Several design awards and programs are now calling for submissions, offering emerging designers and industry professionals opportunities to showcase their work.

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An international stage for the next generation of designers: The Talents area in Hall 3.1 connects young designers with an international trade audience from industry, retail and the media. Photo: Messe Frankfurt/Jens Liebchen

Ambiente

Ambiente is seeking young designers with innovative concepts and products in Interior Design as well as Tableware & Accessories for its Ambiente Talents 2027 support program. Students, university graduates and young designers are invited to submit their work for consideration. Selected designers will present their work in the Talents area in Hall 3.1 from January 29 to February 2, 2027, as part of Ambiente’s program focused on interior design, hospitality and the project business.

In addition to free exhibition space, the program provides participants with opportunities to connect with representatives from industry, retail and the media. With participants from more than 160 nations at its most recent edition, Ambiente provides an international setting for presenting work to a global trade audience.

Applications can be submitted online by registering and uploading project or product photos. The application deadline is October 26, 2026.

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Image credit: Coverings 2026

Coverings’ CID and Rock Star Awards

Coverings is accepting submissions for two opportunities: the 2027 Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards and the 2027 Coverings Rock Stars until December 3, 2026.

The CID Awards recognize projects featuring tile and stone that showcase design and installation. As always, multiple entries are accepted and there is no cost to enter. The 2027 Coverings Rock Stars program encourages nominations for young industry talent with a promising future in the tile and stone industry. Nominees must be 35 years or younger and currently working in the industry.

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FAV 2026. The continuum as space-time : Marie-Laurence Durand and Charles-Antoine Lauzon. Photo credit: photoarchitecture.com

Festival des Architectures Vives 2027

The Festival des Architectures Vives (FAV) has launched an open call for its 21st edition, taking place in Montpellier from June 15 to 20, 2027. Under the theme “Shared Happiness” (“Bonheur partagé”), the festival invites young professionals in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and related disciplines to design temporary installations within the courtyards of Montpellier’s private mansions.

Since 2006, the FAV has brought together contemporary architecture and historic heritage by transforming the private courtyards of Montpellier’s mansions into temporary spaces for artistic and architectural experimentation. The FAV offers young professionals an opportunity to experiment with architectural ideas in a heritage context, while bringing contemporary creation into contact with a broad and diverse audience.

Applications are open until December 7, 2026.