Short Description
Designverse Awards is the world’s first design ecosystem big data research award, dedicated to honoring design institutions, enterprises, organizations, and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the greater design industry chain in the fields of space design (architecture, landscape, interior, technical consultancy, professional consultancy, specialized consultancy), product design (product design, product branding), and social innovation (brands, events). The award aims to drive sustainable development across the global design industry.
Designverse Awards 2025-2026 are structured into 5 main entry categories, each containing subcategories and subdivisions:
- Space Category (4 subcategories, 93 subdivisions): scheme (architecture, landscape, interior), technical consultants (such as structural, MEP, curtain wall, etc.), professional consultants (such as curation, multimedia, etc.), specialized consultants (such as sustainable engineering consultant, etc
- Space Category – Concept (4 subcategories, 93 subdivisions): scheme (architecture, landscape, interior), technical consultants (such as structural, MEP, curtain wall, etc.), professional consultants (such as curation, multimedia, etc.), specialized consultants (such as sustainable engineering consultant, etc.)
- Product Category (4 subcategories, 24 subdivisions): residential, office, social and leisure, transportation
- Product Category – Concept (4 subcategories, 24 subdivisions): residential, office, social and leisure, transportation
- Brand/Major Events Category (4 subcategories, 30 subdivisions): corporate/brand, regional/city, international projects, domestic projects
Eligibility
[1] The Designverse Awards are open for global registration. Spatial design agencies, product design agencies, brands/enterprises, and brands/major events planning/operating agencies are all eligible to apply.
[2] Participating works must have been completed within the past five years. Works completed/purchased/used between April 1, 2020 and the deadline for registration of this award.You can have your submitted works publicly announced on the official DesignVerse website after registration and submission.
[3] There is no time or space limit for concept works, such as past bidding, unrealized designs, projects under construction or designs that have not been put into production. Entries in the Space Category – Concept must demonstrate innovation, forward-thinking vision, and sustainability, while entries in the Product Category – Concept should showcase technological advancements and breakthroughs in user experience.
[4] Participants must be legal entities or individuals with primary responsibility, including but not limited to manufacturers and distributors of goods, building owners, software or media suppliers, project developers, and research sponsors.
[5] For works involving multiple participants, joint registration is allowed. One party must be designated as the main participant, and all other members must be registered on the DesignVerse platform.[6] Participants must own the copyright of their submitted works and ensure there are no intellectual property disputes. When applying, they must carefully fill in the registration details, including the institution profile, logo, and visual/text materials of the work. Once awarded, the submitted information cannot be arbitrarily modified.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
Designverse Awards is an international competition recognizing excellence in design. It includes five main categories: Space, Space – Concept, Product, Product – Concept, and Brand/Major Events. Each category features four major prizes: Nomination Prize, Special Honor Prize, Jury Grand Prize, and Outstanding Prize. Notably, the Space – Concept and Product – Concept categories include Concept Nomination Prize, Concept Special Honor Prize, Concept Jury Grand Prize, and Concept Outstanding Prize.
Nomination Prize: Quantity Unlimited Source Description: The list is generated from multiple sources, including Designverse Ranking, Designverse platform search & IP section rankings, and comprehensive online public opinion analysis. Additionally, part of the list is derived from industry designer nominations and self-submissions. For details, please refer to “04 Evaluation Mechanism – First Stage: Preliminary Data-Based Review”.
Special Honor Prize: Top 3 in each subcategory, maximum number – 426
186 Special Honor Prize in Space Category
132 Special Honor Prize in Space Category – Concept
48 Special Honor Prize in Product Category
48 Special Honor Prize in Product Category – Concept
12 Special Honor Prize in Annual Brands/Big Events Category *Space Category, Space Category – Concept, Product Category, Product Category – Concept: For each of the 207 subcategories, the top 3 entries will be awarded the Special Honor Prize. Brand/Major Events Category: From the top 3 entries of each of the 30 subcategories, 12 will be selected and awarded the Special Honor Prize.
Jury Grand Prize: Top 1 in each subcategory, maximum number – 211
93 Jury Grand Prize in Space Category
66 Jury Grand Prize in Space Category -Concept
24 Jury Grand Prize in Product Category
24 Jury Grand Prize in Product Category – Concept
4 Jury Grand Prize in Annual Brands/Big Events Category*Space Category, Space Category – Concept, Product Category, Product Category – Concept: For each of the 207 subcategories, the top 1 entry will be awarded the Jury Grand Prize. Brand/Major Events Category: From the top 1 entry of each of the 30 subcategories, 4 will be selected and awarded the Jury Grand Prize.
Outstanding Prize: selected from all Top 1 subcategories, maximum number – 21
6 Outstanding Prize in Space Category (Architecture, Landscape, Interior, Technical Consultant, Professional Consultant, Special Consultant)
6 Outstanding Prize in Space Category – Concept (Architecture, Landscape, Interior, Technical Consultant, Professional Consultant, Special Consultant)
4 Outstanding Prize in Product Category (Residential, Office, Social Leisure, Transportation)4 Outstanding Prize in Product Category – Concept (Residential, Office, Social Leisure, Transportation)
2 Outstanding Prize in Annual Brands/Big Events Category
*Without distinguishing between subcategories, 21 selections were chosen from the top 1 in all of the subcategories to be awarded the Outstanding Prize.
Entry Fee
- Earlybird Registration Fee: RMB 2,850 (approximately $398)
- Regular Registration Fee: RMB 3,680 (approximately $514)
- Extension Registration Fee: RMB 4,680 (approximately $654)
Location
Shanghai, China
Timeline
- Earlybird Deadline: 10 June 2025
- Regular Deadline: 11 November 2025
- Extension Deadline: 27 January 2026
Website Link: https://www.designverse.com.cn/en/article/space/452086
