designboom aNnounces the world design rankings for 2021
that’s right! the world design rankings (WDR) for 2021 are announced and we are thrilled to share them. simply put, the participating countries are placed in order based on the number of designers that have been granted with the A’ design award. just like in 2020, china once again wins the title with the highest number of awards won amongst 114 countries. evaluated by an elaborate jury panel, each project from across the world was carefully and fairly studied with talent, creativity and originality being the key aspects. separated into platinum, gold, silver, bronze and iron, it is possible to navigate through the designs of each country as well as each individual contestant. the top 7 countries remain at the same position, while turkey moves up in eighth, followed by germany and australia. while eight new additions make the list, the top 10 winners remain of the same nation.
keen to participate and represent your country? register and submit your project to the 2022 A’ design award and competition!
world design rankings map
the WDR – world design rankings aims to provide additional data and insights to economists and journalists regarding the state-of-art in the industry with the ultimate goal to contribute to global design culture through advocating and highlighting creativity. to clarify the project choices better, a ‘design business insights’ section provides a ranking of countries based on their success in diverse design fields and categories. this way, media members and enthusiasts of the field can discover the design weaknesses, strengths and opportunities of each country through 100 specific design sectors including interiors, lighting, furniture and architecture.
check out the complete table with all 114 participating countries for the world design rankings 2021!
the top 22 for the world design rankings 2021
we highlight below some of the top past winners
for those interested to discover just the top designers, artists and architects regardless of the discipline can check the individual and overall rankings from the website. the platform provides an overall score and lists the designers based on the number of awards won globally, from hundreds of creative fields including product design, graphics, packaging, architecture, interiors as well as fashion.
to participate to 2022 A’ design award and competition register and submit your work – here.
eighteen art installation by ketan jawdekar, 2019
image credit alireza mirza
name: eighteen
designers: ketan jawdekar, akshay tathe and alireza mirza
award: platinum
category: arts, crafts and ready-made design
NESTT modular house by snorre stinessen for B&B italia, 2019
image credit B&B italia contract division
name: NESTT modular house
designers: snorre stinessen
award: gold
category: architecture, building and structure design
landscape gift box by jiaxin qiu, 2020
image credit jiaxin qiu
name: landscape
designer: jiaxin qiu
award: silver
category: packaging design
randen arashiyama station by glamorous co., ltd., 2013
image credit seiryo yamada
name: randen arashiyama station
designers: yasumichi morita, takuma inoue, hitoshi takamura
award: platinum
category: interior space and exhibition design
solar veloroute multifunctional photovoltaic structure, 2020
image credit alek pluta
name: solar veloroute
designers: peter kuczia, krzysztof nazar, renderings: alek pluta
award: silver
category: architecture, building and structure design
spiritus diffuser clock by vadim kibardin, 2020
image credit nidrabik midav, variations
name: spiritus
designers: vadim kibardin
award: iron
category: furniture design
star mansion sales office by matrix design, 2020
image credit shixiang wanhe
name: star mansion
designers: wang guan, liu jianhui and wang zhaobao
award: gold
category: interior space and exhibition design
floating restaurant by jiang lu chuan, 2020
image credit jiang lu chuan
name: floating
designers: jiang lu chuan
award: bronze
category: architecture, building and structure design
the black house by buero wagner, 2019
image credit florian holzherr
name: the black house
designers: fabian a. wagner, sophia eun joo pfeiffer, maxi wagner
award: gold
category: architecture, building and structure design
hourglass multifunctional shelf by yu ren, 2020
image credit yu ren
name: hourglass
designers: yu ren
award: silver
category: furniture design
AS offices mixed use building by AS arquitectura, 2016
image credit rolando cordova and roberto cárdenas
name: AS offices mixed used building
designers: xavier abreu sacramento , alejandra abreu sacramento
award: gold
category: architecture, building and structure design
unicorn scooter by ignas survila, 2019
image credit darius petrulaitis
name: unicorn scooter
designers: CTO engineer- jevgenijus piurko, CMO- barbora gedvilaite
award: silver
category: vehicle, mobility and transportation design
pixelhouse residential building by the grid architects, 2020
image credit photografix india
name: pixelhouse
designers: snehal suthar and bhadri suthar
award: silver
category: architecture, building and structure design
renard GT motorcycle by andreas uibomae, 2017
image credit kalle veesaar
name: renard GT
designers: ando paapstel and mait mahlapuu
award: platinum
category: vehicle, mobility and transportation design
pepsi black x star wars LTO china by pepsico design & innovation, 2017
image credit pepsico design & innovation
name: pepsi black x star wars LTO china
designers: pepsico design & innovation
award: platinum
category: food, beverage and culinary arts design
ningbo bauhinia business center 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
basquete by felipe bezerra and andré gurgel
image credit felipe bezerra + andré gurgel
name: basquete
designers: felipe bezerra and andré gurgel
award: gold
category: furniture design
jacqmotte slow drip coffee maker by ruud belmans, 2015
image credit ruud belmans
name: jacqmotte slow drip coffee maker
designers: ruud belmans and thomas vanden abeele
award: bronze
category: home appliances
