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Niko Kapa


  • Listed by A+D as one of the most influential young design practitioners in Middle East 
  • Included in the Power List of the id50 among most important figures in the creative industry of Arab world
  • Featured in Artsted’s ‘Future Blue-Chip Artists’ among the rising stars of Art Industry
  • Finalist of the Faenza Prize, Faenza 2025
  • Finalist of the Arab World Design Award by the Arab World Institute, Paris 2024 
  • Finalist of the Van Cleef & Arpels Emergent Designer Prize, Dubai 2024 
  • Winner of Iris Ceramica Award for sustainable stoneware and ceramics, Dubai 2023 
  • Finalist New Artist of the Year Award, London 2023
  • Winner of the AlUla Design Award from Royal Commission of Saudi Arabia, Riyad 2022 
  • Winner of the Signature Art Prize in Sculpture, London 2022 
  • Winner of Zepter Art Award, Belgrade 2022 
  • Finalist of the Premio Arte Contemporanea, Italy 2021 
  • Finalist of the Mediterranean Contemporary Art Prize, Italy 2021 
  • Finalist of Via Carpatia Art Biennale, Poland 2021 
  • Winner of COW Biennale, Ukraine 2019 
  • Winner of Design Excellence Award, Shanghai 2018
  • Winner of iF Award, Munich 2018
  • Winner of K-Design Award, Seoul 2018
  • Winner of Asia Design Prize, Seoul 2018
  • Recipient of Audi Innovation Award, Dubai 2017
  • Recipient of German Design Award, Frankfurt 2017
  • Recipient of AIA Middle East Design Award, Cairo 2016
  • Winner of Spark International Gold Prize, New York 2016
  • Recipient of Iconic Award, Munich 2016
  • Exhibited internationally, featured in Biennials and important institutions around world