With 584 and 554 awards respectively, USA and China stand with the most number of awards won at the A’ Design Awards and Competition. The provide a window into which country is the most design-sensitive, and has embraced design thinking as a way of life. It’s no surprise though that the world’s biggest hub for design, and the upcoming hub for design would stand at the first two positions. However, I believe all that can change. The A’ Design Awards and Competition, every year, look to create a map of the best in the design world, rewarding designers and studios for their work, but also using that very work to categorize countries based on their design-forwardness (the two stalwarts are followed by Japan, Italy, and Hong Kong). With its 2018 chapter open, you’ve got your chance to not just showcase your work to the entire world but also do your bit to further the design profession in your country, and raise your country’s position on the World Design Rankings. Below we’ve compiled work from the top two countries on the rankings, although we believe that it’s just a matter of time before this round-up becomes more and more diverse. You can head down to the A’ Design Awards and Competition website to submit your entries before the . Every entry you submit raises your country’s score (even more if it wins an award!). The A’ Design Awards are judged by a stellar jury of 170+ highly respected designers who span all design disciplines and are spread all over the world. These jurors judge designs over a wide variety of categories (some of them being Furniture Design, Lighting Design, Electronic Devices Design, Transportation Design, Medical Devices Design, Home Appliances Design and MANY more). to read more about the design category that fits your project. You can click to know more about the awards and how winning can change your design career! by Pip Tompkin Design The clever dice game from Pip Tompkin Design is universal in the regard that it doesn’t use languages. Just numbers. And can be played by all age groups. A simple game of bluff played with dice, the Double Cross was designed not just to be a fun game, but also a beautiful product. When closed, unlike other board games that get stored in cabinets or under beds, the Double Cross can be kept on mantelpieces or coffee tables as an inviting, sculptural artpiece. by ShockWave Design Studio by DXV by American Standard by Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd. by Alan Guyan and John Acevedo by JM Yu, J Wang, QY Zhou, GW Lyu, QY Yu Impressed? Inspired? Well then, go ahead and save your spot for next year’s A’ Design Award, and help push your country to the top of the World Design Rankings. Don’t wait up! ! February 28th will be here before you know it!