world design rankings 2023 reveal creative successes across the globe
A’ design awards and the 2023 world design rankings feature the creative strengths of 114 nations in their diverse design sectors.
world design rankings for 2023 revealed
Once again, the global design sphere comes into view with the 2023 World Design Rankings (WDR) – an exhibition of thousands of A’ Design Award’s winners who have represented their nation’s with outstanding projects. To celebrate this success, designboom has curated a selection of projects from this cohort. Analyzing the number of awardees from 2022-2023, the WDR unveils a country-by-country analysis of the current state-of-the-art in the region. The awards span over a hundred categories, recognizing a diverse range of talent across 114 participating countries. This comprehensive breakdown not only showcases these countries’ creative strengths, but it also highlights paths for growth in their design sectors.
WDR – World Design Rankings, also offers data-driven perspectives through its ‘Design Business Insights’ breakdown, evaluating countries based on their success in diverse creative fields. These organized insights, revealing strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities, serve as valuable cues for policymakers in determining potential areas for government outreach. In addition to country-based rankings, A’ design awards also offers other valuable perspectives with its ‘Design Classification’ platform which further ranks winners based in each creative category. For those specifically seeking top talents, the ‘Designer Rankings’ website provides individual and overall rankings based on the number of design awards won globally, in more than hundred creative disciplines.
designboom features 2023’s winners
2023’s edition of the rankings sees China take first place among the countries represented. Following this lead, the United States of America, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Great Britain, Taiwan, Turkey, Germany, and Portugal took the top positions. Start the journey through the globe’s top designers with designboom’s picks.
Calls for submission are open for 2024! Show the world your country’s creative outlook by submitting a project here.
image credit Avoid Obvious Architects
name: Skyrig Retrofited Oil Rig as Garden Building
designers: Vicky Chan
country: Hong Kong (China)
award: Iron
category: Futuristic Design
Image credit SFAP
name: Shenzhen Zhongshuge Bookstore
designers: Xiang Li
country: China
award: Platinum
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
image credit Lai jiebin
name: Evolution Public Art
designers: Lai Jiebin
country: China
award: Bronze
category: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
image credit Takatoku Nishi
name: Ripple Multifunctional Architecture
designers: Takatoku Nishi
country: Japan
award: Silver
category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
image credit Lavazza
name: Lavazza Tiny Eco Espresso Machine
designers: Florian Seidl
country: Italy
award: Gold
category: Home Appliances Design
image credit Serel Design Team
name: Serel Passion Smart Washbasin
designers: Serel Design Team
country: Turkey
award: Gold
category: Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design
image credit Robert Dabi
name: XS Horizon Wrist Watch
designers: Dabi Robert
country: Germany
award: Gold
category: Watch Design
image credit Nor.
name: Jamtland Campaign Visualizations
designers:
country: Sweden
award: Gold
category: Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design
image credit The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.
name: The Storyteller Single Malt Irish Whiskey
designers: Tiago Russo and Katia Martins
country: Portugal
award: Platinum
category: Packaging Design
image credit Angela Spindler
name: Naked Nature Snack Bar
designers: Angela Spindler
country: Australia
award: Bronze
category: Packaging Design
image credit FIXER Photographic Studio
name: Coralarc Installation Art
designers: Shih Yuan Wang and Yu-Ting Sheng
country: Taiwan (China)
award: Gold
category: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
image credit Mateus Morgan
name: Jotape 3D Duo Key Art Image
designers: Mateus Morgan
country: Brazil
award: Silver
category: Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design
image credit Kutuko Studio SL
name: Super Ego Digital Art
designers: Kutuko Studio
country: Spain
award: Silver
category: Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design
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