VAND Design Award™ 2025 Opens Call for Entries
International recognition for calm, responsible, and purposeful design
Lyon, France - September 2025
The VAND Design Award™, based in Lyon, has opened submissions for its 2025 edition. This international competition honors work that goes beyond trends and spectacle, seeking instead balance, dignity, and quiet strength in design.
Entries are invited in five categories:
Architecture & Interior Design
Product & Industrial Design
Visual Communication
Visual Identity
UI / UX
Jury
Submissions will be reviewed by one of the world’s largest international juries, comprising 149 designers from 18 countries. Jurors include Lindon Leader, Armando Milani, Sean Adams, and Ken Cato, alongside leaders of AGI and AIGA and designers behind some of the world’s most iconic identities.
“At VAND, every design is judged beyond personal taste,” said the Award Committee. “Our Human Calm Criteria provide a structured model that measures how design contributes to responsibility, clarity, and human calm. This guarantees that recognition is granted not for fashion, but for enduring contribution to the future of design.”
Eligibility
The competition is open to professional designers, studios, and emerging talents worldwide. Entries must represent original work that demonstrates clarity, purpose, and responsibility.
Deadlines
Early Submission: 15 October 2025 (€120)
Regular Submission: 15 November 2025 (€180)
Final Deadline: 30 November 2025 (€390)
Awards & Recognition
Selected works will be:
Published in the official VAND Yearbook
Awarded a printed Certificate of Recognition
Invited to the Annual Ceremony in Paris (Summer 2026, exact date TBA)
Considered for the VAND Trophy
One Grand Prize winner will receive a full week in Paris, including travel, stay, and access to the Award Ceremony.
