16th Annual International Design Awards

Gain worldwide exposure and enter one of the most respected global design awards.

Architects, interior designers, product designers, graphic designers and fashion designers are invited to submit their work for the IDA design competition.

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People’s Choice vote for a cash prize of $1000 in each of the non-professional disciplines.

Once you have paid and completed your entry in the non-professional section make sure to share it via the special link amongst your community to encourage them to vote for your submission!

IDA Trophies & Awards

Winners of the IDA Awards in Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mentions can purchase a unique IDA trophy here.

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ABOUT IDA

A handful of designers, thinkers and entrepreneurs created the International Design Awards in 2007 as a response to a lack of recognition and to celebrate smart and sustainable multidisciplinary designs.

5 DESIGN DISCIPLINES

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• Architectural Design
• Interior Design
• Graphic Design
• Fashion Design
• Product Design

MISSION STATEMENT

The International Design Awards (IDA) exists to recognize, celebrate and promote exceptional design visionaries and discover emerging talent in Architecture, Interior, Product, Graphic and Fashion Design worldwide. The Farmani Group founded the IDA as the design sibling of the Annual Lucie Awards for Photography, which has emerged as one of the world’s most prestigious photography awards.

CREDITS

The IDA trophy was designed by Ron Taft. The IDA logo, the 2007 and 2008 books were designed by Chen Design Associates, San Francisco. The original IDA concept was established by Hossein Farmani and Reto Eberle with the assistance of Jamie Waguh and Jules Janssen.

ENTRY TIPS

We created a list of tips to guide you through the submission process, step-by-step, to ensure that your design entry is strong and more likely to make a positive impact.

• Complete your company profile. Our system provides an auto-generated invoice, so please add your company address, e-mail, VAT number, etc. Also, share your company information and any previous awards that you have won!
• Because we have an international jury panel, the project description, credits and other information should be written in English language.
• Don’t forget to also upload a PDF file with any additional project details, 3D drawings, product specifications, business plans, or any other information you may feel important to share with the Jury. The PDF will be ONLY viewed by the jury and not the public.
• Credit all of the designers who participated in the project. You can also add photographer and model credits as appropriate.
• Each design discipline has numerous sub-categories for you to choose from, and many entries could fit into multiple sub-categories. To increase your chance of winning we recommend to enter the projects in more than one sub-category. A discount is offered when entering same designs in additional sub-categories.

If you have additional questions about the submission process, please read through the FAQ at:

idesignawards.com/faq/

Want to know what other winning projects look like? Visit our winners page:

idesignawards.com/winners/

JUDGING CRITERIA

The evaluation process for entries to the IDA is based on various judging criteria which are constantly adapted to new creative, technical, social, economic and ecological requirements. These criteria are not comprehensive and not all criteria are applicable to each design. They simply provide an orientation framework and basis for judging, which is complemented by each individual juror’s expertise and professional background.

Each member of the Juryis passionately committed to providing a fair and unbiased evaluation of all entries.

The judging criteria include the following:

• Innovation — does the design stand out, provide something new to the market or supplement/improve an existing product or service?
• Aesthetics — artistic value of the form, shape, color, texture, finishing, engineering, material used, etc.
• Functionality — ease of use, safety and maintenance.
• Ergonomics — the overall interaction with the user.
• Durability — the quality and longevity of the design.
• Impact — the benefits delivered to the user and/or society by the design.
• Utility — does the design meet the intended purpose and needs of the user?
• Ecological compatibility — potential environmental and/or ecological impact
• Feasibility of production — how realistic is it, technically and economically, to bring this design to production and broad-scale use
• Emotional quotient (EQ) — in addition to fulfilling its practical purpose, will the design create a sense of enjoyment and satisfaction?

Scoring

The International Design Awards use a scoring scale between 1-10 points. Jury members are assigned categories based on their specific backgrounds and design expertise. All projects are viewed and judged randomly and anonymously to ensure unbiased and fair judging.

The IDA Jury

The IDA Jury are a selected panel of industry experts from each of the five IDA disciplines – Architecture, Fashion, Interior, Product and Graphic Design. Their talents and contributions to their respective fields are genuinely aspirational and all jurors have at least fifteen years experience and are in leading or Founder positions within their organisations.

PROMOTING WINNERS WORK

An industry-recognised award serves as an independent endorsement of your company’s quality. Winning the International Design Award is an unbeatable competitive advantage for a company and, more importantly, it’s an affirmation that potential customers are more likely to trust than any marketing material you could produce. We know that social proof is one of the most influential factors in a consumer’s decision making.

Consumer and Professional (third party) reviews are nearly 12 times more trusted than descriptions, and winning the International Design Awards is like the ultimate review or testimonial.

Here are a few ideas how you can maximize your win and make it work to the benefit of your design and/or brand.

PREPARE A MEDIA PLAN

Issue a media release and send it to your local media and/or communication agency. IDA publishes the official winner media release on the IDA website and this is a good template to start with.

Add “IDA Award-Winning” to all of your company/product descriptions. Once you win an IDA award, from that day on you have the right to call yourselves an “award-winning” company or designer. Make sure people know that your work has been distinguished in this way.

MAKE YOUR IDA WIN A CENTREPIECE OF YOUR MARKETING PLAN

Print your IDA Certificate and IDA Winner Badge and display them at your office/company.

Share the IDA Certificate and IDA Winner Badge with your online community by posting them on your website, social media and on all direct marketing.

Add the IDA Winner Badge on brochures, printed media, packaging, and everything else that carries your company/brand/design logo. This is a fantastic marketing differentiation opportunity.

Add the IDA Winner Badge to your email signature with a simple statement that says “IDA Winner of the (year) (award name). Your email signature is seen daily by scores of people who may not know about your award.

Make sure you own at least one copy of the IDA Annual Book, in which your winning design will be featured amongst other exceptionally talented designers, and make sure it’s visibly displayed in your

UTILIZE ALL YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO PROMOTE THE WINNING OF THE AWARD.

Share your IDA award-winning project on your social media. Make sure you have a well-written post that highlights your achievements and which can potentially be shared by your clients, partners, colleagues and friends. Don’t forget to tag our social media profiles (@idesignawards) and use the #IDA when spreading the news – we will be happy to share your post as well!

Facebook and LinkedIn: International Design Awards

Instagram, Twitter: @idesignawards

Pintrest: @internationaldesignawards

Consider an advertisement in a magazine or newspaper. It’s common practise for companies to take out an advertisement after they’ve won an award to draw attention to their achievement and even to congratulate fellow winners.

ADD IT TO YOUR DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE

Add the IDA Winner Badge to your design page and/or product display. This is a way to highlight your win to your retailers/agents, and they in turn will display this signage to the public which will drive interest.

MAKE IT PERSONAL

Celebrate the achievement with everyone on your team (employees, customers and business partners) —it’s a fantastic boost to morale. And have your sales & marketing team communicate the win to all their contacts/clients as well.

Highlight the award on your career page and/or company LinkedIn account.

NETWORK & JOIN THE PARTY

Join the IDA Winners’ Event. As an award winner, you will be invited to the prestigious bi-annual winners event that will be hosted in Los Angeles or New York. Attending this get-together of designers, jury, and media is a great opportunity to share your work, meet other designers and build your peer network. It is also another great experience to share through your social media and website and will bring even more attention to your IDA Award.

WINNERS EVENT

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION OF IDA WINNERS AT HOUSE OF LUCIE BUDAPEST

The House of Lucie in Budapest hosted an opening event for the exhibition of a curated selection of photographs of extraordinary winning submissions from the International Design Awards (IDA) on August 17. Specially invited attendees gathered in support of the talented international award winners. The exhibition is open to the public from 12:00-18:00 on Tuesdays and Fridays until the 9th of September.

House of Lucie Budapest Gallery

Address: Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 30. 1055

2020 IDA WINNERS ONLINE GALA – MARCH 10TH, 2021

The International Design Awards 2020 Chinese winners gala took place live online on March 10th 2021 due to the travel restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic. The online gala was presented by Jill Grinda, VP Marketing and Business Development IDA and television personality Norman Busigu at the YANGA! TV studios in London. The online event included images of the winning Awards with interviews with the IDA 2020 Designers of the Year, and the Emerging Designers of the Year. You can watch the online gala here:

2019 & 2020 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS – CEREMONY SEPTEMBER 06 – GUANGHZOU OPERA HOUSE

The International Design Awards 2019 and 2020 Chinese winners gala took place on September 6th 2021 at the iconic Guanghzou Opera House which was designed by Zaha Hadid. The IDA thanks Chinese partners APDC and HBI who organised the spectacular event where Chinese IDA winners were presented with their certificates and trophies by leading design industry celebrities.

COMPETITION

16TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Inviting all architects, interior designers, product designers, graphic designers and fashion designers to submit their creative works into one of THE most respected design awards in the world. Receive worldwide recognition for your creative projects!

2022 16th IDA International Design Awards

CONTACT IDA

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS USA

1318 E, 7th St., Suite 140
Los Angeles, CA 90021 USA

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS EUROPE

House of Lucie Gallery
H-1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa u. 30., Hungary

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