2026 CDA Awards
The Créateurs Design Awards returns for 2026, inviting the world’s most visionary architects, designers, and creative leaders to celebrate innovation and excellence at the highest level. Recognized as a true peer-to-peer honor, the CDA brings together a distinguished international jury of 300 members from 55 countries, setting a new standard for global recognition in the creative industries.
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Join us as we spotlight groundbreaking projects, honor creative brilliance, and connect the world’s most dynamic voices in architecture and design.
Deadline Nov 23
Categories
​Architecture​
Best Hospitality Project
Best Residential Project
Best Commercial and Cultural Project
Excellence in Landscape Architecture
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Interior Design
Best Residential Project
Best Hospitality Project
Best Commercial and Cultural Project
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Product
Best Collection
Best Product Design
Best Design Collaboration
Best Limited Series and Bespoke Design
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Art & Culture
Excellence in Digital Art
Excellence in Creative Journalism
Excellence in Art & Design Curation
Best Project Photography
Legacy Awards
CDA's Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award​
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Le Prix Charlotte Perriand
Eligibility Criteria
The primary requirement is that submitted work must be completed between April 2024 and November 2025.
"A festive crowd of design-world powerhouses."
- Galerie Magazine
"It was worth living 100 years to receive this award."
- Iris Apfel
"The glamorous Créateurs Design Awards."
- Architectural Digest
The Créateurs Design Awards is a peer-to-peer award program with the intent to highlight extraordinary work in architecture, interior design, product design, photography, journalism and curation.
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Our mission is to recognize and uphold excellence in the design industry, to preserve design integrity and inspire future generations. In a few short years, the Créateurs Design Association’s award program has set itself apart as one of the most important creative awards - bringing together an undisputed amount of diverse work from some of the most innovative and exciting professionals around the globe.
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With nearly 300 voting members worldwide and 40,000 email subscribers, the Créateurs Design Awards is the only major award in the industry in which the biggest prizes are named after iconic women: Andrée Putman and Charlotte Perriand.
