The industry awards for Asia Pacific's creative communities have returned for 2025. Discover the categories, judges and process — entries to be submitted before 31 July.
Across Asia Pacific, countries and cities are competing to become design capitals in their own right, attracting and producing design talent and wanting to be seen as more creative than their rivals. This has brought a renewed focus on design as a byword for the way we live, and a necessity for the survival of humankind and our planet's precious ecosystems.
As an established authority on design in Asia Pacific, we want to celebrate and showcase regional talent through the Design Anthology Awards. The awards are a way to acknowledge the importance of design in today's culture and economy, and recognise the talent and vision in the region.
Disciplines
There are three categories with 19 awards to be won. Covering a wide range of disciplines, our categories recognise the best talent and projects across the region:
- People
Architect, Emerging Talent, Interior Designer, Industrial Designer, Female Designer, Ambassador, Vanguard - Places
Commercial Spaces; Cultural, Art & Educational Spaces; Hospitality Spaces (Dining); Hospitality Spaces (Hotels); Residential Living Spaces; Residential Living Spaces (Compact); Retail Spaces - Products
Furniture, Lighting, Accessories, Textiles, Craft
Judging
The judging panel is transparent and trustworthy. They have selected a diverse panel of judges based not only on their individual merits and achievements, but on their combination of design disciplines, places of origin and their representation of the broader design community
The judges' areas of expertise span architecture, interiors, product design, design education and design curatorship. The majority are based in Asia Pacific, with some bringing an international perspective:
- People
Ashiesh Shah, India
Chunyan Cai, Atelier Tao + C, China - Places
Kate Cho & Daniel Song, Intg., South Korea
Su Seam Teo, LTW, Singapore - Products
Masulin Lim, BYO Living, Indonesia
Sosuke Nakabo, Sosuke Nakabo Design Office, Japan
Schedule
Entries are open and entries are closing 31 July 2025. Finalists will be announced in September and winners announced in October.
More information:
Design Anthology
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www.design-anthology.com