First launched in 2008, Nippon Paint has been holding the AYDA (known as Asia Young Designers Awards) every year.
It is part of Nippon Paint’s vision to nurture the next generation of Architectural and Interior Design talents. It serves as a platform to inspire students of these disciplines to develop their skills through cross-learning opportunities and networking with key industry players, as well as their fellow peers in the region.
Winner in Hong Kong will be joining the overseas Platinum Awards Final, which allows young designer from different countries to exchange brilliant ideas and compete. Winner of the Platinum Award will be enrolled into a 3-week “Design Discovery” programme by Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Nippon Paint will sponsor the transportation, accommodation and tuition fee incurred, which is over 10K USD.
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AYDA 23/24: Competition Briefing Video
Do you want to be the next AYDA Awards’ Designer of the Year?
Here is YOUR chance to showcase your design! Participate in Asia’s leading architectural and interior design competition to stand a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design’s ‘Design Discovery Program’ and many other prizes!
The competition theme for this year is CONVERGE: Championing Purposeful Designs
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Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA) 2023 has come to a successful conclusion in Ho Chi Minh City!
Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA) was first launched in 2008 as part of Nippon Paint’s vision to nurture the next generation of design talents.
Every year, AYDA presents yet another opportunity for young design talents to push their design boundaries further beyond the norm.
While AYDA 2022/2023 has come to an end and the International Award Ceremony was held on 14th July in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Congratulations to our Finalists Ms. Antonette Wong and Ms. Doris So and thank you for their great works.
We are all looking forward to the AYDA 2023/2024! -
Theme of 23/24: CONVERGE: Championing Purposeful Designs
The theme of the year -Converge: Championing Purposeful
Designs focuses on a designer’s journey in searching for a cause worth fighting for. What we believe and invest in may change over a period of time.This year’s theme encourages young designers to explore the possibilities of combining your personal design interest with causes worth fighting for. The end goal is to build beacons of hope for communities in need while promoting the development of humanity.
Embracing a cause worth fighting for -in our own style.
Styles of design change over a period of time as designers accumulate experiences in practice. As budding designers who are in a safe space where we can innovate and attempt to solve worldly issues through the power of design, we must ask ourselves where our inspiration comes from and what cause we would like to champion.Listening to your inner voice and developing design philosophy
Referring to the work of great designers and leveraging on social media trends can be luring especially for designers just starting out. However, we need to learn to listen to our inner voice and develop our design philosophy through personal experiences, research and data collection and experimentation.
Finding our worth through peer and social validation
Oftentimes, we get cooped up in our own design ideals and have forgotten the true purpose of good design is to serve the needs of the communities we ought to serve. We encourage you to go out and get validation and opinions of the larger population towards your design. Take these feedback with a grain of salt and help fine tune your design.