German Design Awards 2023 | 10 Jul 2022 – Feb 2023 | Architecture Competition

The German Design Awards set international standards for the most innovative interior design developments and competitiveness in the global market. It exclusively awards projects that are groundbreaking in the German and international design landscape. Whoever wins here belongs to the best. The interior design awards not only make success visible but also open up a valuable network, international reach, and great market opportunities.

Participation requirements

Only submissions that were published or launched on the market no longer than five years ago are eligible for the awards. Concepts are also eligible for the award.

German Design Awards – Deadlines & dates

• Early–Bird Registration:  10 July 2022
• Registration Deadline:  16 September 2022
• Deadline Grant Programme:  2 September 2022
• Jury Meeting: 20 October 2022
• Jury Results: October 2022
• Publication Of Winners: December 2022
• Award-Show & Exhibition: February 2023

German Design Awards – Online registration

The registration for the German Design Awards takes place exclusively via our registration portal My Design Council. If you do not have an account yet, please register.
The following information is required when preparing the submission:
» Project name
» Project specification (German and English)
» Description text (max. 500 characters, German and English)
» Date of market launch
» Contact at German Design Awards
» Designer / Architect / Developer
» Producer / Building owner / Client
» Categories
» Presentation type
» Billing address
» Optional booking of the Nominee Package
» Upload of image material

Grant programme

The German design council offers all small businesses and freelancers the opportunity to be exempted from the service fees for winners by applying for funding. The exemption is granted after an examination of the economic circumstances. The prerequisite is that the annual turnover in each of the last two years did not exceed € 50,000.00. The application must be submitted via the online form by 2 September 2022.

Evaluation criteria

The products and services to be considered for the German design awards are to be distinguished by particularly emphasised characteristics with regard to the following aspects:
1. Overall concept
2. Design quality
3. Functional solution
4. Contextual quality
5. Sustainability

The Award Disciplines

They design living environments in which people enjoy spending time – whether residential buildings, public buildings, shops, hotels, landscape architecture, urban planning, and much more.

They enable communication that reaches people – whether through audiovisual media, print products, websites, software, campaigns, and much more.

They design products that meet the highest customer demands – whether furnishings, technical devices, vehicles, clothing, and much more.

So, become a part of the international design community. Use your participation in the German Design Awards for your profitable exchange by networking with renowned personalities and companies

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