Design Authority Awards  ·  2026

Ten Categories.
One Standard of Excellence.

Every discipline. Every scale. Every medium. The Design Authority Awards recognise exceptional work across the full spectrum of the designed world.

All Categories

Find Your Category

Each category is judged independently by public vote. Enter the one where your work speaks loudest — or submit to more than one if your project spans disciplines.

🏛 01

Architecture & Built Form

For architectural practices whose built work demonstrates exceptional vision, spatial intelligence, and enduring quality — from private residences to civic institutions.

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🪑 02

Interior Design

Recognising interiors that transform how people experience the spaces they live and work in — through atmosphere, material intelligence, and an intimate understanding of human comfort.

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🏙 03

Landscape & Urban

Honouring outdoor environments and urban interventions that enrich public life and connect people to place — gardens, courtyards, terraces, and civic landscapes.

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🪵 04

Furniture Design

Original furniture pieces — custom commissions, limited editions, and bespoke objects that demonstrate exceptional craft, material thinking, and design authorship.

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💡 05

Lighting Design

For lighting practitioners who use light as a primary design material — shaping mood, form, and human experience through both decorative and architectural lighting.

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👜 06

Fashion & Leather Goods

Celebrating fashion houses and independent designers whose ready-to-wear collections, leather goods, and accessories demonstrate exceptional craft and a distinctive creative vision.

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💎 07

Jewellery Design

For jewellers whose fine jewellery and bespoke pieces mark life's most significant moments — where exceptional gemology meets the highest standard of hand craft.

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08

Watch & Horology

Recognising watchmakers and horological designers whose timepieces represent the pinnacle of mechanical craft, complication, and enduring aesthetic distinction.

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🌿 09

Sustainable Design

Honouring projects that demonstrate a serious, integrated commitment to environmental responsibility — where sustainability is a design driver, not an afterthought.

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✏️ 10

Emerging Practice

A category dedicated to studios and makers in their first five years — recognising early-career talent of uncommon promise whose best work is still ahead of them.

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The process

One Entry. Public Vote. Real Recognition.

No panels of gatekeepers. No insider scores. Your entry goes public and the design-loving world decides.

01
Submit
Fill in the entry form with your project details and portfolio link.
02
Review
Our team reviews all entries. Accepted submissions go live on the voting platform.
03
Vote
Public voting opens 10 August. The DA audience browses and casts their votes.
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Shortlist
Top-voted entries are announced as finalists before voting closes.
05
Win
Winners announced 1 October 2026. Digital emblem and editorial profile.
Key Dates

Mark your calendar.

15 May 2026
Submissions open
20 Aug 2026
Submissions close
10 Aug 2026
Public voting opens
10 Sep 2026
Voting closes
1 Oct 2026
Winners announced
Entry fee  —  SGD 199  ·  One flat price. Submit any time before 20 Aug 2026.

Your Work Deserves
to Be Seen

Submissions open 15 May 2026. Entry fee — SGD 199. One flat price.

Design Authority Awards · 2026
Submit Your Entry
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You
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Category
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Project

About you

Tell us who you are and how to reach you.

Choose your category

Select the discipline that best represents your project.

Architecture
New builds, adaptive reuse, structural
Interior Design
Homes, apartments, hospitality spaces
Landscape & Outdoor
Gardens, terraces, exterior living
Furniture Design
Custom commissions, limited editions
Lighting Design
Decorative and architectural lighting
Fashion & Leather Goods
Ready-to-wear, accessories, leather
Jewellery Design
Fine jewellery and bespoke pieces
Watch Design
Timepieces and horology
Sustainable Design
Environmental responsibility
Emerging Studio
Studios under 5 years old

Your project

Tell us what makes this work worth recognising.

By submitting, you agree to your project being displayed publicly on the DA Awards voting page. A small entry fee applies upon acceptance.

Entry Received.

Thank you for submitting. We’ll be in touch within 3 business days to confirm your entry and share next steps.