Interior & Furniture Design Competitions
Awards and open calls for interior and furniture design: interiors, furniture, kitchen and bath, exhibition, retail and hospitality design, textiles and architectural lighting.
23 open or upcoming · 6 with dates not yet announced · 13 past editions
Open and upcoming
Open Chair Design Competition 2026
A global ideas competition challenging designers to create a full-scale chair that can be 3D-printed at home and assembled with minimal tools.
2027 NKBA Design Competition
The National Kitchen & Bath Association's annual competition for installed kitchen, bath and specialty-space projects, with over $125,000 in cash prizes.
Rome Design Awards 2026 (Season 2)
International Awards Associate competition for architecture, interiors, furniture, product, lighting and packaging design, with a student category.
World Design Awards 2026
International award for commercial, residential, interior, landscape and urban design projects, open to architects, designers and students.
AIA Interior Architecture Award 2027
AIA national Institute Honor Award for outstanding interior architecture by U.S.-licensed AIA member architects, for projects worldwide.
iF Design Award 2027
One of the world's most prestigious design competitions, open to product, packaging, communication, interior, and UX design.
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London Design Awards 2026 (Season 2)
Multi-discipline design competition from International Awards Associate with 12 categories, including product, architecture, UX/UI and communication.
Spark Design Awards 2026 (Fall/Winter Cycle)
Long-running, budget-friendly design competition for product, architecture, interiors, graphic and digital design, with a two-phase jury.
MIAW Innovation 2026 (Muuuz International Awards)
French award from Muuuz/ArchiDesignClub for outstanding architecture, interior and decoration products, with an Innovation track beside its Design track.
The Architect's Chair – Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition #6
Buildner and Stockholm Furniture Fair competition: distill your design philosophy into a single signature chair or seating piece.
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa 2027 (IFDA 2027)
International wooden-furniture design competition held since 1990 in Asahikawa, Japan, with a jury including Ronan Bouroullec and Cecilie Manz.
Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Award 2027
Global interior design award from British brand Andrew Martin, dubbed 'the Oscars of the design world', naming a Designer of the Year from a Top 100.
Asia Design Prize 2027
Seoul-based international design award since 2016, judged in three rounds across industrial, space and communication design. Free early student entry.
Design Discovery Awards 2026 (Season 2)
UK-based multidisciplinary award for architecture, interior, product and graphic design, evaluated by blind review from an international jury.
French Design Awards 2027
Multi-discipline design competition from International Awards Associate for interior, architectural, product, packaging, landscape and UX/UI design.
Architizer A+Product Awards 2027
Architizer's sister competition to the A+Awards for building products and materials specified by architects, from facades to furniture and lighting.
MUSE Design Awards 2027
New York-based multidisciplinary award for architecture, interior, product, lighting, packaging, fashion, furniture, landscape and concept design.
AZ Awards 2027
AZURE Magazine's international architecture and design awards, covering built projects, products, interiors, landscape and student work.
A' Design Award & Competition 2026–2027
One of the largest global design competitions, covering over 100 categories including digital products and UX/UI.
International Architecture & Design Awards 2027 (IADA)
Annual awards from the Architecture & Design Community for built projects and concepts in architecture, interiors, landscape, product and digital design.
SIT Furniture Design Award
International furniture and interior design award judged by an architect- and academic-led jury, with a gala ceremony held in Switzerland.
Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2027
Red Dot competition for design concepts, prototypes and unreleased products, with a discounted Next Gen track and an awards ceremony in Singapore.
DNA Paris Design Awards 2027
Paris-based multidisciplinary award for architecture, interior, landscape, product and graphic design, open to professionals and students.
Dates not yet announced
WIN Awards 2027
International interior design awards from World Interiors News. The 2027 edition is confirmed, but official dates haven't been published yet.
Design Preis Schweiz 2027
Switzerland's most prominent juried design prize, awarded every two years in seven categories from furniture to circular design.
BLT Built Design Awards 2027
Annual international awards for architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and construction products, expected to return.
Archiproducts Design Awards 2027
Annual Italian product design award from Archiproducts for furniture, lighting and building materials, expected to return for its next edition.
Andreu World International Design Contest 2027
International furniture design contest from Spanish manufacturer Andreu World, open to students and professionals, expected to return after 2026.
Architecture MasterPrize 2027
Farmani Group's international prize for architecture, interiors, landscape and architectural products. Registration for 2027 is announced.
Past editions
LIT Lighting Design Awards 2026
International lighting design competition for lighting products, architectural and entertainment lighting, in its 10th anniversary year.
BLT Built Design Awards
International awards for architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and construction products, judged by an academic- and industry-led jury.
Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026
International multi-category design awards for architecture, interior, product, and communication design, judged by a jury of working professionals.
International Design Awards (IDA) 2026
A long-running Los Angeles-based award spanning architecture, interior, product, fashion, and graphic design.
IIDA Global Excellence Awards 2026
IIDA's flagship international interior design awards, honoring interior design and interior architecture projects outside the United States.
2027 IALD International Lighting Design Awards
The longest-running awards program for architectural lighting design, run by the International Association of Lighting Designers since 1983.
AN's 2026 Best of Design Awards
Annual awards from The Architect's Newspaper honoring standout architecture and interiors projects across more than 50 categories.
Interior Design Best of Year Awards 2026
A long-running US interiors award covering completed projects and furniture/product design across many typologies.
Archiproducts Design Awards 2026
Italian product design award from Archiproducts for furniture, lighting, bathroom, kitchen and building materials, with a Sustainability category.
25th Andreu World International Design Contest 2026 — Manufacturing the Future
25th international furniture design contest from Spanish manufacturer Andreu World, open to students and professionals, themed 'Manufacturing the Future'.
Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize 2026 (6th Edition)
6th Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize with the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, for built projects in Europe, Mexico, Brazil and Morocco.
Architecture MasterPrize 2026
An international prize covering architectural design, interiors, landscape architecture, and architectural products.
WIN Awards 2026
International interior design awards from World Interiors News, recognizing residential, commercial and public interior projects.