ZGDW AWARD

ZGDW AWARD — Croatia’s only international design award
Zagreb Design Week awards a design prize once a year. This year’s edition brings together the largest number of finalists to date: 339 projects from 16 countries are competing across six categories. The top three works in each category will be selected by an international jury of five experts.
All finalists will be presented in an exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts from 15 to 20 September, while the winners will be announced and the awards ceremony will take place on 15 September at 6:30 PM.
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Prize giving ceremony
15 Sept Tuesday
18.30—19.30
The ZGDW AWARD 2026 ceremony and announcement of the winners will take place on the main stage at the festival’s central venue. Eighteen award-winning projects will be presented — three in each of the six categories — together with their designers. The awards will be presented by a representative of the organiser and members of the international jury.

Finalists exhibition
15 Sept Tuesday
The ZGDW AWARD Finalists Exhibition will present all 339 projects, the highest number to date. The group exhibition spans a broad range of design disciplines — from furniture, fashion and books to digital products and software applications.






