identity Design Awards 2025 is now open for submissions

We are excited to announce that submissions are now open for the 11th annual identity Design Awards. We welcome submissions from interior design and architecture practices from across the globe with projects in the Middle East and North Africa. We also have a product design category and a young interior designer of the year category.

Launched in 2015, the identity Design Awards celebrates the beautiful and exciting projects taking place all over the MENA region.

Head to our submissions page to nominate your projects and view our categories here. All submissions to the identity Design Awards are free to enter.

Criteria for submissions

1. The project needs to be based in the MENA region
2. The project needs to be at the 100% completion stage, unless you are applying for the ‘Project of the Future’ award, which needs to be at the under construction stage.
3. We are accepting projects that have been completed at any point in time between 1 August 2024 and 1 August 2025.
4. We will only accept projects that have real images. Renders / AI-generated images will not be considered, unless you are applying for the ‘Project of the Future’ award.
5. There are no limits to the number of submissions a firm can submit across categories.
6. Please avoid duplication of submissions in the same category.

Submissions checklist

Here is what you need to know before you submit. Please ensure you read the below thoroughly and have the below collateral handy to ensure a smooth submission process:

1. Review the list of categories that your firm wants to apply for here. We have a total of 21 categories this year across architecture and interior design. We also have product design and emerging interior designer of the year categories.
2. Prepare the key information ready, such as name of the project, date of completion, size of the project, and project type.
3. Prepare the project photos in a Dropbox or Google drive shareable link (real, high-resolution images only that are preferably minimum 3000 px in width) If you are nominating a person for the emerging interior designer of the year, you will need to have their photo ready as well. All of the images should be downloadable and have public view permissions.
4. A presentation in the form of a .pdf document that explains the concept of the project and why you think this project should win. The overall presentation should not exceed 10 slides. The maximum size of file allowed is 10 MB.

Now you have all you need to get your submissions ready. The nominations are open and free for all to enter, and each submission in a different category requires a fresh entry.

Key dates that you need to know

• Deadline for submissions – 15th September 2025
• Shortlist announcement – 9th October 2025
• The gala event – 20th November 2025

Contact us

Over the coming months, we’ll be announcing our jury and revealing which nominations made the shortlist. Please sign up for our daily newsletter and follow us on social media for more updates.

To enter your projects, please visit this link.

For table/seat reservations for the gala event, please email [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your entries and best of luck to all participating.

Submit your nominations here.

For more information about the awards, click here.