With the support of People's Government of Hebei Province and Xiongan New Area Administrative Committee, Goldreed Industrial Design Award (“GIDA” for short), was established in 2019. It is an international design prize driven by globalization, specialization and market orientation, hosted by Xiongan Future Industrial Design Institute (hereinafter referred as the “Organizer”) and undertaken by Goldreed Industrial Design Award Organizing Committee (hereinafter referred as the “Organizing Committee”).
Focusing on the principle of "facing the future, contributing oriental wisdom and spreading design values and spirits to create a better life for mankind", GIDA aims to build an international, specialized industrial design award that reflects both eastern and western style. Taking information society and sustainable development as the foothold, GIDA gathers global design talent resources, discover the future design, inspire the future life and enable the future city. Committed to the Chinese philosophy of “harmony and peace”, GIDA perceives technological progress and social revolution from an eastern perspective, promotes a new direction of industrial development, creates a new way of social life in which symbiosis will be reached among man, nature and cities.
Facing the Future, Contributing Eastern Wisdom and Spreading Design Values and Spirit to Create a Better Life for Mankind.
Advances Future Design, Inspires Future Life and Enables the Future City.
Creating new ways of social life in which man, nature and cities can achieve mutually beneficial symbiosis.
Host: Xiongan Future Industrial Design institute
Organizer：Goldreed Industrial Design Award committee
Support units：People's Government of Hebei Province&Xiongan New Area Administrative Committee
Strategic Partners: World Design Organization, Shenzhen Industrial Design Profession Association, Hebei Future Industrial Design Innovation Center
Email: service@xidi.org.cn
Phone / Fax: + 86-312-5675515
Facebook/Twitter：@goldreedAward
Linkedin: @goldreedAward
Official Website: http://www.goldreedaward.com/en
Address: B1-1, Building 1, Xiongan Green Building Exhibition Center,
No. 77 Xingtai Street, Rongcheng County, Xiongan New District, Hebei Province 071700
Entrants:
Entry is open to enterprises and institutions, design agencies, colleges, design teams, scientific research institutions and individuals from any country and region in the world. The special competition is open exclusively to participants from China.
Registration Time and Fee：
The registration for GIDA this year starts from June 1, 2026 and ends at 24:00, July 10, 2026 (Beijing time). Registration at other times will not be accepted. Any changes will be notified separately.
The 7th GIDA does not charge any registration fees, but other expenses caused by logistics, insurance, customs clearance and travel for the competition shall be covered by entrants themselves.
Division of groups：
Product group: Entries must be products that have been on the market within three years (i.e. after May, 2026), or products that can be on the market before this year’s award ceremony(September 2026), and must be provided with a physical product or a functional prototype of equal proportion during the second evaluation.
Concept group: Entries must be original designs that are not sold or produced on the market, and also be highly innovative in function, structure, form, technology, materials and low carbon. Prototypes or models must be provided during the second evaluation.
This year's event, with a total prize money of 4.5 million RMB, will focus on the transformation of results, combined with the Sci-Tech Innovation Voucher in Xiongan New Area.
If there is no entry up to the award standard, the organizing committee has the right to leave the Best of the Best vacant.
1. All the prize money is RMB pre-tax amount, and the winners shall pay income tax according to law, or the prize money shall be paid after the withholding income tax is paid by the organizer.
2. The bonus will be distributed after the award ceremony of Goldreed Industrial Design Award in accordance with the relevant fiscal and tax regulations and procedures of the People's Republic of China. The prize payment period is about 6 months (starting from the end of the award ceremony). The winner shall provide all the materials necessary for the prize payment to the organizing committee in time. In case of any delay in the submission of the materials or the change of the recipient of the prize, the organizing committee shall have the right to postpone the time of the prize payment and have the final right to explain.
3. Sci-Tech Voucher will be issued to the winners in accordance with the relevant policies. Up to RMB 300,000 Sci-Tech Voucher for a single enterprise in the Specialized Competition.
The product group and the concept group are evaluated independently, and there are three rounds of evaluation for each. In the preliminary evaluation, all entries are evaluated online. The second evaluation using on-site physical evaluation, if due to force majeure factors are taken online video evaluation method .The final evaluation includes online evaluation and offline physical evaluation (including physical work, model or prototype, etc.), entrants are required to conduct a 3-minute video defense. If a participant does not submit a defense video on time or if the jury unanimously believes that a single entry does not qualify for the award, it may be selected from among the pending nominees for a replacement evaluation, and the unsuccessful entry will be given a nomination award.
We invite authoritative experts from all of the world to serve as evaluation experts. In order to highlight the cross-border integration of design and enhance the comprehensiveness of the evaluation, in addition to domestic and foreign design experts, experts in other related fields such as industry, technology, venture capital, and media are also invited to evaluate as jury. Winners of the previous Best of the Best award will have the opportunity to be invited as jury experts too.
Please see the latest notice in case of time changes.
Winners will receive a trophy and an electronic award certificate. Entries in this year's Good Design Exhibition of will receive an "Exhibition Certificate", and award-winning entries presented to the Organizing Committee will receive a "Collection Certificate".
Award-winning entries will be granted a lifetime right to use the "GIDA" logo for free.
Organize investment and financing, industrial incubation and crowdfunding institutions to dock with entrants, promote the industrialization of the project, and recommending its application in Xiongan New Area of various types of carriers.
Winners will be invited to participate in this year’s award ceremony, the Hebei International Industrial Design Week and other series of activities to conduct face-to-face exchanges and cooperation with representatives from the global design community, academia, media community, industrial community and other industries. Also, winners will have the opportunity to serve as the guest speaker of “GIDA Future Design Salon”.
Winners will be invited to participate in this year’s award ceremony, the Hebei International Industrial Design Week and other series of activities to conduct face-to-face exchanges and cooperation with representatives from the global design community, academia, media community, industrial community and other industries. Also, winners will have the opportunity to serve as the guest speaker of “GIDA Future Design Salon”.
GIDA has established a media promotion network covering different industries and channels with more than 200 mainstream media around the world. The winners will be recommended to participate in interviews with major media to further enhance the social influence of excellent designs.Winners will be given priority to participate in interviews with major media to further enhance the social influence of excellent design.
GIDA will produce and promote a yearbook of outstanding entries, and the winning entries will be included in the GIDA yearbook.
According to the supporting policies for industrial design development in Xiongnu New Area, enterprises are guided to participate in design innovation competitions, and the winners of the Goldreed Industrial Design Award are provided with preferential policies such as financial incentives, talent introduction, green channel for enterprise listing and enterprise financing.
The winners of the GIDA will receive priority admission to the "Xiongan Green Building Exhibition Center" and other industrial carriers of new area. Additionally, we will provide supporting services and conditions such as fully furnished apartments, talent apartments, and rental discounts.
a. Entrants must be the designer or owner of the entry (the owner of the relevant intellectual property rights, and there is no entry-related intellectual property disputes with others (no intellectual property disputes have occurred so far or have been properly handled). For entries that are applying for (documented) relevant intellectual property certificates but have not yet obtained official ones, entrants need to submit relevant proof in registration. For entries that have not obtained relevant intellectual property certificates after winning the prize, Xiongan Future Industrial Design Institute (hereinafter referred to as the "Organizer") and the Goldreed Industrial Design Award Organizing Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Organizing Committee") have the right to require a written guarantee from entrants. For entries that have or may have intellectual property disputes, the Organizing Committee has the right to invalidate the registration.
b. Please download the Intellectual Property Statement of Goldreed Industrial Design Award Entries from the GIDA official website during registration, then scan the Statement which is properly signed and sealed, and upload it to the registration system.
c. If any economic or reputational losses are caused by defective entries, the Organizer and the Organizing Committee have the right to claim compensation from entrants. The compensation includes, but is not limited to, direct or indirect economic loss, reputation loss, litigation/arbitration fees, attorney fees, preservation fees, appraisal fees, etc.
d. In principle, the intellectual property rights of entries should be fully owned by entrants. If an entrant only enjoys part of the intellectual property rights of the entry, they should submit the consent form of all other intellectual property rights holders of the entry that allows it to compete for this award (i.e. Goldreed Industrial Design Award Entries Intellectual Property Statement).
GIDA Organizer or the Organizing Committee has the right to use submitted entry information for award promotional campaigns on its own or entrust a third party, including but not limited to shooting, exhibitions, news reports, sorting and publishing, etc. All entries shall be deemed to be non-confidential, except entrants submitting a written application within five working days after registration. The Organizing Committee will not bear any losses caused by displaying entries in public.
Please fill in registration information accurately and truthfully, which cannot be modified once submitted.
The Organizing Committee has the right to refuse any request of modification if entrants find the registration information is incorrect after submission. In case of false information, the Organizing Committee has the right to invalidate the entry’s registration and the honor, and take back the prize. To make sure a smooth and orderly evaluation, the Organizing Committee and the Evaluation Committee have the right to adjust the entry category according to rules of the competition and realities of the entry.
Only right holders of entry intellectual property rights are qualified to register, but duplicate registration is not allowed. To avoid duplicate registration, please confirm with relevant parties before registration. If any repeated registration is found, the following dispute over who owns the honor and prize will be resolved by entrants themselves, and the Organizing Committee will bear no legal responsibility. If the two parties who register repeatedly cannot coordinate within the time limit set by the Organizing Committee, the Organizing Committee has the right to invalidate the registration and honor of the entry, and take back the prize. The same entry can only be registered for one category in one group.
All important notices such as evaluation results will be released through the official website and the registration system. Entrants are requested to pay close attention to the above information channels. If the entrant misses important information or fails to provide timely feedback as required and thus affects the evaluation, award collection and other procedures, all liabilities shall be borne by the entrant.
a. According to GIDA regulations, shortlisted entrants for the Second Evaluation are required to mail the physical product or prototype (model). Entrants must strictly comply with Entry Delivery Instructions for delivering and any overdue delivery will be deemed as waiving evaluation qualification.
b. All costs regarding entry transportation, insurance, and customs, shall be borne by entrants. If entries are damaged or lost during transportation, the Organizing Committee will not be held responsible.
c. During the “Delivery Information” inputting period, entrants should fill in delivery information in the registration system for the Organizing Committee to receive and return entries. The Organizing Committee shall only be responsible for the safety, security of the entry according to the delivery information. For the start and end time of "Inputting Delivery Information", please see details in the 5th GIDA Delivery Instructions for Shortlisted Entries (announced the same day with the first evaluation results).
d. All GIDA evaluations and exhibitions will take place at professional venues and entries will be transported, attended and evaluated in accordance with relevant industry standards. If insurance required, entrants shall purchase it themselves.
e. The Evaluation Committee will use and operate all entries at the site of the second and the final evaluation. Entrants must install and debug their entries to a usable state. If entrants need to entrust the Organizing Committee to install and debug, detailed installation videos or instructions must be provided. If the installation video or description is not clear enough, the Organizing Committee will not be responsible for the possible adverse consequences caused by those ambiguities and errors.
a. In principle, the Organizing Committee does not assume the responsibility for the return. If you need the Organizing Committee to return the entry on your behalf, please fill in the return information during the “Delivery Information” inputting period. Overdue requests will not be accepted.
b. The Organizing Committee only returns entries two times: (1) Only non-awarded entries will be returned after GIDA Good Designs Exhibition. (2) Awarded and the rest non-awarded entries will be returned after the Exhibition Tour. Specific delivery period will be announced on GIDA official website and registration system. To ensure the progress of evaluations and exhibitions, entry returning requests will be rejected during non-return period.
c. All costs regarding the return of transportation, customs and others shall be borne by entrants themselves. The Organizing Committee will use pay-on- delivery to send the entries back to China. Entrants shall also provide international express delivery payment accounts if their entries are returned overseas. The delivery time is subject to the logistics of the express, and the Organizing Committee is not responsible for the delivery time or the delivery consequence.
d. If the entrant fails to submit a return request during the “Delivery Information” imputing period, the Organizing Committee will charge a "Deferred Management Fee". The specific fee standard refers to the entry delivery instructions of the year. The Organizing Committee will arrange the return after receiving the payment, and the return time will be designated by the Organizing Committee, no urgent dispatch accepted.
e. Entrants will be deemed as waiving the ownership of the entry without completing the return information in the registration system in due course, nor contacting the Organization Committee to provide full return information by August 30, 2024. Then the Organization Committee enjoys all rights to deal with the physical entry.
f. The Organizing Committee will decide whether to choose the insured service when returning entries based on the return information filled in by entrants. When the entrant receives the entry, any damage or loss of the entry and the compensation liability caused by that shall be negotiated between the entrant and the logistic company, and the Organizing Committee shall bear no responsibility.
a. The Organizing Committee only collects the qualified awarded entries and grant them GIDA Collection Certificate.
b. The prized entries must be donated to the Organizing Committee. If entries are used for further research and development, too large to be transported, or exceeds the prize money in value, the winner must submit a written application and referential materials. In this case, the donation could be made by a scale model or prototype after being confirmed by the Organizing Committee.
a. GIDA provides electronic certificates for awarded entries. All certificates will be automatically generated in the registration system after Final Evaluation, which shall be downloaded by entrants.
b. One trophy for each winner will be awarded at the GIDA Award Ceremony. Entrants who are unable to attend the ceremony will be deemed as waiving the trophy.
c. The Organizing Committee will award prizes to the winning entries based on the evaluation results. The prizes will be transferred to individual accounts or corporate accounts designated by the winners, in accordance with the relevant fiscal and taxation regulations and procedures of the People’s Republic of China.
Additionally, if the prize recipient and the submitting party are different, a written authorization signed and sealed by both parties must be provided.
Entrants should guarantee that they have read and agreed above entry terms and conditions in detail before submitting their entries. If the entrant cannot accept any of the above terms, please do not participate in this award competition. Once the entrant submits the entry, it means that he or she irrevocably agrees to all the above terms and conditions. The Organizing Committee reserves the right of final interpretation of the terms and conditions.
