A’ Design Award & Competition, one of the World’s largest and most diffused international design awards announced results of the 2021 – 2022 design competition: 2022 Winners from 114 countries in 110 different design disciplines!
Touted as the world’s largest, most prestigious and influential design accolade, the A’ Design Award & Competitionrecognises design work around that world. It is a prime source of inspiration for award-winning designers, artists, architects, brands and design agencies. Entry and nomination are open to everyone from all countries.
Congratulations to all the winners, as it was no easy feat to be one of top talents. Entries to the competition are peer-reviewed and anonymously judged by an influential jury panel of experienced academics, prominent press members and established professionals. To ensure fair and equitable decisions, A’ Design uses a peer-review process with anonymous voting and evaluation of entries.
There are five different levels of distinction: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron A’ Design Awards are distributed annually in all design disciplines. Designers, companies and institutions from all countries are annually called to take part in the accolades by nominating their best works, projects and products for award consideration.
A’ Design Award is also renowned for incorporating over 100 design award categories in its nomination process. These include Good Spatial Design (Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Design and Landscape Design), Good Industrial Design (Product Design, Appliance Design, Vehicle Design and Machinery Design), Good Communication Design (Graphics Design, Interaction Design and Marketing Design), Good Fashion Design (Garment Design, Fashion Accessory Design and Footwear Design), Good System Design (Service Design, Design Strategy, Quality & Innovation) as well as for Achievements in Arts & Literature.
The A’ Design Prize includes public relations and publicity services in addition to the award trophy, certificate, yearbook and of course, the winner logo that laureates could use to differentiate and add further value to their award-winning products, projects and services. In addition, laureates are invited to attend the glamorous gala-night and award ceremony in Italy where they would be called to stage to collect their trophies, award certificates and yearbooks. Winner are also provided exclusive space to take part in the “best designs of the year” exhibition to showcase their works in Italy. Laureates are also entitled to receive the “A’ Design Prize”.
While the 2021 – 2022 Edition is over, entries to the 2022 – 2023 competition is now open; interested designers, artists, architects and companies could register and submit their works at https://competition.adesignaward.com where further information regarding the design competition such as evaluation criteria, key dates, list of jury members, entry forms and presentation guidelines could be obtained.
Curious who the winners are for 2021-2022? Here are some of Creative Home’s top picks of Platinum Winners:
Lake Tea Table by Xia Yiting
The inspiration comes from the long-term meditations of designers on solid wood furniture, which would always render a stable and quiet vibe.
DC 3 Stool by Sergio Fahrer
With a sculptural design, the stool concept refers to the aerodynamic lines of the monoplane that inspired it, the DC 3.
Oriental Movie Metropolis Theater Exhibition Hall by Shanxing Gao
Combined with the unique marine culture of QINGDAO, the Show Theatre creates an abstract and dynamic shape with verti calconch texture.
Chengdu NBD Centre Architecture by Wai Tang and Kelvin Chu
The NBD centre is divided into 3 distinctive sections, Below Ground, Podium and Main Towers all interconnected by pockets of public realm.
Vanke Fontanelle Aesthetics Pavilion Experience Center by Wei Jinjing
The space impresses the visitors with unique visual effects at the first glance. It continues the geometric architectural elements and connects to the landscape of the courtyard.
First Shiguangli Marketing Center by Shanhejinyuan
Shanhejinyuan combines a bookstore with asales office to create a composite space concept to evoke form and function.
Ikona Maxxi Pure Extraction Hood and Purifier by Fabrizio Crisa
Ikona Maxxi Pure has been designed to allow the hood and purifier to operate independently, without compromising on either performance or usability.
Lavazza Voicy Coffee Machine by Florian Seidl
A smart product combining quality coffee with functions provided by Alexa – all in a beautiful and innovative device.
Greenor Max Air Conditioner by Michel, Johanne and Stephane Cinier
Greenor Max has a unique vertical design, which allows the diffusion of conditioned air at the front and to one vertical side, resulting in constant eco-friendly cool air flow, refrigerant-free and draft-free cooling comfort.
KNX Waltz Touch Pad Smart Home Control Panel by Cen Jiayun, Liu Dan, Luo Yi and Peng Yongjian
KNX intelligent control with integrated screen and buttons, the first G-link configuration mode in KNX; users can DIY the functions and colors of buttons, and the button can be freely replaced to adapt to different architectural styles.