DNA Paris Design Awards
- Deadline
- May 21st, 2027
- Organizer
- Farmani Group
About the award
The DNA Paris Design Awards honor international architects and designers who improve daily life through practical, beautiful and innovative design. The program is organized by Farmani Group together with In Between, a Paris-based collective of thinkers and makers. It sits alongside the DNA Paris Summer Design Conference, a series of talks and events on where design is heading.
Professionals and students from anywhere in the world can enter recent work in five disciplines: Architecture, Interior, Landscape, Product and Graphic Design. Winners of the five main categories become DNA Designers of the Year and receive the DNA Paris trophy on stage in Paris. Students compete separately for the Emerging Designer of the Year titles. Subcategory winners become DNA Winners. Results are announced in early July, and the Awards Ceremony takes place in Paris in November.
How entries are judged
All entries are evaluated online by an international jury of architects, designers, editors and creatives. No physical samples are needed: the jury reviews the images, PDF documentation and links each entrant provides. Student entries are judged against other student entries. The evaluation criteria are regularly updated to reflect current standards in design.
Categories
Awards and prizes
- Designer of the Year in Architecture, Interior, Landscape, Product and Graphic Design – DNA Paris Trophy presented on stage in Paris
- Emerging Designer of the Year in each of the five disciplines (students)
- Subcategory winners – DNA Winner title, certificate and seal, with the option to purchase the trophy
- Honourable Mentions
Designers of the Year present their work at the Summer Design Conference in Paris and receive a personalized press release. All winners get an invitation for two to the Summer Design Conference and gala night, a place on the online DNA Wall of Fame and promotion to 120,000 design professionals. The trophy, designed by Studio Briand Berthereau, is made in France from a single block of low-carbon aluminium. There are no extra costs for winners apart from travel.
Jury
Key dates
- Early Bird (20% off)December 18, 2026
- Extended Early Bird (10% off)February 19, 2027
- Regular deadlineMay 7, 2027
- Late final deadline (+10%)May 21, 2027
- Results announcedEarly July 2027
- Awards CeremonyNovember 2027, Paris
Who can enter and what to submit
- Open to architects, designers, studios and companies worldwide, and to students of any subject, full- or part-time, who are judged against other students. Work should be recent and fit at least one of the five disciplines.
- Each entry needs the lead designer (or school for students), a project name, category and short description, plus up to 10 images (JPG or PNG, RGB, max 4 MB each) with one as the cover. An optional PDF of up to 4 MB and links to videos or websites can be added. No physical samples are needed. The same project can be entered in several categories.
Entry fees
| Entrant | First entry | Each additional entry |
|---|---|---|
| Professional: Architecture, Interior, Landscape, Product | €350 | €175 |
| Professional: Graphic | €100 | €50 |
| Student (all disciplines) | €75 | €37.50 |
Entering the same project in additional categories costs 50% less per extra category. Early Bird entries receive 20% off until December 18, 2026, and 10% off until February 19, 2027; entries after May 7 carry a 10% late fee. All entrants get 50% off Summer Design Conference events and an invitation for two to the gala night in Paris.