Inviting established and student designers to submit their most innovative, provocative and game-changing designs for the prestigious International Design Awards (IDA) 14th annual competition before the regular deadline closes on September 30th.

July 6th, 2020 - IDA Appoints New VP of Marketing and Business Development!

(London, July 6th, 2020) The Farmani Group is delighted to welcome Jill Grinda as VP, Marketing and Business Development for the International Design Awards (IDA), a competition which recognizes and promotes hundreds of designers each year across numerous categories globally.

Grinda will be initially based in London reporting to the Farmani Group Founder, Hossein Farmani. Her role is to lead on marketing as well as to drive business development for the IDA Awards, which recognizes and promotes legendary design visionaries and to uncover emerging talent in Architecture, Interior, Product, Graphic, and Fashion Design. “I am thrilled to be joining the Farmani Group and returning to my design awards roots,” Grinda said. "The creative industries are a passion of mine, and I look forward to building and expanding the IDA Awards further.”

Farmani commented on the appointment: “We have had an exciting thirteen year history with the IDA Awards and the next step is to leverage more strategic partnerships in the industry to take the competitions to the next level. Jill’s depth of skill set in business development, strategy, leadership, media and communications can help the Farmani Group to achieve this.”

Grinda is an accomplished entrepreneurial professional with more than twenty years global experience in business development for leading multinational media and entertainment brands including Bloomberg, CNBC, Al Jazeera, Euronews and Reuters. Grinda lived in Paris for sixteen years and then spent six years in Hong Kong where she was Executive Director of fashion NGO Redress which organises the world's largest sustainable fashion design competition. Her roots are in fashion and she spent ve years in the early part of her career working for the Australian Wool Corporation organising an Australian fashion design competition called the Young Designer Awards.

Tuesday, January 31, 2020 - IDA announces Winners of 13th Annual Design Awards!
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - In its 13 h Annual Edition, the International Design Awards (IDA) received thousands of outstanding design entries submitted by companies and designers from 98 countries. Cutting-edge designs and innovative products from around the world vied for the top prizes in this prestigious award, which, in recent years, has risen to become one of the leading design awards in America.

March 12th, 2019 - IDA announces Winners of 12th Annual Design Awards!
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - The world-renowned International Design Awards has announced the winners in its 12th Annual contest, representing the most revolutionary designs in 5 major categories: Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Product Design, and Fashion Design. The Jury’s winner selection showcases a diverse range of designers whose truly outstanding work and visionary designs captured the jury’s votes and garnered the year’s top awards.

May 22, 2018 - IDA Announces Winners of 11th Annual Design Awards!
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - In its 11th Annual Edition, the International Design Awards (IDA) received thousands of designs submitted by companies and designers from 95 countries. Cutting-edge designs and innovative products from around the world vied for the top prizes in this prestigious award.

December 15, 2017 - Call for Entries to the 11th Edition of the International Design Awards (IDA)
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - Submissions are open to the 11th IDA now. The Regular Deadline is February 28, 2018.

December 15, 2016 - Call for Entries to the 10th Edition of the International Design Awards (IDA)
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - Submissions are open to the 10th IDA now. The Regular Deadline is February 28, 2017.

June 28, 2016 - IDA Winners Announced
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - The winners of the 9th Edition of the International Design Awards (IDA) are here. It has been the most successful year of IDA to date, with thousands participants from over 60 countries submitting. Hundreds of designers have been recognized as winners - both legendary design visionaries and inspirational emerging talent.

April 5, 2016 - IDA's New Brand Identity - Designed by Gustavo Piqueira of Casa Rex
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - Every few years, the International Design Awards (IDA) undergoes an identity makeover. As part of this process, they invite a talented designer to use their creative genius in crafting a brand new concept for the IDA brand. The selected designer is given total control over the various design elements, and with each metamorphosis, the International Design Awards emerges with a fresh look and stronger identity.

January 25, 2016 - Call for Entries to the 9th International Design Awards Competition
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - The International Design Awards (IDA) announced the launch of its 9th annual competition for designers and creative professionals from around the world. Set to recognize outstanding talent, IDA’s mission is to encourage creativity and innovation across all design fields, including fashion, graphic, interior design, architecture and product design.