Organizer 

DESIGNSORI CO.,LTD

Location 

Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Deadline 

Early Bird Deadline: April 28, 2026

Regular Deadline: May 30, 2026

Late Deadline: June 30, 2026, 24:00 KST

Competition Category

Industrial Design: Product, Furniture, Transportation, Outdoors/Leisure, Medical, Sports, Kitchens, Households, Lighting and lamps, Fashion/lifestyle and accessories, Bathrooms/spas and personal care, etc.
Space Design: Restaurants/Bars, Hotels/Spas, Exhibitions/Trade Fairs, Shops/Showrooms, Residential, Offices/Workspaces, Public, Installations, etc.
Communication Design: Corporate Design & Identity, Brand Design & Identity, Advertising, Packaging Design, Posters, Typography, Illustrations, Publishing & Print Media, Web/App, GUI/UX/UI, Video, etc.

Eligibility 

Open to everyone worldwide; maximum 5 people per team; students may submit until one year after graduation; both commercialized and concept-stage works are eligible

Entry Fee 

Early Bird: Company $280/project, Professional $245/project, Student Free

Regular: Company $320/project, Professional $285/project, Student $70/project

Late: Company $360/project, Professional $325/project, Student $85/project

Finalist Judging Fee: Company $700/project, Professional $650/project, Student $190/project

Winner Package Fee: Company $125/project, Professional $100/project, Student $75/project

Prizes/Awards 

Kudos to the Best: 1 Team

Grand Prize: 1% of entries

Gold Winner: 3% of entries

Winner: 5-10% of entries

Winner Services: Online exhibition feature, license to display winner logo, K-Design Award custom font usage rights, winner package (certificate + yearbook)

Core Introduction 

K-DESIGN AWARD is organized by DESIGNSORI CO.,LTD and has been running for 15 years since 2012, becoming one of Asia's recognized design platforms. Under the slogan "KUDOS FOR YOUR DESIGN," the award is dedicated to discovering design works that combine innovation, feasibility, and forward-looking vision, encouraging creative concepts, future-oriented proposals, and experimental approaches. The evaluation uses a blind judging system with a jury of 33 experts from 15 countries, assessing entries based on Aesthetics, Originality, and Practicality. The award ceremony is held at SIGNIEL Seoul Grand Ballroom. Over 14,000 designers have participated, including major companies such as Dell and LG.