red cotton design award 2025 "product design award" the first batch of winning products out!
"Red Cotton Design Award", as the origin project of Guangzhou Design Week, was founded in 2006. It is one of the awards with a long history, high reputation and extensive public influence in the consumer market in China's design industry. For more than ten years, the influence of the Red Cotton Design Award is not only reflected in the annual inventory of excellent design, but more importantly, it has unremittingly introduced many innovative and forward-looking design concepts and unique smart lifestyles into the Chinese consumer market.
Cotton Tree Design Award and other design awards is that it always focuses on "improving the quality of contemporary human life", takes "design-driven industrial upgrading" as its mission, practices the value of "design for people's livelihood", and pays attention to all-round The overall design practice method builds a platform for design and manufacturing, consumer information communication and demand interaction, and takes "product design" as the starting point, gradually developed and perfected a set of "design concept-product design-interior design" award system, which revolves around the creative research and development of contemporary residential life-related "products" to the "pre-middle-post" period of space application, and establishes a smart cycle between residential space and product design, industrial manufacturing, brand communication and consumers, build a healthy, fair, correct and complete large-scale design evaluation standard and promotion system for the whole society.
2024, the Red Cotton Design Award will add the glory of Chinese design to the sea-[C.D.A Chinese design worthy of the world to see]. As an important activity of the Guangzhou Design Week "China Design Plan", the excellent design won the annual "Product Design Award" and "Interior Design Award" of the Red Cotton Design Award will have the opportunity to be selected on the list, the exhibition, media, activities and other media in the resource network of Guangzhou Design Week Resource Partner Alliance (GIA) all over the world will be used to promote the exhibition, and connect with overseas markets for business, so that the world can see and experience more good contemporary Chinese designs.
Cotton Design Award · 2025 Product Design Award is open to enterprises with intellectual property rights in product design and their products have been listed on the Chinese market from January 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. Most of the products that stand out from the competition have become classics in China's product design industry. With its commendable fairness and authority, it has attracted the respect of the global design community and has become an outstanding force to promote the development of the product design industry. As the quality label of domestic aesthetic design, the product design award is only awarded to works with high design standards after appraisal by the review committee, aiming to enhance the public's understanding of design, and let Chinese good products and Chinese good brands go abroad and go to the world.
Red Cotton Design Award 2025 Product Design Award will continue to follow the monthly review system. The review committee will select the "Red Cotton Design Award 2025 Product Design Award" from the participating works on a monthly basis during the validity period of the review, and announce the list of winners on a monthly basis.
2025 will be innovative launch of the "observation system" selection mechanism. The Guangzhou Design Week Organizing Committee will take user experience as the core, proceed from multiple dimensions such as market performance, design innovation, process quality, and social value, conduct systematic observation and professional evaluation of the participating works, and finally nominate representative outstanding works. Won the "Red Cotton Design Award 2025 Product Design Award".
2025 Product Design Award
first award list
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Award Setting
1. Product Design Award
① Cotton Design Award -2025 Product Design Award
·evaluation committee will select the "Red Cotton Design Award 2025 Product Design Award" from all the participating works according to the proportion of no more than 20% ";
·2025 will be innovative launch of the "observation system" selection mechanism.Guangzhou Design Week will take user experience as the core, proceed from the multi-dimensions of market performance, design innovation, process quality, and social value, conduct systematic observation and professional evaluation of the participating works, and finally nominate representative outstanding works, To win the "Cotton Design Award 2025 Product Design Award".
② Cotton Design Award -2025 Product Design Supreme Award
evaluation committee will select the "Cotton Red Design Award 2025 Product Design Supreme Award" from the winning works of the "Cotton Red Design Award 2025 Product Design Award" according to the proportion of no more than 20% ".
2. Product Designer
① Cotton Tree Design Award -2025 Product Designer of the Year
only1 bitwas elected and was born by the Red Cotton Design Award Review Committee and previous annual product designers.
② Cotton Red Design Award, XX (Industry) Top Ten Designers of 2025
According to the industry category of household products related to human settlements, no more than 10 people in each industry were elected and elected by the Red Cotton Design Award Industry Observer Group.
③ 30 UNDER 30 Original Design Rookie of the Year
2025 Cotton Design Award launched a new "30 UNDER 30 original design rookie of the year" program, focusing on the new generation of Chinese home design. The plan is aimed at young designers born after January 1, 1995. Every year, no more than 30 independent household product designers under the age of 30 are selected to build a "selection-display-resource" full-link growth system.
3. Craftsman Spirit Award
Cotton Tree Design Award: 2025 Craftsman Spirit Award
were elected and were born by the organizers of the Red Cotton Design Award.
Scope of Participation
1. Orientedowns product design intellectual propertyandproducts have been listed in the Chinese market from January 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025enterprises participating in the evaluation.
2. Each participating enterprise shall have no more than 3 participating products, and the categories of participating products shall be closely related to human settlements, including but not limited:
A- 3C Digital:
audio, television, computer, tablet, digital camera, video player, mobile storage, etc;
B- Home, Home:
beds, wardrobes, wardrobes and storage areas, seating furniture, special furniture, tables, household items, etc;
C- Outdoor:
garden furniture, music furniture, garden accessories, etc;
D-Bathroom:
bathroom equipment, bathroom fittings, bathroom furniture, sanitary facilities, etc;
E-Office Facilities:
office accessories, office equipment, office furniture, stationery, filing system, etc;
F-BUILDING FACILITIES:
building automation, post office boxes, interiors, energy technology, doors and windows, houses and doorplates, switches and control elements, etc;
G-Walls, Floors, Ceiling:
wallpaper, tile, carpet, floor, wallpaper, etc;
H-Galley:
kitchen equipment, tableware and accessories, kitchen furniture, kitchen accessories, etc;
I-Lighting:
external lamps, decorative lamps, technical lamps, office lamps, etc;
J-Fabric:
decorative fabrics, interior fabrics, interior leather, table fabric products, bathroom products, bedding, etc;
K-Sojourn:
Bicycle/car/RV/yacht and other styling, in-car entertainment system, interior facilities, outdoor and camping equipment, sports equipment, etc;
L-Appliances:
large appliances, small appliances, household appliances, etc;
M-switch appliances:
knife switch (isolating switch), vacuum circuit breaker, frame circuit breaker, molded case circuit breaker, small circuit breaker, dual power supply, contactor, button switch, two-gear switch, self-locking switch, emergency stop switch, knob switch, knife switch, etc;
N-Home Hardware:
sofa feet, lifter, backrest frame, gun nails, foot code, connection, spring, movement, fastening, decoration and other functional accessories.
Evaluation Method
1. Participating time
participation will start until August 31, 2025.
2. Mailbox Registration Method
① Log in to the official website of Guangzhou Design Week to view the relevant pages of "Cotton Design Award and Product Design Award" or scan the QR code and download the Registration Form for Participation;
Registration Form Download Channel
* Scan the QR code to download the registration form *
www.gzdesignweek.com/cpsj/
* Copy link jump browser to product design award official website *
② Fill in the form and send it to the organizing committee mailbox together with relevant information about participating in the evaluation:
kapokdesignawards@163.com
Information Requirements
1. Product Design Award
The information of each participating product includes but is not limited:
① Complete the participation registration form;
② Information of participating projects: providedBrand LOGO Source Fileand not lessphysical close-up of the productPicture5-8, product operation demonstration picture3-5; picturesJPGformat, precisionnot less than 300dpi;
③ Optional submission content: you can choose to submit the demonstration film of the product within 2 minutes as the review reference, and the format is MPEG, MP4 and AVI as the best);
④Special instructions:
a. Mail and compressed files must be in accordance"Product Design Award Brand Name", the entire compressed file size is in.Within 50M;
B. All entriesmust be original for the brand, and have entries, in the event of subsequent copyright disputes and other issues, all liability consequences shall be borne by the participants themselves.
2. Product Designer
Cotton Tree Design Award 2025 Product Designer of the Year:
1.Complete the registration form for participating in the evaluation;
2. Personal image photo: jpg format, with the shortest side not less than 1000 pixels and the size not more than 5M(horizontal or vertical front half-length high-definition publicity image photo);
3. Personal ID card scan or photo: jpg format front and back, not only as the organizing committee to verify information;
4. Representative works: 3-5 sets, each set of works containing no more than 500 words of design instructions.5-8 close-up pictures of physical products and 3-5 demonstration pictures of product operation. The picture is in JPG format with an accuracy of not less than 300 dpi and the size of each picture is not more than 10MB.
5. Special Notes
① attachment form: compressed files must be in accordance with"Product Designer of the Year Participant Name Work Name"canonical naming, the entire compressed file size in50M;
② All entries must behimself original., and has the copyright of the entries, if the subsequent copyright disputes and other issues, all the consequences of the responsibility shall be borne by the participants themselves.
Cotton Tree Design Award, 2025 XX (Industry) Top Ten Designers:
1.Complete the registration form for participating in the evaluation;
2. Personal image photo: jpg format, with the shortest side not less than 1000 pixels and the size not more than 5M(horizontal or vertical front half-length high-definition publicity image photo);
3. Personal ID card scan or photo: jpg format front and back, not only as the organizing committee to verify information;
4. Representative works: 1-3 sets, each set of works containing no more than 500 words of design instructions.5-8 close-up pictures of physical products and 3-5 demonstration pictures of product operation. The picture is in JPG format with an accuracy of not less than 300 dpi and the size of each picture is not more than 10MB.
5. Special Notes
① attachment form: compressed files must be in accordance with"Name of Works"canonical naming, the entire compressed file size in50M;
② All entries must behimself original., and has the copyright of the entries, if the subsequent copyright disputes and other issues, all the consequences of the responsibility shall be borne by the participants themselves.
30 UNDER 30 Original Design Rookie of the Year
1.Complete the registration form for participating in the evaluation;
2. Submit not less than 3 original product design works that have been completed: product pictures above 300dpi, JPG format, and creative instructions in Word document format
3. Special Notes
Participating works must be original works of my own or this institution, with full copyright and use rights.
Review Criteria
1. Product Design Award
① Overall concept and design concept;
② Ergonomics, functionality, user-friendliness;
③ Design quality and aesthetics;
④ Safety, accessibility;
⑤ Environmental quality and social compatibility;
⑥ Continuity and durability;
⑦ Materials and details, manufacturing process and quality;
Energy efficiency, environmental compatibility.
2. Product Designer
① Innovation and originality:
design works have unique creativity and innovation, which can break through the traditional boundaries, put forward novel design concepts, and transform them into practical human settlements products, bringing users a new human settlement experience.
② Functionality and practicality:
design works have good functionality and usability, can be based on the actual problems of human settlement design, provide meaningful solutions, and meet the actual needs of users for human settlement space.
③ Aesthetics and sense of design:
has good artistic aesthetic ability and design taste, and can create product design with artistic appreciation and aesthetic value..
④ User experience:
can consider the user's needs and experience to create product designs that are easy to use, comfortable and safe.
⑤ Sustainability and social responsibility:
can consider environmental protection, resource utilization and social impact, adopt environmentally friendly materials and production methods, and convey the sustainability of design.
⑥ Industry influence and contribution:
has a good reputation in the industry, has an important contribution to promote industry development and innovation, can have a positive influence on the brand, and has a representative case recognized by the industry.
Review Process
1. Participating stage
from inception to August 31, 2025.
2. Preliminary evaluation stage (from start-up to August 2025)
Cotton Design Award Review Committee will select the winners of the "Cotton Design Award · 2025 Product Design Award" every month from all participating works.
3. List Publicity (September to October)
monthly "Red Cotton Design Award 2025 Product Design Award" will be publicized on the official website in batches.
4. Final on-site evaluation (December 5-8)
2025 Guangzhou Design Week exhibition, the Red Cotton Design Award Review Committee,Industry Observation Missionwill visit the booth of the award-winning enterprise in person to conduct a final review of all the winning products of the "Red Cotton Design Award 2025 Product Design Award" and select the winning products of the "Red Cotton Design Award 2025 Product Design Supreme Award" according to the proportion of no more than 20%. The award results will be announced at the ceremony.
Award-winning interests
1. Public Exhibition
The winning enterprises participating in the public exhibition shall, in accordance with the Guangzhou Design Week exhibition operation and management regulations, report to the organizer-Guangzhou City Bo Wen Chuang Exhibition Co., Ltd.ask for the "application form for exhibition", fill in the relevant information of the enterprise completely as required, sign with the organizer to confirm and pay the "turnkey booth" fee of 40000 yuan/unit;
Red Cotton Design Award-Product Design Award Publicity Exhibition Booth Example Drawing (Specific Subject to Actual)
2. Dissemination and promotion
winning design units will be publicized in official website of Guangzhou Design Week and WeChat public number of official website, and the media matrix alliance of Guangzhou Design Week will be linked to carry out full-channel publicity and promotion;
3. Honor Certification
the award-winning design unit will receive one award certificate or one customized trophy authorized by the Guangzhou Design Week Organizing Committee;The award-winning design unit can carry out follow-up publicity and qualification recognition with the award certificate or customized trophy authorized by Guangzhou Design Week.
4. Learning to Improve
the award-winning design units will be invited to the 2025 Guangzhou Design Week to participate in the series of activities of the annual grand ceremony of the red cotton design award, and will be eligible to participate in the "red cotton design award supreme forum" thought forum to listen to the wonderful content sharing of the big players in the design industry.
Rights and Obligations
1. From the date of submission of the participating products, the participants will authorize the award organizer to use the participating works and related information in any way and form free of charge;
2. All the participants have no right to claim any compensation or commercial rights from the award operating agency if they request to withdraw from the evaluation or request the award operating agency to return the submitted evaluation materials;
3. If it is found that the participant or the work does not meet the conditions for participating in the evaluation, the award operating agency has the right to cancel its qualification at any stage of the award, and the loss caused by the organizer shall be borne by the participant;
4. Participation in the Grand Prix is deemed to be a full understanding and full acceptance of the provisions of the Rules and their interpretation.
Dispute Handling
1. If any dispute arises between the running organization of the Grand Prix, the participants or the participants because of the desirability of participation, the parties shall first resolve it through consultation. If the parties fail to reach an agreement within thirty days of a written application for a negotiated settlement, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of the governing law. The governing law of this Agreement shall be the law of the the People's Republic of China. Therefore, all documents in Chinese language shall prevail and English language is for reference only.
2. If any third party raises a dispute over intellectual property rights of the participating products, the participants shall handle and bear all legal responsibilities. If the award operating agency is involved in the dispute, all losses caused shall be borne by the participants.
power of entry into force and interpretation
contest operating agency has the right to modify and interpret these rules, which shall take effect immediately from the date of publication.
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