Design awards are the seal of approval for good design. There are uncountable awards that honor design products of all categories all over the world.
Get an overview in here: organized alphabetically we present all the important design awards.
Design Awards
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Red Dot Design Award
The Red Dot Design Award is an internationally recognised seal of quality awarded by the Design Zentrum NRW for excellent product and communication design.
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iF DESIGN AWARD
Since its introduction in 1953, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been a consistent, renowned trademark when it comes to "excellent" design.
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German Design Award
The German Design Award is awarded annually by the German Design Council for outstanding achievements in product and communication design. The competition aims to detect, highlight and reward innovative and international design trends.
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Design Plus Design Award
The Design Plus Award is one of the leading competitions for industrial design in the fields of lighting and building technology. Launched in 1983 as a trade fair competition, an independent jury of experts selects outstanding home design every year.
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Iconic Award - Interior Innovation
The Iconic Award is an award of the Rat für Formgebung - German Design Council - whose aim is to link architecture, product design and interior design.
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Compasso d´Oro
The Compasso d'oro (Golden Circle) is the first design prize awarded in Europe. Based on Gio Ponti's idea, the Compasso d'oro has been awarded every three years since 1954 to Italian products with sophisticated design.
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Museum of modern art (moma)
The first address for modern art... The Museum of Modern Art opened its doors for the first time in 1929. Since then, the museum in New York has been one of the most important collections of modern art and design.
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Good Design Award (USA)
Since 1950, the Good Design Award has been presented annually to sophisticated and innovative designs. This makes the Good Design Award one of the oldest and most traditional design prizes in the world.
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Form Design Award
The FORM Design Prize is awarded every year by the Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk e.V. (Federal Association of Arts and Crafts) and builds a bridge between arts and crafts, industry and design.
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Formland Design Award
The Formland Prize is one of Denmark's most coveted awards and is only given to products from Scandinavian manufacturers. The Formland Prize is the award of Scandinavia's largest trade fair for arts and crafts and design.
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Gute Gestaltung
The Gute Gestaltung competition has been held annually, now for 11 years. Unbroken creativity, the will and courage to open up new worlds, seemingly endless willingness to perform: this is what distinguishes the designers and their products.
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Leuchte des Jahres
The Leuchte des Jahres competition is held annually on the Internet. Twelve luminaires compete against each other in a voting phase. The winners are determined by a public vote.
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Wallpaper * Design Award
The Wallpaper Award is a prestigious Design prize awarded each year by a high-calibre international jury for the Wallpaper * magazine. Annually, the jury expects gigantic and wide-ranging aspirations.
