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 |
| DBA Design Effectiveness Awards | 3rd Nov | ~29th Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Green Product Award | 7th Nov | 1st Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Green Concept Award | 7th Nov | ~2nd Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| iF Design Award | 8th Nov | ~15th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Edison Awards | 10th Nov | 18th Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Spark Design and Architecture Awards | 15th Nov | ~18th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design Awards | 15th Nov | ~1st Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| BIG Innovation Awards | 17th Nov | 10th Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| JEC Composites Innovation Awards | 26th Nov | ~2nd Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| World Brand Design Awards | 1st Dec | 1st Feb | Design & Innovation | International |
| London International Creative Competition | 5th Dec | ~22nd Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| MUSE Design Awards | 7th Dec | 13th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Astronautical Federation IAF Awards | 19th Dec | 14th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Design Skill Awards | 29th Dec | 31st Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| Red Dot Award Product Design | 12th Jan | 19th Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| Chemistry Europe Awards | ~12th Jan | ~18th Aug | Design & Innovation | Europe |
| French Design Awards | 16th Jan | 21st Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| National Technology Awards | 26th Jan | 23rd May | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Airwards (Drone Awards) | 26th Jan | ~22nd May | Design & Innovation | International |
| IOP Business Awards (Institute of Physics) | ~30th Jan | ~24th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| IALD Lighting Design Awards | ~31st Jan | ~9th Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| C-IDEA Design Award | 31st Jan | ~1st Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| FIT Sport Design Awards | 31st Jan | ~14th Feb | Design & Innovation | International |
| Convrt Awards | ~31st Jan | ~31st Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Design Educates Award | ~2nd Feb | ~31st Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| Innovation by Design Awards | ~3rd Feb | ~1st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| Products by Women Innovation Awards | ~6th Feb | ~5th Feb | Design & Innovation | International |
| Hiiibrand Awards | ~15th Feb | ~31st Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Dieline Awards | 16th Feb | 8th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The TCT Awards | ~22nd Feb | ~7th Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| Design in Mental Health Awards | ~24th Feb | ~7th Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
| 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 |
| Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards | ~28th Feb | 3rd Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) | ~6th Mar | ~12th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mixology Awards London | ~10th Mar | ~22nd Jun | Design & Innovation | UK |
| DesignEuropa Awards | ~10th Mar | ~10th Mar | Design & Innovation | Europe |
| iLuxury Awards | 14th Mar | 10th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| NY Product Design Awards | 20th Mar | 15th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| TITAN Innovation Awards | 20th Mar | 15th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Fast Company's Innovation by Design | ~24th Mar | ~1st Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Graphis Poster Awards | ~4th Apr | ~11th Jul | Design & Innovation | International |
| SIT Furniture Design Award | 14th Apr | ~1st Apr | Design & Innovation | International |
| Red Dot Award Design Concept | ~21st Apr | ~27th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mix 30 under 30 | ~28th Apr | ~12th May | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Falling Walls Global Call | ~1st May | 7th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| The CEDIA Smart Home Awards | ~5th May | ~29th Sep | Design & Innovation | EMEA |
| Graphis Design Awards | ~16th May | ~15th Aug | Design & Innovation | International |
| ICIS Innovation Awards (Chemical Industry) | ~26th May | 17th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| One Color Award | ~31st May | ~10th Jun | Design & Innovation | International |
| UX Design Awards | ~31st May | ~1st Mar | Design & Innovation | International |
| UK Graphic Awards | ~9th Jun | 4th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| European Product Design Awards | ~11th Jun | ~10th Sep | Design & Innovation | Europe |
| IEEE Awards | ~15th Jun | ~5th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| Golden Pin Concept Design Award (Taiwan) | ~29th Jun | ~5th Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| The SBID Product Design Awards | ~30th Jun | 3rd Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| SBID International Design Awards | ~30th Jun | ~21st Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| K-Design Award | ~30th Jun | ~14th Oct | Design & Innovation | International |
| DMI Design Value Awards | ~3rd Jul | ~26th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Golden Pin Design Award (Taiwan) | ~5th Jul | ~19th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The IET Excellence and Innovation Awards | ~7th Jul | 15th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| London Design Awards | ~12th Jul | ~14th Jul | Design & Innovation | International |
| James Dyson Award | ~19th Jul | ~13th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Cresta Awards | ~20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| Wallpaper Smart Space Awards | ~27th Jul | ~1st Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| The Horners Awards for Plastics Innovation & Design and Bottlemakers Award | ~28th Jul | ~5th Oct | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Amazon Launchpad Innovation Awards | ~31st Jul | ~8th Sep | Design & Innovation | International |
| IEEE Standards Association Awards | ~31st Jul | ~5th Jan | Design & Innovation | International |
| BIG SEE Product Design Awards (South East Europe) | ~1st Aug | ~21st Oct | Design & Innovation | Europe |
| The Drum Awards for Design | ~6th Sep | 27th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| Mixology Awards North | ~22nd Sep | 30th Nov | Design & Innovation | UK |
| Simply Open Awards | ~22nd Sep | 1st Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| LIT Lighting Design Awards | 30th Sep | ~3rd Dec | Design & Innovation | International |
| Linnean Medals and Awards | 30th Sep | ~3rd Apr | Design & Innovation | UK |
| LG Life's Good Award | ~10th Oct | ~21st Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| The 3D Printing Industry Awards | 13th Oct | 30th Nov | Design & Innovation | International |
| Lexus Design Awards | ~16th Oct | ~12th May | Design & Innovation | International |
| The British Animation Awards | 30th Oct | 7th Mar | Design & Innovation | UK |
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