With the Conceptual Design category, the French Design Awards transforms into a visionary realm that embraces the art of possibility, to venture into unexplored dimensions, and to unveil extraordinary possibilities.
At the French Design Awards, we celebrate the conceptual designers - the dreamers and the thinkers who dare to explore the vast expanse of the uncharted, crafting ideas that challenge norms, defy conventions, and open new horizons of possibilities. Your vision is the beacon that guides us into the future of design.
At the French Design Awards, we invite all designers to contribute, regardless of whether their designs are in-progress, finalised, or purely conceptual. Victors are selected based on a single entry, not a collective portfolio, thereby emphasising the importance of careful submission selection.
In an endeavour to promote financial accessibility, the French Design Awards has implemented a cost-effective entry system, while utilising a $30 annual administrative fee. This fee covers a wide array of expenses, including printing, mailing, and data management. Thus, every participant incurs the same economical fee, yielding greater value for those submitting multiple entries.
| 2025 Entry Period |
Early Bird (12 Sep - 15 Oct 2024) |
Regular (16 Oct - 13 Nov 2024) |
Final (14 Nov - 13 Dec 2024) |
Final Extension (14 Dec 2024 - 10 Jan 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional 1st Entry |
$209 | $219 | $239 | $249 |
| Additional Entry |
$209 | $219 | $239 | $249 |
| Additional Category* |
$149 | $159 | $179 | $189 |
| Results Announcement: 20 Mar 2025 | ||||
* You may submit an entry into multiple categories at the same time. The first Category will be charged as per the original submission fee. Additional categories (2 or more) will be charged as such.
* Fees are non-refundable. Withdrawn entries (whether withdrawn by entrant, or by the French Design Awards for entrant's failure to comply with the entry rules) will NOT be refunded.
PROJECT DATE
Work submitted must have been created within the last 5 years.
| Benefits / Winning Level | Design of The Year |
Platinum Winner |
Gold Winner |
Silver Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maia Statuette | YES | / | / | / |
| Appearance on Winners Highlight Page | YES | / | / | / |
| Mentioned in Winner Press Release | YES | / | / | / |
| Mentioned in French Design Awards e-Newsletter | YES | YES | / | / |
| Mentioned in Media Partner Website : Muse.World | YES | YES | / | / |
| Dedicated Social Media Post | YES | YES | / | / |
| Winner’s Interview | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Dedicated Winner’s Profile / Page | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Eligible to Purchase Maia Statuette | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Press Release Template | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Winner Certificate | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Winner Badge | YES | YES | YES | YES |
Submit your entry online in FOUR easy steps:
Tap the "My Account" button to register your username and password. If you are already a member, tap "Log In."
Complete the short online entry form. Don't forget you can enter each work in more than one category.
Upload your entry* to the system.
Click “Checkout” to process your entry fees.
* File Limits; Up to 10 files in in JPEG/PNG and/or PDF can be uploaded per entry. For a smooth uploading process, please ensure images are formatted as JPEG/PNG, 1000px, and no larger than 4MB. Please save PDFs in "Screen View", limited to 6 pages per entry, or 4MB in size.
* Submissions should be as detailed as possible. For example, architectural submissions should include small-scale site plans for context, and images of all sides of the building and its environment. A complex of buildings should include a rendering. Restorations and remodels should include images of the site "before and after."
* Submissions can be entered as concepts, completed, or works in process. Completed projects may not be older than five years.
* Limit written descriptions of your project to 350 words or less.
