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WDSF 2026 results

The complete 2026 award record — from the year's top honour to every partner award.

Awards
10
Winners
11
Submissions reviewed
132
Countries & regions
25

Festival honours

3 of 10 · decided by the festival alone

  1. WDSF 2026 · Top honour

    Desk Setup of the Year

    The standout workstation of the year, across every category.

  2. WDSF 2026 · Festival honour

    Rising Star

    The most promising newcomer to the festival.

  3. WDSF 2026 · Festival honour

    Best Gaming Setup Award

    The desk built for play as seriously as for work.

Partner awards

7 of 10 · each co-judged with its sponsoring brand

  1. WDSF 2026 · Partner award

    Retro Pixel Award

    presented with Divoom

    For pixels, light, and sound as design media — a desk that carries memory and character.

  2. WDSF 2026 · Partner award

    Modern Lifestyle Award

    presented with BenQ

    For the modern, design-led desk.

  3. WDSF 2026 · Partner award

    Avant-Garde Creativity Award

    presented with AngryMiao

    For avant-garde design and function as statement — the desk as an extension of taste.

  4. WDSF 2026 · Partner award

    Future Vision Award

    presented with OBSBOT

    For desks that pair standout aesthetics with intelligent tools.

  5. WDSF 2026 · Partner award

    Best Ambient Lighting Award

    presented with Nanoleaf

    For the most expressive use of light and color.

  6. WDSF 2026 · Partner award

    Digital Nomad Productivity Award

    presented with JSAUX

    For doing it all from a single, portable rig.

  7. WDSF 2026 · Partner award

    Thermal Aesthetics Award

    presented with TRYX

    For making the cooling system a visual centerpiece — performance, structure, and beauty in one frame.

Finalist Award

15 finalists

The desks that stayed in the discussion to the final round — each one doing a single thing unusually well.

  1. OneGrayWeimCalifornia, USA · VideographerS·0131
  2. YUSINTaipei, Taiwan · UI DesignerS·0176
  3. Tony NoelDubai, United Arab Emirates · Creative Designer and PhotographerS·0162
  4. LuvSoup DeskChina · Commercial directorS·0119
  5. HaeyongSouth Korea · YouTube CreatorsS·0090
  6. Liu ZhaoSuzhou, China · Tech bloggerS·0115
  7. MadbogusGwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea · Office WorkerS·0120
  8. Asarabia ColumbiaSouth Korea · self-employedS·0061
  9. Wang WanChina · Mechanical engineerS·0167
  10. X-暗礁Shenzhen, China · Industrial designerS·0171
  11. PennaSeoul, Republic of Korea · Architecture designerS·0136
  12. GRIGOBYTEGermany · Content CreatorS·0087
  13. JurekChWarsaw, Poland · ManagerS·0108
  14. Kevin Paul SantosPhilippines · Designer & Content CreatorS·0111
  15. 黑猫警长ChinaS·0065

Presented with

1 host · 7 award partners

The festival · hostFounder & host of the World Desk Setup Festival.
Award partners

This edition predates the public judging rubric; scores were not applied retroactively.

132 submissions were reviewed this edition.

The record continues

Next year’s record is still unwritten.

From the next edition on, every award is decided on the same published rubric.

See the rubricBrowse the setups