Awards

1. iF Awards

• iF design award is one of the most prestigious awards that design students all around the world aspire to achieve. It is a globally acknowledged trademark when looked at as an excellent design. The iF brand is internationally identified as a symbol of design excellence. The award is one of the most important design prizes in the world. It praises design accomplishments in all domains: product, packaging, communication and service design, architecture and interior architecture, as well as user interface (UI), user experience (UX) and professional concept.
• The iF Industrial Forum Design is joined by other design professional organisations around the world to increase public awareness about design. Designers who are members of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer (VDID), and the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) are just a few of the international communities that enter the iF Product Design competition.
• Introduced in 1954
• holds more than 5,500 entries from roughly 59 nations every year
• The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society. If a company is working towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, then the firm is eligible.
• Winners of the iF award get their designs validated at a global level, it allows them to create a unique selling point and a differentiation point, an opportunity of developing good public relations is given, and the product is protected as the industry now knows who made the product first, hence no other company will be able to take the credit.
• One hundred thirty-two high-profile design experts from over 20 countries make up iF’s jury panel. Their task: find and award the submissions with the greatest innovative power – and perhaps discover the next rising star in design. Our new jury process is based on a redesigned jury structure. From now on, the Chairpersons will guide all jury groups.

Blog Write-up:

iF design award, Introduced in 1954, is one of the most prestigious awards that design students all around the world aspire to achieve which was introduced in 1954. It is a globally acknowledged trademark when looked at as an excellent design. The iF brand is internationally identified as a symbol of design excellence. The award is one of the most important design prizes in the world. It praises design accomplishments in all domains: product, packaging, communication and service design, architecture and interior.

architecture, as well as user interface (UI), user experience (UX) and professional concept.

The iF Industrial Forum Design is joined by other design professional organisations around the world to increase public awareness about design. Designers who are members of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer (VDID), and the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) are just a few of the international communities that enter the iF Product Design competition.

One hundred thirty-two high-profile design experts from over 20 countries make up iF’s jury panel. Their task: find and award the submissions with the greatest innovative power – and perhaps discover the next rising star in design. Our new jury process is based on a redesigned jury structure. From now on, the Chairpersons will guide all jury groups.

Holds more than 5,500 entries from roughly 59 nations every year. Winners of the iF award get their designs validated at a global level, it allows them to create a unique selling point and a differentiation point, an opportunity of developing good public relations is given, and the product is protected as the industry now knows who made the product first, hence no other company will be able to take the credit.

The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society. If a company is working towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, then the firm is eligible.

2.Red dot

• The Red Dot award has become established internationally as one of the most sought-after seals of quality for good design. In order to appraise the diversity in the domain of design in a professional manner, the award breaks down into three disciplines: the Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept. Each competition is organised once every year.
• The Red Dot Design Award looks back on a history of more than 60 years.
• Established in 1955
• Based in Germany
• Museums are located in Essen, Singapore and Xiamen
• Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes, with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. Winning products are presented among others in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.
• The Red Dot Design Award had more than 15,500 submissions from 70 countries in 2014, and in 2016 alone, 1,559 Red Dots were awarded, 102 of them in the “Best of the Best” category. It is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the design industry.
• This year’s Red Dot jury has 48 members. They come from 23 countries. What they all have in common is their design expertise, which they have accumulated during their careers as professors, consultants, industrial designers or journalists.
• Winners of the Red Dot Award are given great media support by the organisation. The award-winning company’s design is presented in the Red Dot Design Yearbook, a mention on the Red Dot’s website’s winner’s section is done and a spotlight is given to the winner on Red Dot’s social media page. Moreover, they are given an opportunity to meet with top names in the design industry along with their product will be showcased at the exhibition organised by Red Dot.

Blog write-up:

The Red Dot design award has become established internationally as one of the most sought-after seals of quality for good design. It was established in 1955 in Germany to appraise the diversity in the domain of design in a professional manner, the award breaks down into three disciplines: the Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept. Each competition is organised once every year. The Red Dot Design Award looks back on a history of more than 60 years which can be seen in their museums located in Essen, Singapore and Xiamen

The Red Dot Design Award had more than 15,500 submissions from 70 countries in 2014, and in 2016 alone, 1,559 Red Dots were awarded, 102 of them in the “Best of the Best” category. It is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the design industry. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes, with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. Winning products are presented among others in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.

This year’s Red Dot jury has 48 members who come from 23 diverse countries. What they all have in common is their design expertise, which they have accumulated during their careers as professors, consultants, industrial designers or journalists.

Winners of the Red Dot Award are given great media support by the organisation. The award-winning company’s design is presented in the Red Dot Design Yearbook, a mention on the Red Dot’s website’s winner’s section is done and a spotlight is given to the winner on Red Dot’s social media page. Moreover, they are given an opportunity to meet with top names in the design industry along with their product will be showcased at the exhibition organised by Red Dot.