Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for architects and designers to submit projects for the A' Design Awards and Competition 2016 (+ slideshow).
Projects designed within the last 10 years will be accepted from any country, and can be submitted from disciplines including furniture and architecture.
The A' Design Awards was founded in 2009 to recognise and promote international design projects.
Levels of distinction including Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron will be chosen by an international jury and awarded to projects in each of the categories – see the full list of categories.
The winners will receive a certificate of excellence and a 3D-printed trophy during a gala that will take place in Como, Italy, in June 2016.
Recipients of the prize will also have their project information converted into over 20 languages and be given help promoting their work to international media, along with marketing advice.
Among the 2015 winners were a lakeside grotto in Canada and a lamp designed to be smashed by its user.
Early entries are accepted until 30 June. Results will be announced on 15 April 2016.
For more information and to register an entry, visit the A' Design Awards website.
Read on for more information from the organisers:
A' Design Awards & Competition is the world's leading international annual juried competition for design. The A' Design Accolades are organised in a wide range of creative fields to highlight the very best designers from all countries in all disciplines.
Entries to the competition are peer-reviewed and anonymously judged by an influential jury panel of experienced academics, prominent press members and established professionals. A' Design Awards & Competition promises fame, prestige, publicity and international recognition to all A' Design Awards Winners through the A' Design Prize which is given to celebrate the awarded designs.
The A' Design Prize is a coveted and comprehensive winners kit for awarded designs. A' Design Prize includes but not limited to: international design excellence certificate in metal frame, invitation to the exclusive gala-night in Italy, online and offline exhibition of awarded projects, A2 poster of awarded projects, hardcover printed best projects' yearbook publication, special 3d printed metal award trophy in luxury black box, project translation to 20 languages in order to truly reach international audiences, an exclusive interview with the winner, press release preparation and distribution, license to use A Design Award Winner Logo in your communication, promotion of awarded works to thousands of other publications, media appearances through our press partners, inclusion in World Design Rankings as well as access to further marketing and PR tools.
The A' Design Awards & Competition has been established to promote and recognise the best design works in all countries and in all creative disciplines. The primary aim of the A' Design Award & Competition is to create a global awareness and understanding for good design practices and principles by highlighting the best designs in all countries and in all industrial fields. The ultimate aim of the A' Design Awards is to push designers, companies and brands worldwide to create superior products and projects that benefit the society.
The A' Design Awards & Competition has a philanthropic goal to advance society by pushing the frontiers of science, design, creativity and technology forward by creating incentives for innovators to come up with better ideas.
The A' Design Competition aims to create incentives that ignite and reward creativity, original ideas and concept generation in all industrial sectors. The A' Design Award Winner logo, given to award winning designs, signifies original, functional and efficient designs that help the world become a better place.
Every year, projects that focus on innovation, technology, design and creativity are awarded with the A' Design Awards. Early Entries are accepted annually till 30 June and results are announced every year on 15 April. Designers worldwide are called to take part in the accolades by entering their best works, projects and products. Entries are accepted as long as they were designed in the last 10 years.