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IIDA HD Expo Product Design Awards

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Competitions Awards Overview

The HD Expo Product Design Awards recognizes the next big thing in hospitality design. Established in 1997, this award evaluates products on innovation, environmental functionality, function, and aesthetic or technical advancements in the hospitality industry across eight categories.

Who Should Submit
This award is open to product manufacturers or designers exhibiting products intended for the hospitality environment at the current iteration of the HD Expo + Conference.

Why Should I Submit?
Enter for the chance to have your work evaluated on-site by world-renowned interior and product designers like Courtney Wilson, IIDA; Mari Ansera, IIDA; Eric Koffler IIDA, AIA. Projects are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the product challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design.

Winners will be announced and celebrated during the HD Expo + Conference, featured on IIDA.org, published in Hospitality Design Magazine, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

When
This award is open annually, January through April—check back in January for more information about next year’s award!

To be notified directly when this competition opens, contact IIDA Design Competitions Manager Veronica Whitaker at competitions@iida.org.

2025 Best of Competition

Two large, red and white parasols provide shade over sleek sun loungers on a patio, with blooming flowers and mountains in the background.
Best of Competition
Ocean Master MAX Bolero: Ombré Blossom by Tucci
A close-up view of a decorative umbrella featuring ruffled fabric flowers in a soft pink hue, highlighting intricate details and textures.
Best of Competition
Ocean Master MAX Bolero: Ombré Blossom by Tucci
A close-up view of a decorative parasol featuring intricately designed pink fabric flowers along its edge, enhancing its elegance.
Best of Competition
Ocean Master MAX Bolero: Ombré Blossom by Tucci
Looking up at a large, opened parasol featuring alternating petals of white and warm brown, supported by a central pole and spokes.
Best of Competition
Ocean Master MAX Bolero: Ombré Blossom by Tucci
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2025 HD/Expo Winners Celebration

A speaker presents at the IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards, celebrating innovations in hospitality design and aesthetics.
A collection of blue award plaques for the IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards, featuring categories and a centerpiece trophy, all displayed on a marble table.
Three panelists smile and engage in conversation on stage, surrounded by large decorative leaves and a modern backdrop.
Four professionals stand together in front of a decorative backdrop, one holding an award, smiling and engaged in conversation.
Firm: Arizona Tile
Category Winner: Applied Finishes / Materials
Five individuals stand together in an exhibition space, showcasing a stylish woven chair, surrounded by modern furniture displays.
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Category Winner:
Four professionals pose together, smiling, with one holding an award for Electronics and Technology, set against a stylish backdrop.
Firm: Astek
Category Winner: Electronics and Technology
Five individuals stand together, celebrating an award presentation, with decorative foliage in the background. They appear joyful.
Best of Competition Winner
Firm: Tucci
Five professionals stand together in a modern event setting, smiling and posing with a blue booklet, surrounded by decorative backdrops.
Firm: Bradley
Category Winner: Bath and Spa
A diverse group of five professionals stands together, smiling, holding an award, with a stylish backdrop of palm leaf decorations.
Firm: Jaipur Living
Category Winner: Flooring | Carpet and Rugs
Five individuals stand together, smiling and holding an award, with decorative fans in the background and stylish couches on display.
Firm: Kalco Lighting
Category Winner: Lighting | Group, Series, and Systems
Four individuals pose together, smiling, as one holds an award for "IIDA Design Award Winner 2023" against a decorative backdrop.
Firm: KFI Studios
Category Winner: Seating (Individual) | Lounge
Four individuals stand together, smiling, in front of a decorative backdrop with large paper leaves, showcasing a book award.
Firm: Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering
Category Winner: Fabrics and Textiles | Upholstery
A diverse group of professionals poses together at a trade show, smiling while holding an award, surrounded by booth displays.
Firm: Schluter Systems
Category Winner: Fixtures and Hardware
Four professionals pose together in a furniture exhibition space, showcasing a modern outdoor sofa with decorative cushions.
Firm: Brown Jordan
Category Winner: Seating (Group / Series) | Outdoor
A group of five people stands together, smiling in front of a decorative wall, holding a design award for wall coverings.
Firm: Phillip Jefferies
Category Winner: Wallcoverings | Wallpaper
Four individuals stand together in front of a decorative backdrop featuring large leaves, smiling while holding an award or certificate.
Firm: Zieta Prozessdesign
Category Winner: Sustainability (Recycled Materials and Green Products)
A smiling woman with curly hair and a man with a beard sit together at a table, with people engaged in the background.
Two women share a warm embrace at an event, both smiling joyfully, surrounded by plants and a lively exhibition atmosphere.
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2025 Jurors

A young man with short, styled hair smiles while seated in a modern office setting, wearing a dark button-up shirt.
Derek Chen, IIDA
Project Manager and Designer, LPA
A smiling individual with a mustache wearing a denim button-up shirt stands against a neutral backdrop, radiating warmth and approachability.
Peter Harrison, Assoc. IIDA
IIDA Oregon Chapter President
A woman with long, wavy blonde hair smiles confidently, wearing a black coat and a simple necklace, against a brick wall background.
Michelle Widner, IIDA
Senior Interior Designer & Project Manager, Architects West

View the 2024 IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Award winning projects here
View the 2023 IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Award winning projects here
View the 2022 IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Award winning projects here

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For questions and more information regarding IIDA Design Awards and Competitions, please contact competitions@iida.org.

With 11 annual and one biennial competitions, IIDA awards projects spanning global regions, firm size, categories/types, student work, and product and showroom design. Interior design and architecture firms of all sizes, including women and minority-owned businesses are welcome to apply.

2025 Winners Announced