AIDA AWARDS
A GLOBAL VOICE HONOURING AFRICAN DESIGN.
The Africa International Design Awards (AIDA) is a pioneering design advocacy platform that recognises and celebrates both African designers and international designers whose work is deeply rooted in Africa, creating innovative solutions to address the unique challenges faced by African communities.
AIDA Awards serves as an international stage to celebrate African designers while fostering a global conversation about Africa’s role in shaping the future of design. By highlighting innovative solutions for the continent’s diverse challenges, AIDA Awards aims to spark conversations, inspire change, and increase international collaboration.
AT AIDA AWARDS, WE CELEBRATE THE FULL SPECTRUM OF AFRICAN DESIGN – ACROSS FOUR DISCIPLINES, FORMATS, AND GENERATIONS.
AIDA AWARDS – CATEGORIES
AIDA awards will focus on four design disciplines, from Spatial Design (Architecture and Interior Design) that shape our built environment, to Product Design that enhances everyday life through functional innovation. We honor Integrated Communication Design for its role in communication and digital experience, and Fashion Design for its powerful expression of identity, culture, and sustainability. Each category highlights creativity and reflects Africa’s unique voice in global design.
SPATIAL DESIGN
The Spatial Design category includes both Architecture and Interior Design, focusing on how spaces are created and experienced. It covers everything from public buildings, hospitality and cultural spaces, renovation, emergency and Temporary housing.
This category celebrates smart, beautiful, and functional design, with attention to materials, atmosphere, and how people interact with the space.
INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Celebrating vibrant visual communication and dynamic digital experiences, this category includes graphic design, packaging, advertising, multimedia, website, apps and user interface design.
It spotlights creations that engage audiences, influence culture, and make technology more intuitive and accessible through creative and impactful solutions.
PRODUCT DESIGN
This category honors products that combine functionality, aesthetics, and material choice. From consumer electronics to furniture and sustainable design, it highlights creations that address real-world challenges while enhancing quality of life and promoting sustainability across Africa and beyond.
FASHION DESIGN
Celebrating fashion as a form of cultural expression, this category honors creations that combine aesthetics with purpose. Whether reinterpreting traditional garments and accessories or designing visionary collections, it highlights designers who use fabric, form, and function to tell stories, assert identities, and address the social and environmental challenges of a rapidly evolving Africa.