NEWS FLASH! The World Design Rankings have been announced for 2023. Who do you think topped the list? Where did your country come? What are World Design Rankings? WDR ranks all the countries based on the number of designers that have been granted an A’ Design Award. This year China beat the United States to the top spot among the 114 represented countries, followed by Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Great Britain, Taiwan, Turkey, Germany and Portugal rounding out the top 10. (Australia made it in at 11 and Canada is at 18.) You can check out the complete list here and when you’re there you can even zoom into a country level, click on the country name in the rankings table and you will be able to see top designers from that country. The best designers in that country will be displayed first.

The ultimate aim of the World Design Rankings is to contribute to global design culture by advocating and highlighting good design. The rankings provide a snapshot of the state-of-the-art and design potentials of countries worldwide by highlighting their creative strengths, design weaknesses and available opportunities. The “Design Business Insights” section ranks countries based on their success in diverse design fields and creative categories. Using the “Design Business Insights” section, media members and design lovers could discover leading countries for specific design sectors and get answers to their questions such as “Which country is best in industrial design”, “Which country is best in interior design?”,  “Which country is the best in fashion design?” etc.

With the best of the best showcased in hundreds of design fields and categories the Design Classifications allow you to choose the top-ranking designers, artists and architects for your next project be it in architecture, interior design, furniture design, fashion design, graphics design and packaging design and more.

For several years Desire to Inspire has partnered with the A’ Design Award & Competition, the world’s largest annual juried design competition that honors the best designers, architects, and design-oriented companies worldwide to provide them publicity, fame and recognition. Such an exciting competition. Such a prestigious award. Here are some of my favourite winners from 2022-2023.

Longfor Origin Sales Center by Cindy Jin

Kunming Zhonghaihui Delhi Garden Sales Department by Du Wenbiao

Shenzhen Zhongshuge Bookstore by Xiang Li

Double Barn House by Katarzyna Starzyk

Poly City Gather Sales Center by Melody Lau

Amblem Home Furnishing Exhibition Hall by Wei Zhou

Leisurely Hauz Vacation Home by Lim Swee Chong and Fuka Team

Light Art House Residential Space by Haochen Su

Shanan Hotel by Eason Zhu

The Nude Flat Residential House by Maggie Mo and Jay Leung

Espaco Com Viver Residencial House by Studio Arquitetonico

Stodolove Residential Architecture by Anna Maria Sokolowska

Mountain Cabin Architectural Design by Lino Liao

Fontana Haus Residential House by Dom Tee Zwu Shyan

Believe you’ve got what it takes to take on the best of the best design from around the world? You can register for the 2023-2024 A’ Design Award and Competition here.

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This post is in collaboration with A’ Design Award & Competition