The Art Institute of Chicago.
