| 01Germany iF Design Award | iF Design Award iF Industrial Forum Product Design Award, referred to as “iF”, was founded in 1954 and has been internationally recognized as the “Golden Image Award” in the field of contemporary industrial design! This award is held regularly every year by the Hannover Industrial Design Forum (iF Industrie Forum Design), the oldest industrial design organization in Germany. Products that can obtain iF certification mean products with outstanding design. The iF Award has become a guarantee for global marketing. Every year, about 25 gold awards and about 50 silver awards are selected from iF certified products. iF has a permanent exhibition hall located in the Hannover International Exhibition Center in Germany (which is also the exhibition center that hosts the world’s largest computer exhibition – CEBIT). The winning manufacturers will have the opportunity to exhibit at the exhibition center for 7 months. |
| 02 red dot award | The red dot award is a design award built on a proud, 50-year-old tradition. Initially, it was purely a German design award, but gradually grew into an internationally renowned award. Today, there are more than 4,000 contestants from more than 40 countries. The red dot award is the Oscar of the design world, the world’s largest and most prestigious design award. Every year, some outstanding industry product design and communication design are awarded the ‘red dot supreme award’ for reaching the highest level of design quality. The German Red Dot Industrial Design Award was established in 1955 by the most prestigious design association in Europe, Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, and the jury is composed of recognized experts in the industry. The Red Dot Award is a very important award in the field of industrial design, known as the “International Industrial Design Olympics”, and is one of the three top industrial design awards in the world, along with the Janus Award of the French Industrial Design Institute and the iF Industrial Design Award of the German Hannover Industrial Design Forum. In the entire field of craft design, winning the Red Dot Award often means designing an outstanding masterpiece. The winning products are all displayed in the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen, the sixth largest city in Germany, for industry and cultural circles around the world to visit. The Red Dot Award is mainly based on ten indicators such as product design innovation, function, quality, engineering principles, and durability. |
| 03 French Janus Award | The French Janus Award was founded by the French Institute of Design in Paris in 1953. It has a very high prestige in the design world. The existence of the Janus Award has become a brand and pride of the French nation. The award was founded by the French Institute of Industrial Design, which has become the world’s only professional industrial design school and has represented France as one of the founding members of the ICSID International Committee of Industrial Design Societies. At present, the Janus Award, Red-dot and iF (Hannover Industrial Design Award) have become one of the three major awards for industrial design in the world. It is only awarded to the most creative product designs in the fields of industrial manufacturing products, consumer products and social public design. IFD French Institute of Design is an industrial creative institution that focuses on innovative experiments. When choosing products and services, it attaches importance to the user’s feelings and living environment. Its purpose is to promote the professional ethics of the market economy and has always been committed to the common development of “people, enterprises and cities”. |
| 04 IDEA Industrial Design Excellence Award | IDEA Industrial Design Excellence Awards (USA) were founded in 1980 and are jointly organized by the Industrial Design Society of America and Business Week magazine and awarded by the Industrial Design Society of America. The purpose of establishing this award is to encourage the business community and the public to better understand the impact of excellent industrial design on the quality of life and the economy. IDEA has been extremely influential around the world since the 1990s. The annual awards and awards have not only become the most important events for the US manufacturing industry to highlight design achievements, but have also had a strong appeal to companies in other countries around the world. |
| 05 Japan G-Mark Design Award | The G-Mark Design Award was established by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1957, and is now managed by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO). Every year, more than 1,000 companies and 3,000 products enter the G-Mark Award. The winning works are awarded the G-Mark logo, which is a symbol of their high quality and ease of use. Surveys show that 65% of Japanese people recognize this logo. The G-Mark Award is currently one of the most famous design awards in the world. |
| 06 British Design Award | The British Design Award is highly prestigious and authoritative, and uses the commercial benefits of design as the only criterion for judging. From the experience of previous winners, it can be seen that the design of the results should combine design and business goals. The award establishes a transparent and responsible relationship between customers and designers, and provides the creative business environment necessary for success. |
| 07 Compasso d’Oro Design Award, Italy | The Compasso d’Oro Design Award, hosted by the Italian Industrial Design Association, is widely regarded as the highest recognition of originality, excellence and achievement in industrial design. Over the past 50 years, the Compasso d’Oro Design Award has played an important role in promoting the development of Italian design. The Compasso d’Oro Design Award was founded by the La Rinascente department store in Milan in 1954 to encourage “product aesthetics” and promote the development of the emerging industrial design in Italy. It has been held every three years since then. |
| 08 Australian Design Award | The Australian Design Awards, as part of the Australian Standards Organization, is recognized by the federal government and the International Federation of Industrial Design. It is the main promotion organization for the Australian design industry and plays an important role in promoting local design and innovation culture. Winners of the Australian International Design Awards must obtain permission to use the trademark before they can use it when selling products. |
| 09 Austrian Staatspreis National Design Award | The Austrian Staatspreis National Design Award was established in 2001 (its predecessor was established in 1968) and is held every two years. Sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics, Family and Youth, it recognizes the outstanding achievements of designers. Including product design and indoor and outdoor architectural design. In the field of experimental design, the Federal Ministry of Education, Art and Culture sponsors the Experimental Design Promotion Award of 14,000 euros to promote and support creative design solutions that have not yet been listed. |
| 10 Danish Design Prize | The Danish Design Award was established by the Danish Design Association in 1965 to improve the design level of products developed and produced in Denmark. Participants submit photos or products and the purpose, function, relationship with the environment, etc. of the design, which are then reviewed by a panel of designers and architects. |
| 11 Singapore Design Award | The Singapore Design Award is an international design award that recognizes outstanding creativity. It was established by the Singapore International Enterprise Development Agency in 1988. Since 2000, the biennial SDA has been organized by the Singapore Designers Association. |
| 12 Spanish National Design Award | The Spanish National Design Award was jointly established in 1987 by the then Spanish Ministry of Industry and Energy and the Barcelona Design Center. It is now jointly organized by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Technology and Creativity and the Barcelona Design Center for professional designers and design companies. Designers with outstanding design capabilities in the fields of graphic design, visual communication, product design and environmental design who have made long-term contributions to the design industry, as well as companies in the industrial, commercial and service sectors that can effectively use design and use design as part of their creative strategy will be awarded this award. |
| 13 French Observeur Design Award | The Observeur Design Award was established in 1999 by the French Industrial Design Agency (APCI) to recognize outstanding design in everyday life and strengthen cooperation between designers and companies. Entries must be design-based, developed, produced and sold in France. Winners can participate in several exhibitions at home and abroad. |
| 14 Henry van de Velde Design Award, Belgium | The Henry van de Velde Design Award aims to recognize the diversity of Flemish design in memory of the famous designer, architect and artist Henry van de Velde, and recognizes designers with a career of more than 30 years or talented young designers under the age of 35, companies and non-profit design products. These non-profit design products are selected by visitors from all Henry van de Velde’s design products, collected in the year before the award, and these products are characterized by high quality, innovation and authenticity. |
| 15 Korea Good Design Award | The Good Design Selection of Korea was established in 1985 to encourage products that are sold in the domestic or international markets, have outstanding overall design, and are outstanding in terms of shape, function and market competitiveness, promote design development and encourage innovation. In addition, the Good Design Award is also committed to encouraging exports, promoting the development of the national economy, and ultimately improving the quality of life of the people by improving product design and meeting their various needs. |
| 16 Finnish Design Award Finnia Prize | The biennial Finnish Design Award (known as Pro Finnish Design until 2003) encourages companies to win competition through creative design with economic benefits and is aimed at companies that design products or apply design in other aspects of their business. |
| 17 Dutch Design Awards | The Dutch Design Awards were established in 2003. They are a series of awards to recognize outstanding designers. They were jointly established by the Dutch Design Awards Foundation and the City of Eindhoven and are held annually in Eindhoven, the Netherlands during the Dutch Design Week. |
| 18 China Red Star Award | The China Red Star Award was established in 2006. It will encourage Chinese companies to develop products with independent intellectual property rights, refine typical examples, set examples, and promote industrial design to lead the transformation from “Made in China” to “Created in China”. It will take 8 to 10 years to shape it into the “Oscar” of the Chinese design field and rank among the world’s famous design awards. |
