Submission Fees:

• Early-Bird - February 6 - February 17, 2023 - $195 per entry
• Regular Submission - February 18 - March 17, 2023 - $225 per entry
• Cutting It Close - March 18 - March 31, 2023 - $250 per entry

Emerging/Independent Designer Category Submission: $75 per entry

Made In The Boroughs Category Submission: $75 per entry

People's Choice Add-On Fee: $50 per entry​​​​​​

Student Submission: FREE

Products that will be shown (virtually or in-person) at 2023 NYCxDESIGN Festival affiliated events or 2023 NYCxDESIGN affiliated shows or in any New York City-based showrooms, design centers, studios, or temporary installations between January 2022-May 2023. (Designs submitted for the 2022 NYCxDESIGN Awards cannot be submitted for the 2023 NYCxDESIGN Awards.)

You do not have to exhibit at NYCxDESIGN-affiliated shows or events if you sell, show, or manufacture products within the five boroughs.

Products exhibited at NYCxDESIGN affiliated shows (ICFF, Wanted Design, etc.) or events as well as any products manufactured, shown, or sold in NYC between April 2016 and January 2022 are eligible for the ICONIC PRODUCT category.

Projects in any of NYC’s five boroughs (Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens) completed between January 2022 and April 2023 are eligible. (Designs submitted for the 2022 NYCxDESIGN Awards cannot be submitted for the 2023 NYCxDESIGN Awards).

Incomplete projects are eligible for submission to the On the Boards category.

Projects in any of NYC’s boroughs completed between April 2016 and January 2022 are eligible for the ICONIC PROJECT category.

To be eligible, students must be currently enrolled in an accredited graduate or undergraduate program (will accept Fall 2022 graduates).
Students do not need to be New York-based

Products must be launched or exhibited either in conjunction with a class/course or a (virtual) show in the 2022-2023 academic year (Fall 2022 through Spring 2023)

Products must be a built prototype or sample with supporting photography. Given the current circumstances, we will accept renderings if no photography is available.

Eligible product designs include but are not limited to, accessories, architectural products, fabric, furniture, kitchen & bath, lighting, and wall covering.

The submission fee for the student product design category is FREE.

Please use the dedicated student submission form.

Designers whose business (including self-employed) is 0-5 years old or whose 2021 and/or 2022 annual revenue is less than $500,000 as reported on their tax return.

The submission fee for the EMERGING/INDEPENDENT DESIGNER category is $75.

The People's Choice Award is for product submissions and is an additional $50. Entrants may opt into the People's Choice Award, which will be based on the results of online voting from the general public. The public voting period is from April 3 - April 21, 2023, via nycxdesignawards.com. 

The ICONIC PRODUCT category is open to any products manufactured, sold, or exhibited in the five boroughs OR exhibited at NYCxDESIGN affiliated shows (ICFF, Wanted Design, etc.) or events between April 2016 and January 2022.

THE ICONIC PROJECT category is open to any projects located in the five boroughs between April 2016 and January 2022. Iconic Project is for a previously completed project that continues to make a mark on the city.

To submit a PRODUCT entry, you will be asked for the following information:

• your contact information
• product/category name and description
• product/collection introduction date
• manufacturer information
• 1-5 high-resolution product images (minimum 350dpi, JPEG format)
• link to product video (optional)

To submit a PROJECT entry, you will be asked for the following information:

• your contact information
• official project name, location, and description
• project press release/documentation 
• size and cost per sq. ft. (cost will not be published)
• project completion date
• design firm information
• 8-10 high-resolution project images (minimum of 350dpi, in JPEG format)
• link to project/walkthrough video (optional)

To submit a STUDENT PRODUCT entry using the dedicated student submission form, you will be asked for the following information:

• your contact information
• school information
• product/category name and description
• 1-5 high-resolution product images (minimum 350dpi, JPEG format)
• product documentation (optional)

View the complete list of categories here.

The submission deadline for the NYCxDESIGN Awards is 11:59 PM EDT on March 31, 2023.

All materials for submission must be provided by the deadline. Submissions that do not follow specifications will be disqualified without notice or refund.

No, there is no limit to the number of entries you may submit.

Each entry can be submitted to one category at a time. If you would like to submit the same entry to additional categories, you will have the option to duplicate your entry at the end of the form. If you would like to duplicate an entry that has already been submitted, you can go to your completed entries under "My Account" and click "Copy".

Yes, you may begin your entry, save, and revisit it at any time. To access your in-progress entries, go to the "my account" link on the top right-hand side of the page. You will find a menu on the left with "My Entries".

Yes. If you would like to copy over information from one entry to a new entry you may use the checkbox on the last page of the entry form. You may then make changes to the entry copy or enter the same submission to additional categories.

If you need to make a vital change to a submitted entry, please email awards@interiordesign.net.