Detroit is City of the Year in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026

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We're thrilled to finally be able to share that Detroit has been named Wallpaper* City of the Year!

We’re grateful to the designers, partners, community organizations, and creatives who shared their work during Detroit Month of Design, and to the many Detroiters whose dedication over decades continues to shape the city’s future.

‍Design Core Detroit is proud to help elevate Detroit’s design story and the people behind it.

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"The city’s status as a Unesco City of Design and events such as Detroit Month of Design are further securing the Motor City’s status as one of the most exciting places to be right now, and there are a number of projects that are putting it back on the map."

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Left, the elevated Detroit People Mover line snakes through the city. Right, a duplex in The Canopy

(Image credit: Photography by Aaron Feliciano for Wallpaper*)

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