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2025 IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards

  • 20 days left
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Honoring innovation, environmental functionality, function, and aesthetic or technical advancements in the hospitality industry across 24 categories.

Eligibility

Any product manufacturers exhibiting at HD Expo + Conference 2025 may submit product projects. Products must be displayed at HD Expo + Conference 2025 and intended for the hospitality environment to be considered eligible for entry.

Competition Guidelines

Important Dates

The IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards take place annually.  2025 commemorates the 28th annual IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards.
Submission Open January 9, 2025
Submission Closed April 21, 2025

Pricing

All fees must be submitted electronically. Apply for IIDA membership to take advantage of our member pricing!

  • $250

    IIDA Member Price

  • $350

    Non-IIDA Member Price

Competition Guidelines

Submission Requirements

All submissions must be completed electronically. No hard copy submissions will be accepted. To enter a project into this competition, you will need to prepare and submit the following:

Written Component

Your manufacturer's contact information including name, address, phone number, and email
Product statement: a description of your product (250-word maximum)

Images

Please submit color images of your completed project, in JPG or JPEG format with a maximum file size of 2MB. You may submit captions to your images, not to exceed 50 words. Take note of the following additional guidelines:

  • Submit 4-6 color images of your product

  • Use numbers to name your image files, in order of uploads (01, 02, 03, etc)
  • Do not reference or include your firm or manufacturer's name/logo in the images

Video (OPTIONAL)

You may submit an optional video that demonstrates the functionality of your product. Videos must be submitted in AVI, MPG, MPEG, 3GP, MOV, or MP4 format with a maximum file size of 50MB and should not exceed 90 seconds.

Categories

Projects must be submitted in one of the categories below. Categories may be renamed, consolidated, or eliminated (and projects reclassified) at the discretion of IIDA and/or the jurors.

  • Accent pieces

  • Amenities (appliances, minibars, safes/locks, operations supplies)
  • Applied Finishes and Materials (laminates stone/marble tile, specialty)
  • Architectural and Building (acoustic/sound awnings, canopies, doors, panels)
  • Bath and Spa (equipment, whirlpool/saunas and fitness/wellness)
  • Fixtures and Hardware (decorative metal plastics hardware)
  • Electronics and Technology (audio/visual, charging stations, apps)
  • Fabrics and Textiles (upholstery and bedspread/drapery/casement fabrics)
  • Flooring (carpet/rugs, hard surfaces, resilients, and specialty)
  • Casegoods and freestanding furniture (individual and group/series collections)
  • Lighting- Individual (fixtures, ceiling fans, lighting devices)
  • Lighting- Group (series and systems)
  • Seating - Individual (dining, lounge, outdoor)
  • Seating - Group (dining, lounge, outdoor)
  • Sustainability (recycled materials, green products)
  • Wallcoverings (paint/coatings, wallpapers)

Judging

A jury of design professionals will review all entries in-person and select the winning design products on the opening day of the 2025 HD Expo + Conference, May 6, 2025. Submissions 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. The jury reserves the right not to select a winner from the entries submitted.

Prize

Winners will be announced and celebrated during the 2025 HD Expo + Conference. The Winners’ Celebration will be held at the Expo’s Social Hub, Wednesday 10:00 AM, May 7, 2025. Winners will be featured on IIDA and HD Magazine publications. Winners will also receive official winner’s certificates, coverage, featured on IIDA’s social media accounts, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

For questions or more information, contact Veronica Whitaker at vwhitaker@iida.org.