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IAI Lighting Design Award is specially set for the lighting design, aiming to commend excellence in the field of lighting design, share good lighting cases and experience, build interactive communicating platform, and promote the lighting manufacturers, design companies, engineering companies, universities and research institutions technical and professional development in segmentation. Through excellent lighting design and innovation, it spreads the real beauty and standards of lighting to the public, cultivate the public's universal recognition and appreciation of the power of light, improve the quality of life through the quality of light, to lead mankind jointly to create a better world in the future.
IAI Lighting Design Award
IAI Lighting Design Award is specially set for the lighting design, aiming to commend excellence in the field of lighting design, share good lighting cases and experience, build interactive communicating platform, and promote the lighting manufacturers, design companies, engineering companies, universities and research institutions technical and professional development in segmentation. Through excellent lighting design and innovation, it spreads the real beauty and standards of lighting to the public, cultivate the public's universal recognition and appreciation of the power of light, improve the quality of life through the quality of light, to lead mankind jointly to create a better world in the future.
The IAI Lighting Design Award is an honorary award for innovation and practical achievement in lighting design. It is awarded only to those works that are outstanding in design and provide outstanding technical solutions.
Permanent lighting design solutions for buildings
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.
▪ Aesthetics
▪ Innovation
▪ High Efficiency and Energy Saving
▪ Technology Research and Development
▪ Achievement Application and Practice
▪ Degree of Responsibility to The Owner
The IAI awards the「Lifetime Achievement Award 」every two years. The award is designed to commend professional designers, professors, experts and scholars over the age of 60 who have made outstanding contributions in industrial design (Age restriction can be relaxed for special conditions).This award is only nominated by juries and no acceptation of application.
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 December 1, 2023 -- December 31, 2023
Textual and graphic materials submission Before December 31, 2023
The IAI Lighting Design 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 January 2024
Results notification February 2024
| 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 
IAI Lighting Award Participate Guide.pdf
Early Submission Fee (April 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023)
Participants Groups | Each Entry Fee (RMB) | Multiple Entries Fee |
Company (more than ten) | 1000 | Two for one |
Company (ten or less) | 900 | Two for one |
Design studio | 900 | Two for one |
Institutions | 900 | Two for one |
Individual designers | 500 | Two for one |
Group for 2 designers | 600 | Two for one |
Group for 3 designers | 700 | Two for one |
Group for 4 designers | 800 | Two for one |
Group for 5 designers | 900 | Two for one |
Regular Submission Fee (July 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023)
Participants Groups | Each Entry Fee (RMB) | Multiple Entries Fee |
Company (more than ten) | 1100 | Two for one |
Company (ten or less) | 1000 | Two for one |
Design studio | 1000 | Two for one |
Institutions | 1000 | Two for one |
Individual designers | 600 | Two for one |
Group for 2 designers | 700 | Two for one |
Group for 3 designers | 800 | Two for one |
Group for 4 designers | 900 | Two for one |
Group for 5 designers | 1000 | Two for one |
*Calculation: If you submitted a total of two entries, the second work is free. If you submitted a total of three entries, only the second work is free. If you submitted a total of four entries, the second and the fourth works are free. Free entry fee only applies in the work submitted, not including fees of assessment show and winners’ service charge.
Second Round of Review: Review Display Fee
(RMB / USD, USD available outside Mainland China)
Participants who submit their works in the early and regular period will not be required to pay the second round of review display fees after their works have been selected for the first round of review. There is no one free one for the judging fee. Participants who submit their works in the early and regular periods will not be required to pay the second round of review display fees after their works have been selected for the first round of review. There is no one free one for the judging fee. See competition process.
Participants Groups | Each Review Fee (RMB) |
Company (more than ten) | 1400 |
Company (ten or less) | 1300 |
Design studio | 1300 |
Institutions | 1300 |
Individual designers | 700 |
Group for 2 designers | 800 |
Group for 3 designers | 900 |
Group for 4 designers | 1000 |
Group for 5 designers | 1300 |
Late Submission Fee (October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023)
(Submission fee and assessment show fee)
The participant who submits their entry works during the late period must pay for the submission fee and the assessment show fee at the same time.
Participants Groups | Each Entry Fee & Review Fee (RMB) |
Company (more than ten) | 1100 + 1400 = 2500 |
Company (ten or less) | 1000 + 1300 = 2300 |
Design studio | 1000 + 1300 = 2300 |
Institutions | 1000 + 1300 = 2300 |
Individual designers | 600 + 700 = 1300 |
Group for 2 designers | 700 + 800 = 1500 |
Group for 3 designers | 800 + 900 = 1700 |
Group for 4 designers | 900 + 1000 = 1900 |
Group for 5 designers | 1000 + 1300 = 2300 |
IAI Design Award winners are obligated to purchase the "Winners basic service package". Winners of IAI Lighting Design Award should purchase this package at the same time. The service package includes the right to use the IAI Label, the works to be shown on the IAI Design Award Online Exhibition, and an IAI Design Yearbook. You can find information below about the cost of award winner's package (Chinese statutory VAT must be added) and the services included.
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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