A modernist at heart, Terence Woodgate is known for his simple, thoughtful and understated designs. Woodgate works from his studio in the UK where he continues to seek ways to distil the essentials of design. In 2003 he was elected a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI). He has received prestigious international design industry awards including the German Red Dot ‘Best of the best’ award and the IF ecology award. In the UK he has won the Observer⁄ Elle Decoration design award for furniture and a Wallpaper* design award. Examples of his work are held in the permanent collections of the Museu de les Arts Decoratives, Barcelona and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.