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Winter Submission Now Open for the National Design Award of Latvia 2026

From 18 February to 20 March 2026, the winter submission period for the National Design Award of Latvia 2026 is open — a national award in design aimed at identifying, evaluating, and promoting the most outstanding achievements of Latvian designers, while fostering the development of the Latvian design sector. Works may be submitted in five categories: Product Design, Service Design, Communication Design, Environmental Design, and Digital Solutions. The achievements of Emerging Designers will be evaluated separately.

53 Entries Received in the Autumn Submission Session

A total of 53 entries were submitted for the National Design Award of Latvia 2026 autumn session. The highest number of applications — 21 in total — was received in the Product Design category. It is followed by Environmental Design with 13 works and Communication Design with 10 entries. 6 works were submitted in the Digital Solutions category, while 3 entries were received in Service Design. Out of all submissions, 13 were developed during the study process and will be evaluated separately. 

Autumn Submission Deadline Extended to December 20

To ensure the competition reflects the broadest possible spectrum of design, the autumn submission period for the National Design Award of Latvia has been extended until December 20. Entries may be submitted in five categories — Product Design, Service Design, Communication Design, Environmental Design and Digital Solutions. Separately, works by Emerging Designers created during the course of studies will be evaluated.

Design News Event «Design Autumn»

On November 21, at 3:00 PM, the National Design Award of Latvia 2026 event «Design Autumn» will take place in the renovated building of the Latvian National Museum of Literature and Music in Riga Old Town. Participants will have the opportunity to view the museum’s new exhibition, «Procrastination and Creation». Following the viewing, presentations on current projects will be given by Creative Director Dārta Apsīte, Designer Artūrs Analts, Architect Pēteris Bajārs (author of the renovated museum building’s interior), and Exhibition Artist Anna Heinrihsone.

Autumn Submission for the National Design Award of Latvia 2026 Now Open

The autumn submission period for the National Design Award of Latvia 2026 is open from November 5 to December 5, 2025. This national award in design aims to identify, evaluate, and popularize the most outstanding achievements of Latvian designers, thereby promoting the development of the Latvian design industry. Entries may be submitted to the competition in five categories — Product Design, Service Design, Communication Design, Environmental Design, and Digital Solutions. The achievements of Emerging Designers will be evaluated separately.

National Design Award of Latvia 2025 Winners Exhibition on View at Esplanade

From July 3 to July 31, the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 outdoor exhibition is on view in the very center of Riga, at Esplanade (on the Elizabetes Street side). The exhibition offers a wide audience—residents and guests of Riga—the opportunity to get closely acquainted with the works of the competition’s laureates and finalists.

Winners of the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 Determined

On Thursday, June 5, the winners of the National Design Award of Latvia (NDAL) 2025 were announced at a solemn ceremony in the «Sporta 2» quarter, honoring the best design works in the categories of product, service, communication, environmental, and digital solutions. The Grand Prix and the Ministry of Culture prize of 2000 EUR were awarded to the agency «Magic» for the campaign «Slimība izārda, cerība dziedē!» (Illness Tears, Hope Heals!) implemented for the charity marathon «Dod pieci!» (Give Five!). The «Emerging Designer» title was awarded to Zanda Seņkova for the «Randevú» seating furniture collection with a hidden BDSM function. The Jury also presented four Recognitions, and the Patent Office and «JCDecaux» presented their special awards.

Finalists of the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 announced

The finalists of the Latvian Design Award 2025 have been announced! Out of 59 nominees, 21 entries have advanced to the final: 6 in the Environmental Design category, 4 each in the Service, Product, and Communication Design categories, and 3 in the Digital Solutions category.

Announcing The National Design Award of Latvia 2025 Final Jury and Key Events

On 30 May 2025, the final jury and key events of The National Design Award of Latvia 2025 (NDAL) were announced. The programme will culminate with the awards ceremony, where the winners will be revealed, taking place on 5 June 2025 at 19:00 at Sporta iela 2A, Riga. The final jury will decide the winners in five competition categories — Products, Services, Communication, Environment, and Digital Solutions — as well as the recipients of the Young Designer Award and the Grand Prix. The main prize winner of NDAL will receive a monetary award of EUR 2000 from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.

NDAL 2025 Winter Nominees for Second Round Announced

On May 21, 2025, the works that advanced to the second round of the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 winter submission session were announced. The entries were evaluated in five categories: Product Design, Service Design, Communication Design, Environmental Design, and Digital Solutions. A total of 68 entries were received, and the Selection Jury nominated 33 works for participation in the second round of the competition, seven of which were submissions from Emerging Designers. A record number of entries were received in the Communication Design category—29 works—of which 16 were nominated for the second round. Six entries advanced in the Service Design category.

Winter Submission for the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 Opened on February 10

Winter submission for the National Design Award of Latvia 2025—a national award of significance in design—was opened on February 10, 2025. Innovations have been introduced in the competition categories this year; in addition to the existing five categories—Product Design, Service Design, Communication Design, Environmental Design, and Digital Solutions—the «Emerging Designer» nomination has been introduced. The winter submission is open until March 20.

The shortlisted entries for the second round of the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 autumn application session published

On 20 December 2024, the shortlisted entries for the second round of the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 autumn application session were published. The entries were judged in five categories: products, services, communication, environment and digital solutions. A total of 60 entries were received, and the jury has shortlisted 26 entries for the second round of the competition, eight of which are from emerging designers. The highest number of entries for the second round of the competition came from the product and environmental design categories - nine entries each. Five digital solutions and three services have also been shortlisted, while there are no nominees in the communication design category this time - the jury's reason for this is that some of the entries do not meet the quality criteria.

Autumn application for the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 extended

If you have not yet submitted your work for the National Design Award of Latvia 2025, you can do so until 30 November. The organisers - the Latvian Design Centre - invite designers and clients to submit both large and small projects created since January 2022. The widest possible range of entries allows not only to identify and evaluate the overall picture of Latvian design, but also to compare designers' achievements in a meaningful way and to create a discussion about the design potential. Participation in the competition is also an opportunity to promote yourself and your work, as well as to be evaluated by other professionals in the field.

Selection Jury for The National Design Award of Latvia 2025 announced

On 15 November 2024, the selection jury for the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 (NDLA) - the highest design award in Latvia - was announced with the aim to identify, evaluate and promote the achievements of Latvian designers, as well as to promote the use of design created in Latvia and the development of the design industry.

Design News Event «Design Autumn»

On Wednesday, 13 November, the National Design Award of Latvis 2025 (NDLA 2025) design news event "Design Autumn" will take place at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, focusing on product and space design practices - presentations by designers Eva Abduļina and Reinis Leo Miķelsons of Gateris Works, Ģirts Ozoliņš, founder of Erica Synths, and environmental designer Dace Sūna. In the second part of the event, visitors will have the opportunity to take a guided tour of the exhibition "Jānis Krievs. Past Future" with its curator Vilnis Vējš.

The National Design Award of Latvia 2025 competition call for entries announced

14 On 1 October 2024, the application for the National Design Award of Latvia 2025 - an award of national significance in design, which aims to identify, evaluate and promote the outstanding performance of Latvian designers, contributing to the development of the Latvian design industry - opened. This year, the categories of the competition have been innovated by introducing the "Young Designer" nomination in addition to the existing five categories - product design, service design, communication design, environmental design and digital solutions.

Exhibition of the winners of the National Design Award of Latvia 2024 at Esplanāde

From 15 August to 30 September, an open-air exhibition of the National Design Award of Latvia 2024 will be on display at Esplanāde (Elizabetes Street side) in the very centre of Riga, where the general public - residents and visitors of Riga - will have the opportunity to get to know the works of the nineteen winners and finalists of the competition better.

Winners of the National Design Award of Latvia 2024 announced

On Friday, May 24, the winners of the National Design Award of Latvia (NDAL) 2024 were announced at Rīgas Cirks, honouring the best design works in five categories: products, services, communication, environmental, and digital solutions design. The Grand Prix and the prize of 2000 euros from the Ministry of Culture were awarded to designers Sarmīte Poļakova and Māra Bērziņa for the biotextile Pre-Loved. The jury also awarded five special recognitions, and the Latvian Patent Office also presented their award.

Finalists of the National Design Award of Latvia 2024 announced

The final jury has evaluated the entries in the second round of the competition and selected the best designers in the product, communication, environment, digital solutions and services design categories. Out of 58 nominees, 20 entries have made it to the final round: five entries in the communication, product and environmental design categories, four in the service design category and one in the digital solution category. The winner of each category, as well as the Grand Prix winner, will be revealed at an awards ceremony on 24 May 2024 at 19.00 at Riga Circus.