21st Output Design Award 2026
Output Design Award
International Design Award for Sustainability
Join us to design the future.
A non-profit international design award based in Amsterdam, open to students and professional designers. Around 3,000 works from more than 40 countries enter each year.
A new name
Twenty years downstream
After 20 years of celebrating emerging talent, the :output International Student Award carries on as the Output Design Award. From 2026 it is open to students and professional designers alike.
- 20 years of the award
- around 3,000 works entered each year
- 40+ countries taking part
- Amsterdam home of the awards ceremony
- Non-profit organization since the start
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What we stand for
Design for what comes next
Open to every designer
Students and professional designers now enter side by side. Emerging talent has been the heart of the award for two decades.
Built on the UN SDGs
We continue our commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The award looks for design that makes a lasting difference.
Celebrated in Amsterdam
Winners are celebrated at the awards ceremony in Amsterdam, hosted by the non-profit Output International Organization.
