The call for entries for the 19th international Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition is now open. If you are 18+ and into design, illustration, typography, photography or visual experimentation, submit a maximum of four original badge artworks in total. Enter them as individual designs, a set of four, or a combination of both. This time, Stereohype will award a total of six prizes – five main, and a special prize – and will award all kinds of printed goodies with the winning designs, books and more.

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The Kokuyo Design Award 2027, themed “dialogue.” has been announced! This time the Award focuses on the reciprocal relationships that lie behind excellent design, specifically between “the people who create objects, and the users,” “the users and the objects,” and “the objects and their surrounding environment”. Kokuyo are seeking designs that explore unknown ideas and insights within this new “space” and expand the possibilities of living, learning, and working. The best design will be awarded with ¥2,000,000 — about $13,000. Three Merit awards of ¥500,000 each, will also be selected, along with up to 10 winners for the New Generation Award — awarded with ¥30,000 each.

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The 2026 IIDA Global Excellence Awards have been announced. 2026 commemorates the 17th annual design competition. The IIDA Global Excellence Awards honor excellence in originality and creativity in international interior design and interior architecture projects across 19 categories. Winners will be celebrated with an awards ceremony in Paris, France in February 2027. Winners will also be featured on IIDA.org and across IIDA’s social media platforms, receive official digital assets, including competition winner logos for self-promotion, and coverage in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

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Farmani Group is calling for submissions to the 20th annual International Design Awards (IDA) and seeks to discover emerging talent for 2026. The organizers are inviting all architects, interior designers, product designers, graphic designers and fashion designers to submit their creative works. The International Design Awards (IDA) exists to recognize, celebrate and promote exceptional design visionaries and discover emerging talent in Architecture, Interior, Product, Graphic and Fashion Design worldwide.

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The Korean Federation of Design Industry Associations (KODIA) is calling for applications to the Global Design iT Award 2026. This is Korea’s representative international design award, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. The Award’s purpose is to discover design companies and designers who have created social impact with special ‘iT’ designs and to promote international exchange.

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The InnovMetal Award (IMA), formerly known as the China Hardware Products International Industrial Design Competition, has opened for entries for 2026. Centered on the theme of “Design Driving the Future of Hardware”, IMA seeks to explore new functions, values, and user experiences for traditional hardware products. The Award aims to guide the hardware industry toward sustainable development and create infinite possibilities for future living. With the goal of empowering industrial upgrading through design innovation, IMA brings together outstanding design resources from around the world and promotes the deep integration of excellent design achievements with the hardware manufacturing industry in Yongkang, China.

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The un Design Award has entered its second season and it is open for entries for 2026. Centered around the theme “The Self is the World“, the competition embraces an operational philosophy of being “undefined”. Its aim is to discover and recognize the most influential, outstanding designs and innovative talents worldwide. Based on the collective average scores of the submissions, the un Design Award will confer “Platinum,” “Gold,” and “Silver” awards.

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The Green Product Awards are open for submissions for 2027, awarding the best products of established companies and start-ups, as well as visionary design concepts. For the 2027 cycle, the Awards introduce a clear certification structure where all submissions are checked, reviewed by the international expert jury and assessed against published criteria. Projects that qualify are recognized as Finalists or Winners and receive defined communication assets, seals and certificate.

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