a’ design award and competition opens for 2023 entries
One of the world’s leading international annual juried competition focuses once again on recognizing, encouraging and establishing the best design works in all countries and in all creative disciplines. As a worldwide platform, A’ Design Award and Competition promotes both companies and independent uprising talent by highlighting and rewarding original ideas and concepts. From thousands of entries, designboom celebrates 20 winners that add splashes of colors in and around public piazzas, restaurants, apartments, and façades.
2023 A’ Design Award and Competition is now open for entries so get submitting – here! 
City Lounge, St. Gallen Urban living room by Carlos Martinez and Pipilotti Rist, 2005
image credit Hannes Thalmann, Bleicheli
name: City Lounge, St. Gallen
designers: architect Carlos Martinez and artist Pipilotti Rist
award: Platinum
looking for where to register?
https://competition.adesignaward.com/registration.php
Entries to A’ Design Award and Competition are all peer-reviewed and anonymously judged by an influential jury panel of experienced academics, prominent press reviewers and established professionals. The 227 members choose the finalists from 135 different categories, including architecture, building and structure design; interior space and exhibition design; lighting products and projects design all the way to vehicle, mobility and transportation design – the Platform leaves no creative behind!
Shenzhen Meland Kids Theme Park by Xiang Li, 2020
image credit Shao Feng
name: Shenzhen Meland Club
designers: Xiang Li & Chen Fan, Xue Chen, Feng Xu
award: Silver
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
‘Good design deserves great recognition,’ claims a’ design award and competition
The leading annual competition assures winners of extensive benefits and opportunities. The design excellence certificate in metal frame, the exclusive gala-night, project translation to 20+ languages, yearbook publications and press release exposure are only some of the perks that await the awarded designs. Moreover, The A’ Design Award and Competition has a philanthropic goal to advance society by pushing the frontiers of science, creativity and technology forward by creating incentives for designers to come up with exciting, new ideas.
Chengdu NBD Center by Wai Tang and Kelvin Chu, 2022
image credit SAN and QUAD
name: Chengdu NBD Center
designers: Kelvin Chu, Wai Tang, Adrian Pang, Eric Wen, Schnee Li, Yolanda Xian, Tim He, Jimmy Li, Marco Chui, Shizhao Li, Maggie Yang, Larry Liu and Francisco Barrera
award: Platinum
category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
stay tuned as designboom will feature a selection of the best projects on APRIL 15, 2023!
Omakase Restaurant by Tianwen Sun, 2019
image credit Tianwen Sun
name: Omakase
designers: design director Sun Tianwen; designer Cao Xindi and Liu Dong
award: Gold
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
In case you missed it, you can register for the 2023 A’ Design Award and Competition here!
Leyang Party KTV by Bing Cai Cai, 2020
image credit Ya Zha Zhu
name: Leyang Party KTV
designers: Bing Cai Cai, Kevin, Fan Xu, Jun Chen
award: Silver
category: Interior space and exhibition design
Setsugekka Japanese Cuisine by Tianwen Sun and Xindi Cao, 2018
image credit Zhang Jing, Changchun
name: Setsugekka Japanese Cuisine
designers: Tianwen Sun and Xindi Cao
award: Platinum
category: Interior space and exhibition design
Yunxi Characteristic Restaurant by Shang Cai
image credit Ainiu
name: Yunxi Characteristic Restaurant
architect: Shang Cai
award: Platinum
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Exhale Public Plaza by Mikyoung Kim, 2018
image credit Mark La Rosa
name: Exhale
designer: Mikyoung Kim, Mikyoung Kim Design; project manager Bryan Chou, Mikyoung Kim Design
award: Platinum
Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye Wedding Banquet Restaurant by Wei Zhang, 2021
image credit NZ Production
name: Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye
designer: Wei Zhang
award: Platinum
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Open Village by Shimu Wang
image credit Weiqi Jin
name: Open Village
designer: Shimu Wang
award: Golden
category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Ningbo Bauhinia Business Center Office by Andy Leung, 2021
image credit Shengyang Lee
name: Ningbo Bauhinia Business Center
designers: Andy Leung, Raymond Yuan and Tom Niu
award: Bronze
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Br Design Center Office by Ryan Wen, 2021
image credit Zhonghai Dai
name: Br Design Center
designer: Ryan Wen
award: Silver
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Light Cube Art object by Natalya Koptseva and Vasily Tarasenko, 2017
image credit Natalya Koptseva and Vasily Tarasenko
name: Light Cube
designers: Natalya Koptseva; Vasily Tarasenko
award: Platinum
category: Lighting Products and Lighting Projects Design
Mango Demonstration Office by Martin Chow, 2021
image credit Kimi Guan
name: Mango
designer: Martin Chow, Pan Mok, Kimi Guan
award: Silver
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
PLAYOHO Art Pavilion by Ricci Wong Cheuk-Kin, 2017
image credit Ricci Wong
name: PLAYOHO
designers: Ricci Wong, BM Tang, Susan Wong, Tung Chui; engineer Yasuhiro Kaneda
award: Platinum
Or2 Photochromic Canopy Structure by Francesco Brenta, Christoph Klemmt and Laura Micalizzi, 2013
image credit Francesco Brenta, Christoph Klemmt and Laura Micalizzi
name: Or2
designers: Francesco Brenta, Christoph Klemmt and Laura Micalizzi
award: Platinum
category: Office Furniture Design
Google Campus Dublin Office Interior Design by Camenzind Evolution, 2014
image credit Peter Würmli
name: Google Campus Dublin
designer: Camenzind Evolution, in collaboration with and Henry J. Lyons Architects
award: Platinum
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Rangla Punjab Restaurant And Bar by Ketan Jawdekar, 2017
image credit Sameer Chawda
name: Rangla Punjab
designer: Ketan Jawdekar, Rohan Lomte, Siddhesh Bagade
award: Gold
Ungrey Private Apartment in Mumbai by Prashant Chauhan, 2022
image credit Yadnyesh Joshi
name: Ungrey
designers: Anu Chauhan, Smarani Vuppala, creative director Prashant Chauhan
award: Iron
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The Beauty of Light Beauty Center by Raymond Lee – Arti Studio, 2022
image credit Raymond Lee
name: The Beauty of Light
designer: Raymond Lee
award: Bronze
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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