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VMARK Design Award 2026
INTERIOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AWARD
| For Designers . Architects |
ARCHITECTURE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AWARD
| For Designers . Architects |
REAL-ESTATE . PROPERTY . INDUSTRIAL PARK DESIGN AWARD
| For Developers |
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT . BRAND . INNOVATION DESIGN AWARD
| For Enterprises |
Welcome to
VMARK Award 2026
VMARK Vietnam Design Award is the National Design Award system empowered by VDAS Design Association, HCMC | Vietnam to highlight the excellent qualifications of the best design, design innovation, and design concept through screening by the professional judging panel from international design associations in Interior Design | Architecture | Industrial Product Design | Graphic, Multimedia, Branding & Communication | Fashion Design.
As the symbol of winning the Innovation Design, VMARK Vietnam Design Awards is celebrating annually and honored in VMARK Vietnam Design Week – Award Gala Night to strengthen the national competitiveness and improve the quality of life.
OBJECTIVE
VMARK Vietnam Design Award
1. Celebrating Creativity
VMARK honors limitless and unique creativity in the field of design. The VMARK awards are not just a recognition but also a platform for you to showcase your talent and create high-impact works and innovations that contribute to sustainable living.
2. Fair and Objective Evaluation
VMARK conducts a fair and objective evaluation process to ensure that every design project is assessed against high standards of creativity, aesthetics, sustainability, and practicality.
3. Building an Exclusive Network and Connections
The VMARK awards are not only a mere accolade but also an exclusive platform for a community passionate about design. By participating in the awards, you can easily harmonize and connect with peers and leading experts in the industry.
4. Honoring Cultural Heritage
A priority is given to honoring the values and cultural traditions of Vietnam in the design fields. All design categories, which encompass diversity in various categories, should pay tribute to both modernity and traditional cultural identity, preserving our cultural heritage.
5. Exploring Potential and Career Development
The awards not only celebrate creativity but also help the community advance in their careers, exchange knowledge, gain experience, and open up new opportunities in the field of design, not only domestically but also on an international scale.
Leave your mark and participate in the Vietnam Vmark Design Awards to pioneer and excel in the creative design field.
THEME 2026
DESIGN | RECREATING THE WORLD
Thiết Kế | Tái Tạo Thế Giới
This theme emphasizes the essential role of thoughtful design in driving business success, positioning it as a strategic investment rather than merely an aesthetic choice. Our VMARK 2025’s goal is to engage designers, architects, developers, investors, business leaders, and tech innovators in exploring how exceptional design can foster sustainable growth for businesses in today’s competitive landscape.
Exciting Update for 2026!
This year, the VMARK Design Award has introduced two new award categories, further showcasing the diversity and richness of professional design fields.
Award Introduction
THEME 2026
DESIGN | RECREATING THE WORLD
Thiết Kế | Tái Tạo Thế Giới
1. DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS
(group, company or individual)
Interior Designers / Architects
Product / Furniture / Industrial Designers
Visual communication / Branding / Digital Art / Multimedia / UI-UX Designers.
Fashion / Accessories / Lifestyle Designers.
All of the ages.
All nationalities to create the projects for Vietnam.
2. BUSINESS SECTORS
Hospitality Developers, Property Investors, Real Estate Firms, Project Owners, Construction Firms, and all related sectors have ambitions to contribute to the creative community and would like to increase the value of their businesses.
Manufacturers, Factories.
F&B, Commercial, Office, Public Place Projects.
Fashion Design, Shoes & Leather, Jewelry & Accessories.
Media Company, Branding, Digital Marketing, Multimedia, Visual Communications, computer software, UI/UX, Tech startups, Games, Other majors.
Companies in all related fields want to enhance their brands through Design and contribute to the development of the Vietnamese creative community while also enhancing corporate value.
Award Participants
COMPLETED PROJECT / PRODUCTS AFTER 2018
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN IDEA
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SUBMIT PROPESSIONAL DESIGN AWARD
Portfolio & Project's introductiona:
Project information and project's scale (PDF file) and project's video clip. see sample file.
Design / Architecture team profile, Photos, Profile / Portfolio's company.
Full set of photo albums of completed projects after the year of 2018 ( PDF file, max 10MB or google drive link).
Narrative description of the process of the design and building to summarize the project's innovation. function and benefits. It should be between 500-1,000 characters in English (PDF file, max 10MB).
The Intellectual property of your project's design - Copyright guaranteed (please submit this document after your project is selected for the final round of evaluation by the Jury Board).
Entry Criteria
Entry Criteria
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REGISTRATION:
Early Bird
Dec 25 , 2026
Deadline for Submission
March 30, 2026
ENTRY QUALIFICATION:
Everyone around the world who designs the projects can participate.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AWARD
Completed Project within 03 years.
CONCEPT DESIGN AWARD
Design concepts, design ideas for Vietnam.
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APPLICATION FEE:
VND 2,000,000 (USD 90.00) / project (not include VAT)
Please note:
50% discount for VDAS Members
Please refer to the VDAS membership.
The participation fee applies only to the award submission and judging process.
If your project is selected as a Winner, you will receive an official invitation to the Gala Awards Ceremony, where the winning projects will be honored.
To attend the Gala, a separate ticket purchase is required. The Gala ticket includes full access to the awards ceremony, dinner reception, trophy and networking opportunities with leading designers and business partners.
Award Evaluation
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KEY DATE
Preliminary Selection: Jan 2026
Award Ceremony: May 2026
In event VMARK Vietnam Design Week 2026
JUDGING PROCESS
Entries will go through two rounds of screening by Judges including internationally renowned experts, design professors, and presidents from prestigious design & architectural organizations worldwide.
Winning projects must meet the judging criteria and the VMARK Design Annual Award is awarded to entries that use design to solve problems for a better life.
Preliminary Selection
Entries are selected by the VMARK committee to advance into the Secondary Selection based on the information presented on the registration page.
Secondary Selection
Through the official selection process, entries will be evaluated by the Jury panel to have the most objective and fair results for submissions to the final selection.
Award Ceremony
Through the official final selection process, a shortlist of Best of VMARK Vietnam Design Award finalists and winners in each category are selected in the GOLDEN and SILVER Prize. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony, and they will also receive the full extensive benefits (LINK)
COPYRIGHT
The Organizer reserves the right to use images, videos, and information related to the works and the authors in social media activities, publications, and documents related to the program of the Organizing Committee and the activities of the Vietnam Design Association without requesting permission or compensation.
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ELIGIBILITY
Each contestant has no limit to the number of works submitted.
Works submitted must be copyrighted, we do not accept copied works.
The organizers are not responsible for any copyright issues.
Entrants must ensure the accuracy of the information presented for the submitted entries. If a third party makes a claim against an entry, the entrant is required to personally resolve the issue with all due speed.
The Organizing Board has the right to use the works and images from those works to exhibit and promote.
After submitting the works, applicants will receive a confirmation email, and submissions will be forwarded to the evaluation panel.
If a work belongs to a group, candidates must submit an Authorization Letter to the authorized representative, or the one who is also responsible for the product.
If the required fees (e.g. registration fee) are not received in full by the organizer, the organizer reserves the right to cancel the entry and/or any prizes awarded to the applicant.
Once the registration process is completed (including the payment of the registration fee), the organizer cannot refund the received fee.
The organizer and executive organizer reserve the right to use entry information, descriptions, photographs, and videos provided by the applicant during registration for promotional purposes.
The organizer and executive organizer may collect the entrants’ personal information for the purpose of design promotion and the operation of this award and competition. Entry registration is accepted by the organizer and executive organizer as consent to the collection, processing, and use of the applicant’s personal information within the necessary scope of purpose mentioned above.
Entries shall pass the required safety inspection and may be disqualified from the selection in the case of violations or safety incidents. The entrant shall not receive a refund of their registration fee.
Awards for invalid works (if any) will be revoked if cheating or necessity scope are found.
Entrants must respect the selection results given by the organizer and executive organizer and may not raise any negative objections on the matter.
INNOVATION
Judging Criteria
With new initiatives of innovation solutions, projects to be designed with new, energy-saving technology that brings a modern and convenient lifestyle to improve the quality of the living and working environment to create a sustainable future.
30%
GREEN DESIGN
The product presents new challenges for community awareness, eg., how to use eco-friendly materials and contributing to building a better and more sustainable life for the environment.
20%
FUNCTIONALITY
High practicality, bring convenience, advanced facilities for a new life. The primary goal of designing for functionality is to ensure that the end product or system meets the needs and expectations of its users.
15%
COMMUNITY
Contributing to the community, new processing techniques and friendly materials that bringbenefits to the social community.
15%
IDENTITY
Embracing feelings and the identity of Vietnamese culture; can create a trend of a new and unique design full of national identity.
20%
Winners' Benefits
OBJECTIVE
VMARK would like to build a community of world-class designers in order to promote the design know-how and innovation in Vietnam.
The VMARK Vietnam Design Award aims to encourage the creative design field in Vietnam and promote the design thinking process as well as change the perception of society about the abilities of designers. It tends to build the dynamic and stable development of the economy, enhance cultural and social life, and improve the quality of human life.
To evaluate and reward the best-applied designs.
To seek and enlighten businesses and citizens about the importance and vitality of design in day-to-day life activities.
To offer designers a new and strong brand showing the quality of their work and be acknowledged by the professionals and experts of the field.
To select the best design that reflects creativity, passion and innovation. This Award extends beyond aesthetics and showcases a design on a humanitarian level.
To be a good example of innovation in design and to lead the model against the copycat / plagiarism cases.
WINNERS' BENEFITS
Extensive Benefits
Your award-winning VMARK Award will mark a whole campaign of PR and marketing.
Jury Board
Recognition - Exclusive jury screening by internationally renowned design practitioners.
VMARK Winner Certificate
You will receive a VMARK winner certificate as a record of the award, and the prestigious VMARK Design Awards winner label to use for a lifetime of the company.
Media Support
All award winners will be published on VMARK’s public relations in domestic and international associations’ networks and famous high-quality media channels. Your company’s website will be linked on all VMARK social media platforms where publicity is widely broadcasted worldwide.
The KOLs and Jury board will share about the event with the followers in the high-class community design industry such as the Founders, M. Directors, Design Directors, Brand/ Marketing Directors, Experts Consultants, and Educators.
Yearbook
VMARK Award yearbook will present all the award-winning projects. Your company profile will be listed on the Directory which will be distributed to all partners, sponsors, and participants in the VMARK Vietnam Design Week.
Online & Offline Showcasing
The award-winning projects will be showcased at:
VMARK Vietnam Design Week | Award Winning Showcasing.
On VMARK website, linked to other social media platforms where publicity is widely broadcast.
Award Gala Ceremony in
VMARK Vietnam Design Week
VMARK Vietnam Design Week is the annual event to celebrate design talents and to honor the high functionality, smart design, and sustainable projects that can contribute to the development of the creative design community in Vietnam.
The Design Week will include 3 activities:
VMARK Design Exhibition
All award-winning companies will have an area to display & exchange with the VMARK community in the Design Exhibition Hall.
VMARK Design Summit
The opportunity to connect and share knowledge and experiences with the International Design community and Vietnamese Creative Entrepreneurs. Enhance brand names’ value in domestic and international markets through VDAS networks.
Gala Ceremony
The professional and classy AWARD Gala Ceremony show honors INNOVATIVE DESIGNERS AND ENTERPRISES, made exclusively for sponsors, developers, local and international senior designers, architects, property consultants, and media partners.
VMARK VIETNAM DESIGN AWARD
"VMARK Vietnam Design Award is to celebrate and promote outstanding design achievements across diverse industries and disciplines."
VMARK VIETNAM DESIGN WEEK | VMARK VIETNAM DESIGN AWARD
VDAS DESIGN ASSOCIATION | HCMC - VIETNAM
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