SEOUL DESIGN AWARD

Individual designers, or groups and enterprises with designers around the world who who has conducted a sustainable project pursuing harmonious relations among people, society and environment. If you are an individual designer, you should studied a design-related major, or have design experience who has conducted a sustainable project pursuing harmonious relations among people, society and environment. Designers of more than two designers, company, government or institution, you can apply as group and enterprises. Please note that you need to indicate one representative designer with design-related major or who has design experiences.

This award consists of two Design Areas. For [Area 1] Main Award, you can submit only the projects that have been realized within the past five years, which must be produced, lauched, and open with users (projects implemented later than June 30th, 2020). For [Area 2] Concept Award, you can submit the project that have not been implemented yet, but has a realization methods which is planned/developed within the past five years. The Realization methods can be design mockups, various design prototypes, plans etc.

Yes. You can add as many projects as you like under your registered e-mail on the submssion website.

You can re-submit the projects that have been submitted before.

Yes. All other projects not previously awarded, even if the winners or teams have won awards before, are eligible for submission.

You can submit your application via the submission system on the Seoul Design Award webpage: www.seouldesignaward.or.kr. <br>(You cannot submit your application in other ways, such as visiting the office or sending emails.)

The submission page will open only during the submission period from Monday, March 17 to 15PM, June 30, 2025 (Korean Standard Time). <br>If you have problems accessing the submission page during this period, clear cache and cookies and try again. As the issue may be related to the browser, try a different web browser. If the issue continues, send an email to seouldesignaward@seouldesign.or.kr with the information about your browser, OS environment and the error you are experiencing.

Use “Forgot Password” featured on the login page on the Submission Website.

No, the entry for is for free of charge. Seoul Design Award is a non-profit award.

The submission deadline is Monday, 15PM, June 30, 2025 (Korean Standard Time). Projects must be submitted by this time, and no modifications will be allowed after the deadline. Please ensure to submit well in advance of the deadline. <br> If you encounter a red warning sign, it indicates a submission failure, so please double-check that all fields are filled correctly. If you cannot identify the cause of the submission failure, please contact the Secretariat for assistance before the deadline.

Fill out the Entry form via the submission website linked via the Seoul Design Award webpage. Uploading images and videos is unlimited.<br>However, we recommend uploading the selected materials that are helpful for project descriptions. If you're sharing images or videos via cloud or separate platforms, please ensure that access permissions are granted.

No. The application must be filled out in English.

Provide detailed information on how you identified a problem in your daily life and the project you have conducted by including the core values of Seoul Design Award.

Depending on the characteristics of your project, you can select main and sub-design fields.<br> You can select all applicable fields, and such information will be used as a reference for the award secretariat.

To better align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year, the Seoul Design Award has introduced four new focus areas. Please select the area that best describes the direction of your project, as this will be considered during the evaluation process.

The award secretariat will send an email around August or September to the applicants who have passed the second round of review process to request additional information and get answers for the final round of the review process.

To strengthen its role as a "certification for sustainable design," the Seoul Design Award has expanded the number of awardees to a total of 61. Awards will be presented to: 40 teams for the Main Award, 20 teams for the Concept Award, 1 individual for the Honorary Award.

In October, a live screening session will be held in Seoul for the top 10 teams, including their presentations. The Grand Prize winner will be determined based on the total score, which includes global public voting and the jury's evaluations.