A’ Design Award 2026 Winners Announced with 1683 Entries from 115 Countries
The winners of the A’ Design Award and Competition for 2026 have been revealed, featuring 1683 entries honored from 115 nations across 162 categories, which encompass spatial and industrial design, fashion, graphics, technology systems, and art. Designboom has highlighted 20 projects that include expansive architecture (such as museums, libraries, and hospitals), commercial interiors (like restaurants, hotels, and retail spaces), and product design (including furniture, toys, and lighting). Among the distinguished winners are Li Xiang's V6 Lifestyle Art Emporium (Gold, Interior Space and Exhibition Design), Pingtung County Government and C.M. Chao's King Boat Cultural Museum (Gold, Architecture), and Tellart and RAU Architects' Netherlands Pavilion for World Expo 2025 (Platinum, Event Design). The jury is composed of design experts, academics, media representatives, and entrepreneurs. Award recipients gain the A’ Design Prize, which includes a certificate, trophy, yearbook, press release distribution, a PR campaign, permission to use the winner logo, and an invitation to the gala-night and award ceremony in Italy. Entries for the 2027 edition are currently being accepted.
Key facts
- 1683 awarded entries from 115 countries across 162 categories
- Categories include spatial, industrial design, fashion, graphics, tech systems, art, literature
- Designboom selected 20 projects from the winners
- Gold winners include V6 Lifestyle Art Emporium by Li Xiang and King Boat Cultural Museum by Pingtung County Government and C.M.Chao
- Platinum winners include Quectel Global Center by Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. and The Netherlands Pavilion by Tellart and RAU Architects
- Winners receive the A’ Design Prize with certificate, trophy, yearbook, PR campaign, and gala invitation in Italy
- Jury includes design professionals, academics, press members, and entrepreneurs
- Submissions for 2027 edition are open
Entities
Artists
- Li Xiang
- C.M.Chao
- Minghan Lin
- Yuchen Qiu
- Hao Zhong
- Yuto Yamada
- Fabian Haydt
- Deniz Ozdemir
- Joan David Martínez Jofre
- Masuo Fujimura
- Zarysy Jan Sekuła
- Ching Ke Lin
- Hiroyuki Shinohara
- Mısra Özel
- Aslıhan Öztürkoğlu
- Doğancan Uysal
- Yen Chang Chen
- Vyacheslav Kobelev
- Daria Efremova
- Mariia Pokataeva
- Georgii Meskhi
- Anton Voronchihin
- Ivan Grehov
- Sergei Spiridonov
- Chen Yonghua
- Shen Maohui
- Yu Yu
- Chen Ying
- Xu Yiyang
Institutions
- A’ Design Award and Competition
- Pingtung County Government
- Not A Studio
- Wjd Design
- Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd.
- Tellart
- RAU Architects
- Svarv Studio
- Craft Design Research Lab
- Taiga
Locations
- Italy
- Wuhan
- China
- Netherlands