A Global Platform for your Design Language
iF DESIGN has been a symbol of outstanding design since 1953, and is a proud and active member of the international design community.
Today, the iF DESIGN AWARD remains one of the world´s largest and most prestigious design awards with nearly 11,000 entries from 70 countries submitted each year across Product Design, Packaging, Communications, UI, Architecture and four other design disciplines. The independent iF Jury is made up of over 130+ expert practitioners who come together in a rigorous and transparent two-step process to award global excellence.
Do you have what it takes to win gold? Register your project by September 27 and, if necessary, take time until November 6 for the details and corrections.
(*Note: Students and graduates should apply for the iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD instead.)
iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 - Übersicht
OUTSTANDING DESIGN SPEAKS EVERY LANGUAGE
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Easy application
Register your entry for the iF DESIGN AWARD 2025: It´s quick and easy once you create a free my iF account. Then enter your project’s basic information and you'll still have until November 6th to finalize the submission.
Learn more with our FAQs to put your best foot forward!
Detailed Feedback
From almost 11,000 entries, the iF Expert Jury selects the top 50% of projects to advance to the Final Jury. After these two jury steps, Jurors select Winners based on scores across five key criteria. Scoring for both rounds is detailed in the iF Jury Feedback Chart(s).
Your benefit: Compare your success to the average scores of all other submitted entries.
International attention
Gain recognition and prestige for you, your team, your project, and your design! Through the iF Winners Campaign in press, on social media, at events, and via global design platforms, we help spread the word about your success.
Win Gold and take the stage live before thousands at our international Winners Gala in Berlin.
“The global recognition that accompanies an iF DESIGN AWARD is a signal and a symbol of the power of design, and the important role it plays in delivering new and better solutions across industries, portfolios and brands.”
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COMMITMENT TO THE NEXT GENERATION
Belief in the power of design has always been at the heart of iF Design. The non-profit iF Design Foundation is the only shareholder of iF International Forum Design GmbH and its global subsidiaries. Through the free-to-enter iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD and the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE, iF supports those who are using design to improve society based around the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD
Students anywhere can submit their ideas. An independent jury honors the best projects with marketing support and EUR 50,000 in prize money.
iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE
With two juried competitions hosted each year, socially impactful initiatives are awarded with marketing support and EUR 100,000 in prize money.
iF Design Foundation
Im April 2018 wurde die gemeinnützige iF Design Foundation gegründet. Diese neue Stiftung löst den iF Industrie Forum Design e.V. ab, der von 1953 bis 2018 tätig war. Die iF Design Foundation hat ihren Sitz in Hannover und widmet sich der Förderung der akademischen Designforschung und -ausbildung.