The 2026 Luxury Nightlife Awards – London Edition recognizes outstanding entries across diverse categories, celebrating excellence, innovation and creativity within the luxury hospitality sector.

The iF Design Awards has released its 2026 winners list. HTK, a work by JFR Studio, received unanimous recognition from the professional jury and was named a Winner in the Interior Architecture category of this year’s iF Design Awards.

On May 8, the winners of the 2026 Tokyo Design Awards were unveiled. NOC - Aura Park, a project by JFR Studio, claimed Platinum Grand Prizes across three categories. We are thrilled to share this exciting news with everyone.

On May 9, the winners of the 2026 A' Design Award in Italy were announced. JFR Studio’s work, NOC - Aura Park, claimed the Gold Award. We are delighted to share this great news with you all.

Mr. Jeffrey Zee, Founder and Chief Designer of JFR Studio, was invited to attend the 2024-2025 Italian A' Design Award Gala-Night & Award Ceremony at Teatro Sociale Como, Italy. On the evening of July 17, 2025 (local time), Mr. Zee ascended the podium as a Gold Award laureate to receive the honor on behalf of his team. At this annual design gathering, he engaged in profound dialogues with global creative leaders while extending heartfelt congratulations to fellow awardees and expressing gratitude to the international jury and organizing committee.​

From November 10 to 13, 2024, the 5th CIID Design Festival will be held in Changsha, Hunan Province. The opening ceremony was held in the Zhongnan Lecture Hall of the original campus of Central South University. This design festival promotes the inheritance and development of traditional culture and design wisdom.

Jeffrey Zee was invited as the winner to attend the the art activities and award gala of 2024 DNA Paris Design Awards at the Espace Niemeyer in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.

On October 4th, 2024 Korea K-Design Award held a grand award ceremony and related design activities at Signiel Seoul Hotel, Lotte World Tower, Seoul, Korea. Mr. Jeffrey Zee, founder and chief designer of JFR Studio, attended and participated in the related design activities as an award-winning member, witnessing the best design works of 2024 and the designers who created them.

In early March, JFR Studio hosted 20 designers at their newly renovated Shanghai office. The tour was organized by Ms. Zhang Yingping of CIID Ningbo and sponsored by CIMIC, with visits to various destinations throughout the week-long event.

Held at the iconic KKL Luzern in Switzerland, the BLT Architectural Design Award is based on rigorous and comprehensive criteria that require the winner to demonstrate excellence in innovation, practicality and sustainability. JFR Studio's projects, Night of City and STONESAL, was winners in the Bar and Restaurant categories respectively. Notably, Night of City also earned an honorable mention in the interior category. Jeffrey Zee was personally invited to attend the prestigious BLT Architectural Design Award ceremony where he graciously accepted this accolade on stage.