2025 NY Product Design Awards

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2025 NY Product Design Awards

2025 NY Product Design Awards is now open for entries!

2025 NY Product Design Awards : The 2025 NY Product Design Awards recently opened for entries is an international competition organised by International Awards Associate Inc (IAA) that honors the efforts of talented product designers, design teams, and manufacturers from all over the world.

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The 2025 NY Product Design Awards now is calling fore entires!

The NY Product Design Awards were established to recognize the hard work of skilled product designers, design teams, and manufacturers globally whose innovative designs enhance everyday life. Understanding that excellence in the design industry comes in many forms, the NY Product Design Awards aims to celebrate outstanding achievements in all aspects of design and the designers behind them.

The 2025 categories include: Automotive & Transport, Baby, Kids & Children, Conceptual, Digital, Electronic Devices & Accessories, Fashion & Lifestyle, Home Interior, Hobby & Leisure, Medical/Scientific Equipment, Interface & User Experience, Lighting , Outdoor & Sports Equipment, Packaging, Wearable Technology, Workplace & Office, Gaming AR & VR and Industrial Tools & Engineering.

A well-thought-out design is both functional and aesthetically pleasing, and all-in-all improves one’s daily life. Said designs can stem from different people’s personal projects, commercial engagements or researches. To the NY Product Design Awards, these are the individuals we wish to honor. This year theme is 'Honoring Talented Product Designers, Design Teams & Manufacturers Worldwide.'.

Entries must fall within a 5-year window from creation - 2021 to present.

The NY Product Design Awards welcome those who gaze into the future with bright eyes, eager to shape tomorrow. We celebrate the pioneers who boldly explore uncharted territories, bringing ideas to life in vibrant ways.

Venture beyond ideas, reshape design, and forge the future.

There are four levels of achievement in the competition:

Design of the Year
Designer of the Year
Gold (Average score between 85 - 100)
Silver (Average score between 60 – 84)

The NY Product Design Awards jury panel comprises veteran designers, alongside creative and innovative professionals, whose experiences make their judgements both focused and impartial. Judges are selected based on experience, credibility, and availability.

Evaluation Criteria:

Form
Design’s inherent visual and artistic quality

Creativity & Innovation
General evaluation of design idea, and its employment of creative or innovative concepts

Finishing & Functionality
Product quality, useability, safety features, ease of maintenance

Impact
Benefits, or lack thereof, the design brings to users and their environment

All winners for 2025 will be announced on May 16, 2025 via NY Product Design Awards official page.

Submission requirements:

➜ It is recommended that you keep your synopsis to approximately 350 words. We suggest you utilize this section of your entry to elaborate on the piece as well as the creativity and originality of your idea. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation must accompany non-English entries.

➜ The submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).

Who may enter?

The NY Product Design Awards is open to product designers of various background. Whether it’s done by a professional designer, a fledgling designer, or even a hobbyist, they are eligible for entry. This includes designs purposed for any function, commercial or otherwise.

Prize:

➜ The Product Design / Designer of the Year Winners will receive a complimentary limited-edition trophy and professionally designed certificate.
➜ One professionally designed certificate commemorating the winning entry, which includes entry title, entering company/winners' name and category. Decal will be affixed indicating the level of win.
Top tier (Gold and Silver) winners will be featured on NY Product Design Awards site's Gallery, where professionals can view your work.
➜ A press release template sent to major industry outlets, celebrating your win.
➜ Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.
➜ In addition to the complimentary certificates, Gold and Silver winners may purchase beautiful Ava statuettes, and/or additional customized certificates.
Gold and Silver winners will get featured by the NY Product Design Awards on social media or our media partner on Muse.World’s website.

Entry fees:

Entry fee during the Regular period (Dec 12, 2024 – Jan 20, 2025) is $219. After that period ends the amount of fee will increase.

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