European Product Design Award (EPDA)
EPDA brings international product design to a wider European audience and gives the winning designers global exposure.
- Deadline
- April 16th, 2027
- Organizer
- Farmani Group
About the award
Organized by Farmani Group, the European Product Design Award (EPDA) is an annual program that recognizes international product and industrial designers whose practical, well-thought-out creations improve daily life. It brings international product design to a wider European audience and gives the winning designers global exposure.
EPDA runs three programs. The main award is for professionals. The Emerging Design Award is for students and universities, with EPDA sponsoring 50% of the student entry fee. The Express Design Award is open year-round and has a fast-tracked review. Entrants do not need to be based in Europe, and designs do not need to be made there.
The program’s top honors are Product Design of the Year, Emerging Product Designer of the Year, Innovation of the Year and Design for Humanity, alongside special awards such as Best Furniture Design, Best Eco Design and Best Packaging Design.
How entries are judged
Entries are evaluated online by an international jury of independent designers, clients, design educators and editors. No physical samples are needed: the jury reviews the images, PDF documentation and links each entrant provides. The evaluation criteria are regularly updated to reflect current standards in product design.
Categories
Awards and prizes
- Product Design of the Year – the top professional honor
- Emerging Product Designer of the Year – the top student honor
- Innovation of the Year and Design for Humanity
- Special awards – Best Furniture Design, Best Eco Design, Best Consumer Design, Best Packaging Design, Best in Communication and Best Mobility Design
- All winners – EPDA winner's seal, official certificate, invitation to the Awards Ceremony and a permanent profile on the EPDA website
The top winners receive the EPDA Trophy and a winner interview. All winners are featured in the Winners Book, the online Winners Exhibition and the winners' press release, and are announced to more than 100,000 newsletter subscribers. There are no further fees for winning.
Jury
Key dates
- Early Bird (20% off)November 13, 2026
- Extended Early Bird (15% off)January 15, 2027
- Regular deadlineMarch 19, 2027
- Final deadlineApril 16, 2027
- Late entries (+10% fee)until May 7, 2027
Who can enter and what to submit
- Open to designers, design teams, companies and creative thinkers worldwide; entrants do not need to be designers or based in Europe. Students of any subject, full- or part-time, can enter the Emerging Design Award at the student rate and are judged against other students.
- Completed, in-progress and conceptual projects are accepted. Finished projects must have been completed within the past five years. Each entry needs a design name, lead designer, category and short description, plus up to 10 images (JPG or PNG, max 4 MB each, at least 1,000 px wide), with 6 to 10 images recommended. A PDF of up to 4 MB and links to videos or websites are optional. No physical samples are needed. Previously awarded work is accepted.
Entry fees
| Entrant | First entry | Each additional entry |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | €400 | €200 |
| Student (Emerging Design Award) | €200 | €100 |
| Express Design Award | €1,000 | €500 |
Entering the same design in additional categories costs 50% less per extra category. Early Bird entries receive 20% off until November 13, 2026, and 15% off until January 15, 2027. Student fees include a 50% sponsorship from EPDA. There are no further fees for winning. All payments are in EUR.