The winners of the 2016 International Design Awards

The International Design Awards recently revealed the winners of its ninth edition! Established as the design counterpart of the prestigious Annual Lucie Awards for Photography, this edition was the IDA's most successful competition to date, with submissions from “thousands of participants” representing 60 countries, the IDA states. The IDA scopes out the most stellar projects from established practices and emerging talent in five main design disciplines — architectural, interior, fashion, graphic, and product design — which are divided into 300 categories. 

The 25-member expert jury evaluates the submissions based on originality, function, innovation, and statistics. From such a large competition pool, only five designs made it to the top. In addition to the main category winners, additional projects received honorable mentions.

Check out this year's Top 5 Designers below.

(cover image) Architectural Design of the Year: "Singapore National Stadium" by Arup Associates - United Kingdom

Project description: “Singapore National Stadium is a state-of-the-art 55,000 seat sports venue, air-cooled for comfort and designed with a movable roof and retractable seating to support the widest range of sports and leisure events throughout the year. It is the first stadium in the world custom designed to host athletics, football, rugby and cricket all in one venue. With a span of over 310m, the National Stadium is the largest free spanning dome structure in the world – and an awe inspiring event space...”

More project info here.

Interior Design of the Year: "PALAZZO FENDI, PALAZZO" by Gwenael Nicolas - Curiosity, Japan

Project description: “Fendi's biggest Flagship store in their original city, Rome. At the entrance, the staircase in red marble connects the two floors in a large void that opens-up across the heart of the building. Its design inspired by the Italian renaissance is modernized with the use of unexpected materials like the silver leaves on mirror on the ceiling. The stairs is not a static stone sculpture but feels like the stone is in motion, like a drape or a liquid stone, alive that moves within the travertine walls. The interior is thought to create an intimate relationship between the Roman origins of FENDI and the modernity of the brand...”

More project info here.

Product Design of the Year: "The All-New 2016 XC90" by Volvo Cars

Project description: ““Volvo is in the midst of a revitalization, working to deliver its most modern safety, design, and comfort innovations, and a new vision of luxury. The 2016 XC90 T8 Twin Engine epitomizes the brand’s new direction...The XC90 T8 Twin Engine is the world’s first plug-in hybrid, seven-seat SUV, uniting power and efficiency without compromise: 400hp and 59MPGe from the super- and turbocharged, four cylinder Drive-E engine, and an electric motor at the rear.”

More project info here.

Fashion Design of the Year: "Spring-Summer 2015" by Gabriele Colangelo

More project info here.

Graphic Design of the Year: "Frank Riggio - TTTT (Official Music Video)" by MERT KIZILAY, FRANK RIGGIO

Project Description: “A ride through the evolution of a surreal landscape, based on the music.”

More project info here.

Honorable Mentions:

• GOLD - Architectural Design | Disaster Rapid Deployment Housing: GRAFT - Heimat2
• GOLD - Interior Design | Renovation: Gabellini Sheppard Associates -The Knickerbocker Hotel
• SILVER - Product Design | Media and Home Electronics / Phone and Other Communications Technology: HTC Corporation - HTC Desire 530
• SILVER - Fashion Design | Accessory / Scarves: Ekaterina Ezhova - Sirin and Alkonost - the Keepers of life
• BRONZE - Graphic Design | Print / Logos, Trademarks, and Symbols: Studio 33 - Merlon Pub Branding

Learn more about this year's winning designs and categories here.