Entries for the A' Design Awards are open

Featuring over 100 categories, the A' Design Awards is one of the world’s largest design accolades.

A’ Design Award is once again calling for entries for industrial design, architectural projects, interior design work, furniture designs, innovative lighting products, homeware design, communications design and building materials, mobile software design and more. The competition features over a hundred different design disciplines into which you can submit your work.

The annual A’ Design Award is one of the world’s largest design accolades. In 2016, there were over 1276 winners from 88 countries. Entries were carefully evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of established scholars, prominent press members, creative design professionals and experienced architects who gave thorough attention to the detail of every entry when they made their decisions.

A’ Design Competition results are announced every year on April 15. The very best products, projects and offerings worldwide that demonstrate superior design, technology and creativity are rewarded with the A' Design Award – a badge of excellence in design and innovation.

Winners are invited to attend the glamorous award ceremony and gala night in Lake Como, Italy where they will be called to stage to collect their trophies, award certificates and yearbooks. Winners are also provided exclusive space to take part in the “best designs of the year” exhibition to showcase their works in Italy. 

The A’ Design Prize also includes a comprehensive winners’ kit given to A’ Design Award & Competition victors to aid in the dissemination of their news to the widest possible international audience. In addition to the trophy, certificate and book, the A’ Design Prize includes PR and marketing services such as translation of award winning works to dozens of languages, press release preparation and distribution, lifetime license to use the “award winner” logo, public relations campaign for winners and communication of awarded works to thousands of media members.

Every year, projects that highlight the best in innovation, technology, design and creativity are awarded with the A' Design Award. Entries are accepted annually till February 28th and results are announced every year on April 15. Designers worldwide are called to take part in the competition by entering their best works, projects and products. All entries must have been designed within the last 10 years.

You can see the winners in all the categories by visiting the A’Design Website, which showcases past winners. A selection of this year's winners would be published at Design Indaba on 15 April 2017. 

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