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Open call · Sep — Dec 2025

Design that earns its place in the market.

IFB Award is DesignWanted's recognition for product & industrial design with real market potential — judged by the people who buy, distribute and manufacture design every day.

No upfront payment. Submit your project first — you only pay after our editorial team reviews and approves your submission. Full process explained below.

Submit your project — it's free to apply How it works

Students €49 · Professionals early bird €99 (Sep) · Full price €199 (Oct–Dec) · +€49 per extra project — fees apply only after approval

4
categories
2
tracks
Free
to apply
Feb '26
winners
CATEGORIES

Living & Space

Furniture · Lighting · Home Accessories · Kitchen · Bathroom · Outdoor

Home, kitchen, bathroom, residential outdoor. The broadest category, closest to the DesignWanted community.

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Work & Office

Furniture · Lighting · Accessories · Tools · Workspace Solutions

Professional furniture, contract lighting, workplace equipment.

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Tech & Devices

Electronics · Wearables · Smart Home · Digital Accessories

Consumer electronics, digital accessories, technology concepts.

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Body & Care

Wellness · Fitness · Personal Care · Sport · Outdoor Equipment

Personal care, wellbeing, sport, outdoor equipment.

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HOW IT WORKS — IN SHORT
1

Submit your project — free

Fill in the submission form with your project details, images and descriptions. No payment required at this stage.

2

Editorial review

Our team checks completeness and category fit — not quality. You'll hear back within 5 working days. If approved, you receive a payment link. If not, we tell you why and you can resubmit.

3

Pay only if approved

Students €29 · Professionals early bird €99 (Sep only) · Full price €199 (Oct–Dec) · +€49 per additional category.

4

Shortlist, jury & winners · Feb 2026

DW selects 15–20 shortlisted per category. A specialist jury votes on the 5 criteria. Winners are announced in February 2026.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

CATEGORY WINNER

Trophy + Feature

1 winner per category

· Physical IFB Award trophy

· Extended editorial on DesignWanted

· Physical certificate

· Intro meeting with category sponsor

BEST PLACED (TOP 3 PER CATEGORY)

Certificate + Feature

3 per category

· Physical certificate

· Article on DesignWanted

· Social & newsletter mention

Best Concept 2025

Special prize for the best Vision track project across all Category Winners.

Best Market Ready 2025

Special prize for the best Market Ready track project across all Category Winners.

GLOBAL PARTNER
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Global Partner name

Brief description of the global partner and why they believe in recognising design with real market impact. Two or three lines that tell the story of the partnership.

FAQ

No. Submission is completely free. You only pay after our editorial team reviews and approves your project — this usually takes up to 5 working days. If your project is not approved, you pay nothing.

You'll receive an email explaining the specific reason (e.g. wrong category, missing images, incomplete information). You can correct your submission and resubmit before the call closes in December.

Students, independent designers, design studios and design-driven brands of any nationality. Products must have been on the market for no more than 3 years, or be concepts not yet in production.

Market Ready is for products already commercially available (launched within 3 years). Vision is for concepts not yet in production — prototypes, thesis projects, independent concepts. Both tracks use the same evaluation criteria, interpreted according to the project's development stage.

Yes, if the project fits more than one category. The base fee covers the first category; each additional category is +€49, paid together with your main fee after approval.

Yes. At the time of submission you must declare whether and how you used AI tools: none, brainstorming only, partial design process, or entire process. This does not disqualify your entry — it's a transparency requirement. The jury may consider this information in their evaluation.

Your project deserves to be seen by the right people.

Submit for free. Pay only if approved. Call open until December 2025.

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