20 A' design award and competition winners flicker in dreamy colors

a’ design award and competition opens for 2023 entries

One of the world’s leading international annual juried competition focuses once again on recognizing, encouraging and establishing the best design works in all countries and in all creative disciplines. As a worldwide platform, A’ Design Award and Competition promotes both companies and independent uprising talent by highlighting and rewarding original ideas and concepts. From thousands of entries, designboom celebrates 20 winners that add splashes of colors in and around public piazzas, restaurants, apartments, and façades. 

2023 A’ Design Award and Competition is now open for entries so get submitting – here! 

City Lounge, St. Gallen Urban living room by Carlos Martinez and Pipilotti Rist, 2005

image credit Hannes Thalmann, Bleicheli

name: City Lounge, St. Gallen
designers: architect Carlos Martinez and artist Pipilotti Rist
award: Platinum

looking for where to register?

https://competition.adesignaward.com/registration.php

Entries to A’ Design Award and Competition are all peer-reviewed and anonymously judged by an influential jury panel of experienced academics, prominent press reviewers and established professionals. The 227 members choose the finalists from 135 different categories, including architecture, building and structure design; interior space and exhibition design; lighting products and projects design all the way to vehicle, mobility and transportation design – the Platform leaves no creative behind! 

Shenzhen Meland Kids Theme Park by Xiang Li, 2020

image credit Shao Feng

name: Shenzhen Meland Club
designers: Xiang Li & Chen Fan, Xue Chen, Feng Xu
award: Silver

category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

‘Good design deserves great recognition,’ claims a’ design award and competition

The leading annual competition assures winners of extensive benefits and opportunities. The design excellence certificate in metal frame, the exclusive gala-night, project translation to 20+ languages, yearbook publications and press release exposure are only some of the perks that await the awarded designs. Moreover, The A’ Design Award and Competition has a philanthropic goal to advance society by pushing the frontiers of science, creativity and technology forward by creating incentives for designers to come up with exciting, new ideas. 

Chengdu NBD Center by Wai Tang and Kelvin Chu, 2022

image credit SAN and QUAD

name: Chengdu NBD Center
designers: Kelvin Chu, Wai Tang, Adrian Pang, Eric Wen, Schnee Li, Yolanda Xian, Tim He, Jimmy Li, Marco Chui, Shizhao Li, Maggie Yang, Larry Liu and Francisco Barrera
award: Platinum

category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design

stay tuned as designboom will feature a selection of the best projects on APRIL 15, 2023!

Omakase Restaurant by Tianwen Sun, 2019

image credit Tianwen Sun

name: Omakase
designers: design director Sun Tianwen; designer Cao Xindi and Liu Dong
award: Gold

category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

In case you missed it, you can register for the 2023 A’ Design Award and Competition here!

Leyang Party KTV by Bing Cai Cai, 2020

image credit Ya Zha Zhu

name: Leyang Party KTV 
designers: Bing Cai Cai, Kevin, Fan Xu, Jun Chen
award: Silver

category: Interior space and exhibition design

Setsugekka Japanese Cuisine by Tianwen Sun and Xindi Cao, 2018

image credit Zhang Jing, Changchun

name: Setsugekka Japanese Cuisine
designers: Tianwen Sun and Xindi Cao
award: Platinum

category: Interior space and exhibition design

Yunxi Characteristic Restaurant by Shang Cai

image credit Ainiu

name: Yunxi Characteristic Restaurant
architect: Shang Cai
award: Platinum
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Exhale Public Plaza by Mikyoung Kim, 2018

image credit Mark La Rosa

name: Exhale
designer: Mikyoung Kim, Mikyoung Kim Design; project manager Bryan Chou, Mikyoung Kim Design
award: Platinum

Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye Wedding Banquet Restaurant by Wei Zhang, 2021

image credit NZ Production

name: Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye
designer: Wei Zhang
award: Platinum
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Open Village by Shimu Wang
image credit Weiqi Jin

name: Open Village
designer: Shimu Wang
award: Golden
category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design

Ningbo Bauhinia Business Center Office by Andy Leung, 2021

image credit Shengyang Lee

name: Ningbo Bauhinia Business Center
designers: Andy Leung, Raymond Yuan and Tom Niu
award: Bronze

category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Br Design Center Office by Ryan Wen, 2021

image credit Zhonghai Dai

name: Br Design Center
designer: Ryan Wen
award: Silver
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Light Cube Art object by Natalya Koptseva and Vasily Tarasenko, 2017

image credit Natalya Koptseva and Vasily Tarasenko

name: Light Cube
designers: Natalya Koptseva; Vasily Tarasenko
award: Platinum
category: Lighting Products and Lighting Projects Design

Mango Demonstration Office by Martin Chow, 2021

image credit Kimi Guan

name: Mango
designer: Martin Chow, Pan Mok, Kimi Guan
award: Silver
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

PLAYOHO Art Pavilion by Ricci Wong Cheuk-Kin, 2017

image credit Ricci Wong

name: PLAYOHO
designers: Ricci Wong, BM Tang, Susan Wong, Tung Chui; engineer Yasuhiro Kaneda 
award: Platinum

Or2 Photochromic Canopy Structure by Francesco Brenta, Christoph Klemmt and Laura Micalizzi, 2013

image credit Francesco Brenta, Christoph Klemmt and Laura Micalizzi

name: Or2
designers: Francesco Brenta, Christoph Klemmt and Laura Micalizzi
award: Platinum
category: Office Furniture Design

Google Campus Dublin Office Interior Design by Camenzind Evolution, 2014

image credit Peter Würmli

name: Google Campus Dublin
designer: Camenzind Evolution, in collaboration with and Henry J. Lyons Architects
award: Platinum
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Rangla Punjab Restaurant And Bar by Ketan Jawdekar, 2017

image credit Sameer Chawda

name: Rangla Punjab
designer: Ketan Jawdekar, Rohan Lomte, Siddhesh Bagade
award: Gold

Ungrey Private Apartment in Mumbai by Prashant Chauhan, 2022

image credit Yadnyesh Joshi

name: Ungrey
designers: Anu Chauhan, Smarani Vuppala, creative director Prashant Chauhan
award: Iron
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design

The Beauty of Light Beauty Center by Raymond Lee – Arti Studio, 2022

image credit Raymond Lee

name: The Beauty of Light
designer: Raymond Lee
award: Bronze
category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design