List of UK Design Awards and Innovation Awards
This is the world’s best list of UK Design Awards and Innovation Awards. It includes all the most credible national design awards such as The National Technology Awards, The International Design Awards, The Drum Design Awards, The Edison Awards, The Dyson Awards, The A’ Design Awards and The IET Innovation Awards. There are awards for interior design, product design awards and top designer awards. See our International Awards list for more global innovation awards.
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Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| Graphis Design Annual Competition | 5th Oct | 6th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Lexus Design Awards | 10th Oct | ~13th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mixology Awards North | 11th Oct | 9th Dec | Design & Innovation | UK |
| iF Design Award | 15th Oct | ~10th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| LIT Lighting Design Awards | 17th Oct | 1st Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| The 3D Printing Industry Awards | 20th Oct | 21st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| The British Animation Awards | 29th Oct | 10th Mar | Design & Innovation | UK |
| International Design Awards | 31st Oct | ~4th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| DBA Design Effectiveness Awards | 5th Nov | ~12th May | Design & Innovation | UK |
| British Sign Awards | ~11th Nov | ~14th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| NY Product Design Awards | 18th Nov | 6th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Spark Design and Architecture Awards | 19th Nov | ~18th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| Edison Awards | 19th Nov | ~21st Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| BIG Innovation Awards | 19th Nov | 11th Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| SVIEF Top 30 Innovation Awards | ~30th Nov | ~6th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| World Brand Design Awards | ~1st Dec | ~1st Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| London International Creative Competition | ~21st Dec | ~22nd Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| BOLD Awards | 31st Dec | 25th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Products by Women Innovation Awards | ~8th Jan | ~5th Feb | Design & Innovation | International |
| Lighting Design Awards | ~17th Jan | ~13th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Dieline Awards | ~26th Jan | ~4th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Britain's Top Designer Award | ~5th Feb | ~15th Feb | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Beazley Designs of the Year Awards | ~15th Feb | ~28th Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Red Dot Award Product Design | ~19th Feb | ~21st Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design for All Foundation Good Practices Awards | ~21st Feb | ~21st Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| MUSE Design Awards | ~25th Feb | ~8th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' International Interface and Interaction Design Awards | ~28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' Scientific Instruments, Medical Devices and Research Equipment Design Awards | ~28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' Luxury Design Awards | ~28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The A' Design Award | ~28th Feb | ~15th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| C-IDEA Design Award | ~28th Feb | ~1st Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Drum Awards for Design | ~4th Mar | ~20th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Co.Design's Innovation by Design Awards | ~12th Mar | ~1st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Airwards (Drone Awards) | ~12th Mar | ~25th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) | ~15th Mar | ~19th Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| Starpack Industry Awards | ~26th Mar | ~24th Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Mixology Awards London | ~26th Mar | 16th Sep | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Amazon Launchpad Innovation Awards | ~28th Mar | ~12th Jul | Design & Innovation | International |
| Hiiibrand Awards | ~31st Mar | 31st Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| The CEDIA Awards | ~2nd Apr | ~6th Sep | Design & Innovation | EMEA |
| K-Design Award | ~6th Apr | 16th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| JEC World Innovation Awards | ~16th Apr | ~3rd Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| DesignEuropa Awards | ~20th Apr | ~20th Oct | Design & Innovation | Europe |
| IOP Business Awards (Institute of Physics) | ~23rd Apr | ~16th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| European Product Design Awards | ~30th Apr | ~12th Apr | Design & Innovation | Europe |
| BIG SEE Product Design Awards (South East Europe) | ~5th May | 21st Oct | Design & Innovation | Europe |
| Red Dot Award Design Concept | ~17th May | ~25th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| One Color Award | ~31st May | ~10th Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| The TCT Awards | ~3rd Jun | 8th Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| IEEE Awards | ~15th Jun | ~11th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Global Aquaculture Innovation Award | ~15th Jun | ~6th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| National Technology Awards | ~17th Jun | 29th Sep | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Golden Pin Concept Design Award (Taiwan) | ~22nd Jun | ~5th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| Golden Pin Design Award (Taiwan) | ~22nd Jun | ~5th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| DMI Design Value Awards | ~24th Jun | ~8th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| ICIS Innovation Awards (Chemical Industry) | ~25th Jun | 16th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| E&T Innovation Awards | ~29th Jun | ~19th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| The SBID Product Design Awards | ~30th Jun | 22nd Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| SBID International Design Awards | ~30th Jun | 22nd Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| James Dyson Award | ~30th Jun | 17th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Designer Awards | ~1st Jul | 12th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| UK Graphic Awards | ~3rd Jul | 14th Sep | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Cresta Awards | ~20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Horners Awards for Plastics Innovation & Design and Bottlemakers Award | ~30th Jul | ~5th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| IEEE Standards Association Awards | ~31st Jul | ~5th Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| Jing Shan Classic, Cultural and Creative Arts Awards | 31st Aug | ~31st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
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