NYX Design Awards 2027
NYX Design Awards 2027 is now open for entries!
Competition Details
Brief Overview
The NYX Design Awards 2027, now open for entries in its inaugural edition, invites designers, architects, studios, manufacturers, brands and emerging creatives worldwide to submit innovative products, spaces, visual communication and digital experiences that demonstrate originality, thoughtful execution and a meaningful contribution to the design industry.
Competition Details
The NYX Design Awards 2027 is an international design competition organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA), launching its inaugural edition as a dedicated platform for recognising achievements across the global design community and building on the creative legacy of the NYX Awards, established in 2017.
With a focus on design influence and industry impact, the competition celebrates work that combines an original idea with considered execution, exploring how design can improve everyday experiences, respond to practical needs and contribute to the way people live, work and interact with their surroundings.
The programme spans 12 major design disciplines: Product Design; Packaging Design; Furniture Design; Lighting Design; Architectural Design; Interior Design; Urban Design & Public Space; Landscape Design; Communication & Graphic Design; Digital Experience & Interaction Design; Concept & Experimental Design; and Exhibition & Spatial Design.
Entries may range from finished products, buildings and interiors to prototypes, experimental proposals and unpublished concepts, giving both established practitioners and emerging designers the opportunity to present their ideas within an international competition that embraces different scales, approaches and stages of development.
An international jury assesses submissions through an independent blind judging process, considering creativity and originality, design quality and craftsmanship, innovation, functionality and user experience, as well as the contribution each project makes to its industry, community or wider environment.
Submission requirements
Entries must be submitted through the official online entry system, where participants create an account, select the most appropriate design category and upload the materials presenting their project.
A written project synopsis should explain the concept, creative approach and originality of the work, helping the jury understand the ideas behind the design and how they have been developed; the organiser recommends keeping this text within 350 words, and non-English entries must include an English translation or adaptation.
Supporting images should be supplied as flattened JPEG or JPG files under 4 MB each, preferably 1,200 pixels wide, 300 dpi and in RGB colour mode.
Eligible work must have been created, launched, completed, published or substantially updated on or after 1 January 2022; completed, conceptual, commissioned, prototype, experimental and unpublished projects are accepted, and the same project may be entered in more than one relevant category.
Eligibility
Open worldwide to professional and emerging designers, architects, independent creatives, studios, agencies, manufacturers, brands, organisations, educational institutions and students.
Benefits
Winning projects receive international recognition through the NYX Design Awards, with distinctions including Silver Winner, Gold Winner, Grand Winner and Design of the Year.
Winners receive an official award title, digital certificate, winner logos and promotional assets, together with exposure in the online Winner Gallery and opportunities for international publicity, helping designers and organisations present their achievements to clients, collaborators and the wider design community.
These benefits can support the promotion of winning work across portfolios, websites and professional communications, providing materials that help communicate the recognition received.
Winners may also order the official NYX trophy separately, with a dedicated Design of the Year trophy reserved for the highest honour.
Entry fees
Entry fees for the first category or an additional project vary by submission period:
➜ Early Bird: US$219 - until 3 December 2026.
➜ Regular: US$229 - 4 December 2026 to 6 January 2027.
➜ Final: US$249 - 7 January to 3 February 2027.
➜ Final Extension: US$259 - 4 February to 4 March 2027.
Entering the same project in additional categories costs US$159, US$169, US$189 or US$199 per category respectively, according to the submission period.
