DESIGN DISCOVERY AWARDS (D&A) 2026 NOW OPEN

ABOUT DESIGN DISCOVERY AWARDS (D&A)

The mission of the Design Discovery Awards (D&A) is to be one of the most prestigious and recognized international awards in the fields
of Architecture Design、Interior Design、Landscape Design、Product Design and Graphic Design.

The Design Discovery Awards (D&A) are designed to discover and recognize original and innovative design work and to promote outstanding
and talented design practitioners worldwide, thereby identifying industry experts and design talent with innovative contributions,
forward-thinking ideas, and aesthetic creativity, and providing them with a premier platform to showcase their best work.

CATEGORIES

Architecture
Design

Product
Design

Interior
Design

Graphic
Design

Landscape
Design


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Eligibility

The Design Discovery Awards (D&A) is an international awards programme that welcomes entries from all countries Entries can be submitted for architectural design, interior design, landscape design, product design and graphic design.


Entries can be from companies, teams/departments, manufacturers, suppliers, freelancers or students and entries must be for projects completed within the past five years.

Entry Process

  • Step 1

    Online Registration

  • Step 2

    Online Submission

  • Step 3

    Judging Of Entries

  • Step 4

    Award Announcement

Submission Requirements

Design Discovery Awards (D&A) can upload a maximum of 10 individual images per entry submission, collages will not be accepted and entrants must ensure that they have the photographic rights and permission to enter the Design Discovery Awards (D&A).


Submissions must not exceed 4MB per image entered and images must be saved as JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg) or PNG (.png)

Winning Levels

There are Four (4) levels of achievement in the competition.


Design of the Year (Only the highest score in each category will be recognised as Design of the Year.)

Platinum

Gold

Silver

For more information please click on FAQs.


2026 SEASON 1 DEADLINES & FEES

  • Early Bird Deadline

    April 10, 2026

    (-15% discount)

  • Regular Deadline

    May 10, 2026

    (-10% discount)

  • Final Deadline

    June 10, 2026

    (-5% discount)

  • Final Extension

    July 17, 2026

  • End of Evaluation

    July 25, 2026

  • Winners Announced

    July 27, 2026

EXPERTISE
PROFESSIONAL
STUDENTS
1ST ENTRY
£150
£50
ADDITIONAL ENTRY
£75
£25

尖端

* 为了支付D&A的行政成本并帮助宣传获奖者,D&A会收取少量报名费,这也是您需要支付的唯一费用。与其他奖项不同,如果您的项目获奖,获奖者的各项福利已包含在报名费中,您将在获奖后收到电子获奖证书、获奖徽章以及其他一系列奖励。

* 额外的参赛作品必须与第一个参赛作品一同支付报名费才能被视为“额外参赛作品”;如果单独提交,则仅被视为“第一个参赛作品”。请注意,报名费概不退还。此外,一旦您支付了报名费,您将无法编辑或更改您的参赛作品,并且您的参赛作品将被提交。


项目日期

提交的作品必须是近5年内创作的。


JUDGING CRITERIA

The Design Discovery Awards (D&A) is an international awards programme that welcomes entries from all countries entries can be submitted for architectural design, interior design, landscape design, product design and graphic design.

Entries can be from companies, teams/departments, manufacturers, suppliers, freelancers or students and entries must be for projects completed within the past five years.

  • Innovation
  • Aesthetics
  • Ideas
  • Introduction
  • Planning
  • Objectives
  • Function
  • Technology
  • Sustainability
  • Value
  • Impact
  • Emotional Quotient

Scoring Criteria:

Design Discovery Awards (D&A) use a scale of 1-100.


WHY ENTER D&A?

  • Building Your Brand

    Being a Design Discovery Awards (D&A) winner will enhance your company's / individual's brand positioning and stand out.

  • Enhance Your Reputation

    Winning the Design Discovery Awards (D&A), an international award, extends your company's reputation and influence on a global scale.

  • Marketing Communications

    Become a Design Discovery Awards (D&A) winner and receive press coverage, exposure - showcasing the winning entry and award information on the D&A website. Winners of the Design Discovery Awards (D&A) will receive unique marketing materials that will allow winners to display the winning Design Discovery Awards (D&A) message and logo on their website, articles, sales materials, etc.

  • Eligibility

    Design Discovery Awards (D&A) winners will receive an e-certificate and an e-badge to identify and recognise the winning designers and design work.

  • Affordable Entry Fee

    Design Discovery Awards (D&A) maintains a low entry fee in order to support and discover outstanding designers and design work.

  • Easy To Submit

    The Design Discovery Awards (D&A) offers an easy submission process for entrants.