About Competition
The French Design Awards is an international design competition honouring excellence across architecture, interior, product, packaging, fashion, landscape, conceptual, UX, and UI design. Recognising visionary designers, studios, brands, and innovators worldwide, the award celebrates work that shapes environments, enhances experiences, and inspires meaningful connections through design.
Categories:
French Design Awards Categories are divided into 9 award programs: architectural design, interior design, product design, packaging design, fashion design, landscape design, conceptual design, UI design and UX design.
2027 Competition Dates
- Early Bird Deadline: 22 October 2026
- Regular Deadline: 26 November 2026
- Final Deadline: 24 December 2026
- Final Extension Deadline: 21 January 2027
- Results Announcement: 8 March 2027
Full Deadline & Fees – https://frenchdesignawards.com/design-awards.php#thefees
Eligibility:
The French Design Awards accepts entries from architects, interior designers, landscape architects, product designers, UI/UX 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 awards reserve the right to re-categories 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 within 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.
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.
Enter here: https://frenchdesignawards.com/entry.php
Prizes
Winning Level:
There are FOUR (4) levels of achievement in the competition:
- Design of the Year
- Platinum Winner (85-100 points)
- Gold Winner (75-84 points)
- Silver Winner (65-74 points)
Prizes:
➜ The Designs of the Year receive a complimentary 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.
➜ A press release template sent to major industry outlets, celebrating your win.
➜ Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.
➜ Platinum, Gold, and Silver winners may purchase elegant French Design Awards statuettes, and/or additional customized certificates.
➜ Platinum and Gold winners will get featured on social media.
To find more details & Register visit HERE
LAST DATE OF REGISTRATION: 21 JANUARY 2027
LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION: 08 MARCH 2027
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