Now in their third edition, the DesignEuropa Awards celebrate excellence in design and design management among Registered Community Design (RCD) holders.

Organised every two years by the EUIPO, the Awards have two categories open for applications and nominations: Small and Emerging Companies and Industry. The Lifetime Achievement category is reserved for designers with a significant body of work, developed over the course of a career, who have had a significant impact on the design profession.

The DesignEuropa 2020 call for entries is open until 20 April 2020 (included).

The Awards Ceremony will be held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on 20th October 2020 in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property.

“I’m so honoured to be standing here … design can also make a big difference in a sector like ours, and it’s being recognized all over the world.”
Sara Clement, Lead Industrial Designer at Marcus Pedersen, winner of the DesignEuropa Small and Emerging Award 2018.

“We want to thank EUIPO for making our lives easier, so we can focus on making great products rather than bureaucracy”
Magnus Welander, CEO and President of the Thule Group, winner of the DesignEuropa Industry Award 2016.

Commenting on the EU Awards, Dids Macdonald,CEO of ACID said, “This is a great opportunity to share innovative designs on a global stage and is a really proactive initiative on behalf of the EUIPO to demonstrate the value of registering designs. A registered EU design offers protection in 28 member states, so hurry before Brexit and register. Protection lasts for 25 years, renewable every 5 years”.

Check out the rules for entry here