The award guide

Dutch Design Awards

Dutch Design Awards spans communication, interaction and other design disciplines. Its current Emerging Talent programme has a different format from the project awards in the archive.

3awarded studios

5recorded entries

2003–2023archive coverage

Dutch Design Awards

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Your entry, at a glance

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Entry status2026 nominations closed

The 2026 Emerging Talent nomination window is closed. A next-edition schedule has not been verified.

Entry cost · 2026 referenceNot verified

Nomination fee not established in reviewed sources; €10,000 is the prize

2026 nomination statusClosed

2026 Emerging Talent Award

Checked 6 October 2026 · Each price identifies its reference edition. Confirm the current rules and full costs before entering.

Full dates, fees & eligibility

The 2026 Emerging Talent nomination window is closed. A next-edition schedule has not been verified.

Eligibility: Nominees must be based, educated or practising in the Netherlands, and active between 1 April 2025 and 1 April 2026. Source ↗
Format: This is an emerging-practice nomination, not an unrestricted international project-entry scheme. Source ↗
Fees and next dates: The reviewed call marks nominations closed but does not establish a participation fee or next-edition deadline. Confirm these with the organiser. Source ↗

Prepare your entry

Check the Netherlands connection
Confirm the nominee meets the current programme criteria.
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Build a portfolio
Show a coherent practice, its development and distinctive design approach.
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Follow the next call
Use the organiser’s current nomination instructions when a new round opens.
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Background & perspective

About the award

Exploring the archive

The archive includes winners and nominees in categories such as Communication and Data & Interaction. These historical categories do not describe the current entry format.

Source: dutchdesignawards.nl ↗

Emerging Talent in 2026

The 2026 programme recognises designers and studios connected to the Netherlands. Three winners receive €10,000 each and professional development support. That amount is prize money, not an entry fee.

Source: dutchdesignawards.nl ↗

Studios recognised by Dutch Design Awards

Selected credited studios. Counts refer to recorded entries, not a league table.

Levels in our records

Winner

Nominated studios

Selected nominations from the official archive. These are separate from the winning entries above and do not count towards award totals.

Coverage and original records

Selected studio credits, independently verified. Archive coverage is partial. This is a selected directory, not the complete winners archive. Shared projects can have several studio credits, and separate categories can produce more than one entry for a project.

Currently linked records: 2023, 2020, 2009, 2006, 2003. Award years follow the competition edition, which can differ from the project year.

Visit the official awards archive ↗

Guide reviewed: 6 October 2026

Compare design awards

Compare entry requirements and total costs before choosing an award to enter.

About the award

Exploring the archive

The archive includes winners and nominees in categories such as Communication and Data & Interaction. These historical categories do not describe the current entry format.

Source: dutchdesignawards.nl ↗

Emerging Talent in 2026

Source: dutchdesignawards.nl ↗

Coverage and original records

Currently linked records: 2023, 2020, 2009, 2006, 2003. Award years follow the competition edition, which can differ from the project year.

Visit the official awards archive ↗

Guide reviewed: 6 October 2026