Whether you’re an experienced designer or a budding innovator, this post will walk you through the DIA process. We outline everything from category selection to crafting a winning entry, and highlight the substantial prize fund that could help accelerate your creative journey.
Engage with the recording to discover the variety of categories, learn how to make your design stand out, and understand the multiple benefits of participating in the DIA. This is more than just a competition, it’s your opportunity to elevate your ideas to the next level. Dive in and enjoy!
The recently concluded Design Intelligence Award (DIA) Exhibition in Shaoxing, China, occupied a 3,000 square meter exhibition space and showcased design talent and cultural heritage from across the globe.
The Netherlands was a notable participant in the exhibition, highlighting the innovative work of seven Dutch designers in the Design United Nations Exhibition Area. This dedicated space allowed each participating nation to present its unique design concepts and foster cross-cultural exchanges, celebrating the diversity and creativity of the global design community.
Generative art: Victory Boogie Woogie, Sampler of Isohedral Tilings of the Pied-de-poule Tile, Single Line Apollonial Gaskets for Fashion, Cellular Automata-Based Generative Design of Pied-de-poule Patterns
The Design Intelligence Award is the first international academic award in Industrial Design established in 2015 by the China Academy of Art. This year the 7th edition called for designers, students, and companies from the Netherlands and internationally to enter their works and projects.
The Design Intelligence Award presents Dutch Entries from 2022 and past award winners
At the Dutch Design Week, the Design Intelligence Award (DIA) celebrates innovators’ and entrepreneurs’ imagination and inventiveness. During the past years, the DIA collected over 30.000 excellent works within four categories: Industrial Equipment, Living Wisdom, Cultural Innovation, and Digital Economy, from 72 countries and regions worldwide. The DIA provides a platform for accelerating international trade and networking opportunities and opening commercial opportunities for enterprises.
During the Dutch Design Week, the Design Intelligence Award and the Foundation Design Promotion in Europa and China exhibit a selection of this year’s Dutch entries and last year’s award winners under the theme “Bridge” highlighting this year’s special award theme “Design Collaboration”. These projects excelled in the DIA’s evaluation criteria. In addition, the exhibition focuses on a special academic theme, “Inclusivity” to highlight four excellent entries in the award which outclassed in this topic.
Expect a surprising and exciting mix of excellent Design entries spanning a broad range of design disciplines and sectors.
Foundation for Design Promotion in Europe and China
The 7th-edition of the Design Intelligence Award (https://en.di-award.org/about.html), hereinafter ‘DIA’, calls for outstanding design works. Free to enter and a possibility to win one of the prices in the $750k prize fund. Agencies, designers, students, and companies from all over the Netherlands are invited to enter their works and projects. Either products or concepts are allowed to enter the award within two separate categories.
More information on how to participate can be found on our local support page:
The 6th-edition of the Design Intelligence Award (https://en.di-award.org/about.html), hereinafter ‘DIA’, calls for outstanding design works. Free to enter and a possibility to win one of the prices in the $750k prize fund. Agencies, designers, students and companies from all over the Netherlands are invited to enter their works and projects. Either products and concepts are allowed to enter the award within two separate categories.
More information on how to participate can be found on our local support page:
