The International Sustainable Design Awards 2026 (ISDA 2026), organised by the Hong Kong Arts and Sustainable Design Association (HKASD), brings together designers from around the world who are trying to answer a simple but urgent question: how can design genuinely improve the way people live while respecting the planet? The programme focuses on work that connects creativity with real environmental and social outcomes, encouraging projects that move beyond aesthetics and respond to today’s sustainability challenges. Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the awards provide an international stage where ideas shaped by responsibility, innovation, and human needs can be recognised and shared globally.
Rather than limiting participation to a single discipline or generation of designers, ISDA 2026 opens its doors widely. Architects, product designers, digital creators, fashion designers, branding specialists, and visual communicators all compete within a shared framework that values originality alongside measurable impact. Projects are reviewed by an international jury using clear criteria (creativity, sustainability, aesthetics, and impact) ensuring that winning entries demonstrate both thoughtful design thinking and practical relevance. The competition also welcomes work created within the past ten years, giving meaningful projects a second life and acknowledging that lasting design value often reveals itself over time.
What makes ISDA 2026 stand out is its focus on what happens after recognition. Winners are not only awarded titles; they are introduced to a wider professional ecosystem through exhibitions, publications, global promotion, and networking opportunities that connect designers with industry leaders and potential collaborators. The awards ceremony and ongoing promotional programme extend visibility well beyond the announcement itself, helping participants build partnerships and expand their international presence. In this way, ISDA 2026 acts less like a one-off competition and more like a growing community centred on sustainable design practice and long-term creative exchange.
Eligibility
Open globally to individuals, teams, organisations, designers, and brand owners of any nationality, gender, or age, with unlimited submissions allowed and projects from the past ten years eligible for entry.
Prize
Winners receive official ISDA recognition across multiple award tiers (including Global Grand Award, Global Excellence Award, and several Special Awards) along with extensive international promotion and professional exposure; benefits included Dual Excellence certification, use of the ISDA Global Winners’ Label, features in an ISBN-registered winners’ publication, inclusion in the digital gallery, global media exposure reaching millions, participation in the awards ceremony and networking events, business matching opportunities with international partners, and continued promotional visibility through 2027 designed to enhance career development, partnerships, and global recognition.
