The 2025 French Design Awards: Season 2 honours the creative genius of interior, architectural, product, fashion, packaging, landscape and conceptual designs. Following up on its winter competition, IAA asks for submissions that challenge the status quo and infuse fresh perspectives into their designs. The competition recognizes and celebrates architects and designers who are not only shaping the environment, but also reimagining how design is perceived and inhabited in different spaces.
Submission Regulations & Requirements
- Submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format (keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).
- 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-categorise incorrectly classified entries.
Eligibility
The French Design Awards accepts entries from architects and designers of all backgrounds, whose designs tell a compelling story, whether they are companies, team/departments, innovators, manufacturers, suppliers, freelancers, hobbyists or students.
Awards
There are FOUR (4) levels of achievement in the competition:
- Design of the Year
- Platinum Winner (85-100 points)
- Gold Winner (70-84 points)
- Silver Winner (50-69 points)
Prizes for the winners are as follows:
- The Designs of the Year receive a complimentary trophy and professionally designed certificate.
- One professionally designed certificate commemorates each winning entry. 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 the work.
- A press release template template will be sent to major industry outlets celebrating the wins.
- Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc will be awarded.
- Platinum, Gold, and Silver winners may purchase elegant French Design Awards statuettes, and/or additional customised certificates.
- Platinum and Gold winners will get featured on social media.
