The French Design Awards is an international competition that honours and acknowledges the zenith of creative genius in interior, architectural, product, packaging, fashion, and landscape design. This prestigious award recognises and celebrates architects, interior, product, packaging, fashion and landscape designers who are not only shaping the environment, but also reimagining how design is perceived, inhabited, and its interaction with spaces.
Whether you are an established architect transforming cityscapes, an interior designer weaving aesthetic and functional spaces, a packaging designer merging form and function to redefine consumer experiences, a fashion designer redefining style and identity, a landscape designer shaping outdoor experiences, or an emerging product designer breathing new life into design, the French Design Awards is your platform to shine.
Join the award in championing the bold, the innovative, and the extraordinary, honouring visionaries who push boundaries, challenge the status quo, and infuse fresh perspectives into their designs with intricate blends of creativity, functionality, and sustainability.
Categories:
The French Design Awards introduces nine different categories, including architectural design, interior design, product design, fashion design, packaging design, conceptual design, landscape design, user experience (UX) design, and user interface (UI) design.
Eligibility:
The French Design Awards accepts entries from architects, interior designers, landscape architects, product designers, packaging designers, hospitality designers, fashion designers urban planners, and any designer of all background whose designs tell a compelling story, whether they are companies, team / departments, innovators, manufacturers, suppliers, freelancers, hobbyists or students.
Submission Requirement:
- Entries must be produced within the last FIVE (5) calendar years up through the final deadline.
- All entries must be submitted for judging exactly as published or implemented and may not be modified for the competition. The French Design Awards may request proof of initial production and/or publication date.
- The award reserve the right to re-categorize incorrectly classified entries.
- Judges reserve the right to withhold an award in a category if submissions do not meet their expectations.
Entry Brief:
It is recommended that you keep your synopsis to approximately 350 words. We suggest you utilise this section of your entry to elaborate on the piece as well as the creativity and originality of your idea. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation must accompany non-English entries.
Image Submission:
- The submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).
2026 Entry Deadline & Fees:
Early Bird Deadline: 12 Sep - 13 Oct 2025 ($209)
Regular Deadline: 14 Oct - 19 Nov 2025 ($219)
Final Deadline: 20 Nov - 16 Dec 2025 ($239)
Final Extension Deadline: 17 Dec 2025 - 21 Jan 2026 ($249)
Last Minute Deadline: 22 Jan - 4 Mar 2026 ($259)
Winning Levels:
There are FOUR (4) levels of achievement in the competition:
Design of the Year (Only the highest score entry(s) from each category will be recognised as the Design of the Year.)
Platinum Winner (85-100 points)
Gold Winner (70-84 points)
Silver Winner (50-69 points)
Judging:
Judging is blind. All entrant information is removed from entries to prevent bias/conflict of interest.
Judges are senior-level, experienced in their field/industry, including creative designers and art directors from international agencies, architects, fashion designers, interior designers, product designers, educators, marketers or business owners. Judges are selected based on experience, credibility and availability.
Evaluation Criteria:
Judges score on a scale of 1-100, based on the below criteria:
- Creativity / Originality / Concept / Idea
- Content / Brief / Objective / Planning / Execution
- Innovation / Technology
- Quality / Functionality / Sustainability
- Overall Impression / Wow! Factor / Memorable
The French Design Awards and International Awards Associate’s decision are final in its sole discretion and binding in relation to all matters relating to Competitions and may not be subject to any discussions or correspondence.
Results Announcement:
All winners will be announced on 20 March 2026 via French Design Awards official page. All registered participants can then login to see the winning works.
Prizes:
- The Design of the Year winners receive a complimentary limited-edition trophy and professionally designed certificate.
- One professionally designed certificate commemorating the winning entry, which includes entry title, entering company/winners' name and category. Decal will be affixed indicating the level of win.
- Top tier (Platinum and Gold) winners will be featured on French Design Awards site's Gallery, where professionals can view your work.
- Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.
- Platinum and Gold winners will get featured on social media or our media partner on Muse.World’s website.
Embark on this journey into the exciting world of the French Design Awards today and celebrate the power of design to shape the world.
