1) Interior Concept Design | 2) Architecture Concept Design | 3) Product Design | 4) Product Concept Design |
5) Visual Communication Design | 6) Digital Media Design | 7) Service Design | 8) Fashion Design |
9) Digital Intelligence Design |
IAI Elite Award(IAI+E)
IAI Elite Award is an individual competition for students and young designers who have graduated for less than two years. It aims to discover and support young designers with innovative ability and intelligence through the competition, and provide them with a springboard to enter the design industry successfully, in order to obtain greater personal career promotion and development.
IAI Elite Design Award
IAI Elite Design Award is an individual competition for students and young designers who have graduated for less than two years. It aims to discover and support young designers with innovative ability and intelligence through the competition, and provide them with a springboard to enter the design industry successfully, in order to obtain greater personal career promotion and development.
The IAI Elite Design Award specially sets up high bonus to award young designers with the most outstanding works, including the Best Design Award of RMB 30,000, the Gold Award of RMB 15,000 and the Silver Award of RMB 5000. Meanwhile, the IAI Elite Award participants can enjoy a 20% discount on the registration fee and 30% discount on the purchase of winners basic service package.
1) Interior Concept Design | 2) Architecture Concept Design | 3) Product Design | 4) Product Concept Design |
5) Visual Communication Design | 6) Digital Media Design | 7) Service Design | 8) Fashion Design |
9) Digital Intelligence Design |
Judging Criteria
IAI Design Award always adheres to the judging principle of justice, transparency and independence, and insists on the professional height and authority of the jury to fully ensure the quality of judging and fair adjudication.
The organizing committee requires the jury members to make objective and fair decisions for the entries strictly referring to the judging criteria, evaluating and debating, to ensure the sharing of knowledge and experience. The members of the jury are experts in various professional fields, and the composition of the jury changes every year.
▪ Innovation (Level)
▪ Design Concept and Creativity
▪ Functionality
▪ Aesthetic Conception
▪ Energy Efficiency
▪ Environmental Protection
▪ Sustainability
▪ Social Responsibility
Early Registration April 1, 2023 -- June 30, 2023
Standard Registration July 1, 2023 -- September 30, 2023
Late Registration October 1, 2023 -- December 31, 2023
Model exhibits October 1, 2023 -- October 31, 2023
Textual and graphic materials submission Before October 31, 2023
The IAI Elite Award participants are mainly required to submit graphic materials, or models as supplementary works, but participants need to arrange transportation and installation by themselves, and purchase by themselves if the insurance is required.
Evaluation November 2023
Results notification December 2023
| IAI International Design Festival | March 2024 |
| Award Ceremony | March 2024 |
| Award Winning Works Exhibition & Online Exhibition | March 2024 |
| Yearbook | December 2024 |
* If the schedual is changed due to objective factors, please follow the latest change in the website.
The registration fee varies based on the time period. The service includes logistics processing, related documents collecting, documents for evaluation preparing, works exhibiting, and winning works storing before the opening of the exhibition. For details, please refer to the
*Free Submission time for school students: April 1 - October 31, 2023
Submission Fee (April 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023)
Submission Period | Each Entry Fee (RMB) | Multiple Entries Fee |
Early Submission Period | 840 | Two for one |
Standard Submission Period | 960 | Two for one |
Late Submission Period | 960 | Two for one |
*Calaulation: lf you submitted a total of two entries, the second work is free. lf you submitted a total of three entries, only the second work is free. lf you submitted a total of four entries, the second and the fourth works are free.
Attention: if you remit money in the name of the company, you can open an ordinary invoice (1% tax point)
IAI Design Award winners are obligated to purchase the "Winners basic service package". Winners of IAI Elite Award should purchase this package at the same time. The service package include the right to use the IAI Label, the works to be shown on the IAI Design Award Online Exhibition, and receiving the IAI Design Yearbook.
Please refer to：
If you need know more about IAI Design Award intuitively, please read the brochure：
IAI Design Award brochure 2023.pdf
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