VICCARBE awarded the 2025 Spanish National Design Award for its design-driven business model

Design is more than form—it’s a way of thinking. For VICCARBE, it has been the foundation of a business philosophy that blends creativity with strategy, craftsmanship with innovation. This commitment has earned the company one of Spain’s most prestigious honours: the 2025 Spanish National Design Award in the Design and Business category.

Granted by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities, the award celebrates companies that understand design as a strategic driver—integrating it not only into products but also into the way they think, operate, and evolve. It recognises design as a cultural and business asset capable of generating innovation, competitiveness and long-term value.

The jury praised VICCARBE as an “international benchmark in the design and production of contemporary furniture” and a clear exponent of the best Spanish design rooted in Mediterranean culture. The award recognises the company’s ability to integrate design across every area of its business—from product and branding to packaging, processes and user experience—within a model that brings together excellence, innovation, environmental responsibility and a distinctive identity.

This recognition represents a major milestone for VICCARBE, confirming the value of a long-standing vision where design is not simply applied—it defines the brand’s entire approach. From its headquarters in Valencia, the company has cultivated a business philosophy that is both human-centred and globally minded, proving that a strong design culture can generate lasting impact, creative partnerships and sustained international growth.

Sharing the 2025 award with Patricia Urquiola adds further significance to the moment, as VICCARBE was the first Spanish company to collaborate with her on a product design. The brand also maintains long-standing creative partnerships with renowned designers such as Jaime Hayón, who received the same award in 2021, along with international figures like John Pawson, Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa. These collaborations highlight VICCARBE’s ability to foster enduring creative synergies and its role as a connector between Spanish design culture and the global design scene.

With a presence in over 80 countries, VICCARBE has developed a strong identity inspired by the Mediterranean way of living: open, warm, timeless. Its collections, designed to enhance well-being and human connection, can be found in iconic spaces such as the Centre Pompidou, Microsoft headquarters and the Takasaki Theatre in Japan. From collaborative workspaces to educational, hospitality or residential environments, VICCARBE’s furniture adapts effortlessly to a wide range of interiors.

The award also recognises the company’s consistent commitment to sustainability and innovation, alongside its strong connection to the local design ecosystem in Valencia. Through a network of trusted designers, suppliers and collaborators, VICCARBE continues to lead by example, showing how design can be a powerful force for creating more meaningful and human-centred spaces.

About Viccarbe

Founded in 2000 in Valencia, Viccarbe has become an international benchmark in the design and manufacturing of contemporary furniture for collaborative, corporate, hospitality, educational and residential environments. The brand’s mission is to create inspiring spaces that promote creativity, interaction and well-being through furniture that combines Mediterranean warmth with timeless elegance and everyday functionality.

Viccarbe has collaborated with some of the most influential names in design, including Patricia Urquiola, John Pawson, Naoto Fukasawa, Jaime Hayon and Jasper Morrison, bringing to life versatile, lasting pieces that transcend trends and seamlessly integrate into interiors around the world.

Present in over 80 countries, Viccarbe draws on Valencia’s design heritage and Mediterranean sensibility, blending craftsmanship and innovation to produce furniture with a strong identity. Beyond design, Viccarbe exports a humanistic philosophy—putting people, sustainability and connection at the heart of every project.

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