Every winning entry will be awarded a certificate. The winner of the Best Design of the Year will also receive a specially crafted trophy, symbolizing the highest honor.

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Winners are granted the right to use the Golden Pin Mark, which can be utilized for product packaging, sales platforms, various advertisements, or social media to highlight the award-winning achievement of the product or work.

Winning entries will be displayed on the official Golden Pin Design Award website along with their descriptions as we as pertinent information about designers, companies, and more, allowing exceptional designs to gain greater visibility and recognition.

Award-winning products will have the opportunity to be showcased in the “Design Pin” for promotion and sales, available through online and physical store channels where award-winning designs from the Golden Pin Design Award and other international accolades are featured and available for purchase. This not only enhances brand image but also creates more business opportunities.

Additionally, the Golden Pin Design Award collaborates with the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP), the organizer of the Good Design Award, to establish a dedicated Golden Pin section at the Good Design Store Tokyo by NOHARA. Winning products from previous years will have the chance to be showcased here, further expanding opportunities for international market penetration and global exposure.

Each year, the Golden Pin Design Award collaborates with numerous prominent Taiwanese and international media outlets as official media partners. Through coverage of award-winning works and interviews with designers, these media partners play a vital role in promoting outstanding designs.

The Golden Pin Design Award organizes a myriad of design exchange activities every year, among them the Design Perspectives x Golden Pin Salon. We invites juries and award-winning designers to delve into contemporary design trends and collectively explore future directions. Such endeavors foster the development and innovation of both the design industry and cultures.

Since 2015, the Golden Pin Salon has spanned over 20 cities across Asia, including Taipei, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. It has showcased the works of nearly a hundred designers and creative professionals from various fields, drawing thousands of design enthusiasts and garnering widespread acclaim.

Design entry must be already commercialized on the market. The vendor applicant must be a business entity or design team.

Early bird registration: Open until 17:00, June 7 (Fri.), 2024
General registration: 17:01, June 7 (Fri.)  — 17:00, June 26 (Wed.), 2024 

※Complete the online registration and submit the registration fee before 17:00, June 7 for early bird discount.

Please visit the official Golden Pin Design Award website’s member section (  https://goldenpin.org.tw/en/users/sign_in  ) for online registration to fill out entry details and complete registration fee payment.

Preliminary Selection

July, online selection.

Secondary Selection

September, time and location for submissions will be announced.

Final Selection

September, time and location for submissions will be announced.

Award Ceremony

Early December

※ Please refer to the official website for updates and latest news.

Preliminary Selection

Entries are selected by the jury to advance into the Secondary Selection based on the information presented in the online registration page.

Secondary Selection

Based on physical works that advanced from the preliminary stage, Secondary Selection winners will receive a certificate, and the right to use the official Golden Pin Design Award ‘Design Mark’ logo. Secondary Selection winners advance into the Final Selection to compete for the Best of Golden Pin Design Award.

Final Selection

Based on physical works that advanced from the secondary stage, a shortlist of Best of Golden Pin Design Award finalists and winners are selected. The winners of the Best of Golden Pin Design Award will be announced at the award ceremony, and they will also receive a certificate, trophy, and the right to use the Golden Pin Design Award ‘Best Design’ logo.

※ The Golden Pin Design Award Special Annual Award is awarded to entries that use design to solve trending problems. All entries are subject to a jury review, after which the winners will also receive a certificate, trophy, and the right to use the Golden Pin Design Award ‘Special Award’ logo.

1. Credit card: Please use credit cards to pay the registration fee online. Accepted credit cards: VISA, MasterCard, JCB
2. WeChat: Use WeChat Pay to pay the registration fee. *Actual amount may vary due to changes in exchange rates
3. ATM: For bank card & debit card holders, transfer payment through ATM. *Available for applicants with a Taiwanese bank card.
4. Web ATM: For bank card & debit card holders, transfer payment through card reader. *Available for applicants with a Taiwanese bank card.
   ※ Vendor applicants shall bear the cost of remittance fees and shall pay in full [100% T/T (telegraphic transfer)] Invoicing

Complete the form in the online registration system to receive the electronic invoice.

1. Commercially-oriented design that has been produced in collaboration between schools and enterprises must be registered on behalf of the enterprise.
2. Former Golden Pin Design Award winning designs cannot be registered to participate again.
3. If the ownership of an entry does not belong to a single entity, the applying company is required to acquire authorization from all relevant entities and to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. If any discrepancy in said information is found, the applying entity shall bear full responsibility and waive all qualifications, and the organizer and executive organizer reserve the right to cancel the entry and any prizes awarded to the applying entity.
4. If the required fees (g. registration fee) are not received in full by the organizer, the organizer reserves the right to cancel the entry and/or any prizes awarded to the applicant.
5. Once the registration process is completed (including the payment of registration fee), the organizer cannot refund the received fee.
6. The organizer and executive organizer reserve the right to use or modify entry information, descriptions, photographs, and videos provided by the applicant during registration for promotional purposes.
7. Entrants must ensure the accuracy of the information presented for the submitted entries. If a third party makes a claim against an entry, the entrant is required to personally resolve the issue with all due speed.
8. Entries shall pass the required safety inspection and may be disqualified from the selection in the case of violations or safety incidents. The entrant shall not receive a refund of their registration fee.
9. The organizer and executive organizer may collect the entrants’ personal information for the purpose of design promotion and the operation of this award and competition. Entry registration is accepted by the organizer and executive organizer as consent to the collection, processing, and use of the applicant’s personal information within the necessary scope of purpose mentioned above.
10. The organizer and executive organizer may disqualify entries that are found to not meet the criteria for eligibility.
11. Entrants must respect the selection results given by the organizer and executive organizer and may not raise any objections on the matter.

1. Design entries must adhere to the selection process guidelines devised by the organizer and executive organizer. During the selection process, it is not necessary for entrants or their representatives to present the design entries in person. Participants will be reminded of relevant details one-day prior to the selection process.
2. All the design entries must be submitted before the official deadline at each stage of the competition; if the delivery of the design entry is not completed within the time specified by the organizer and executive organizer, it shall be deemed disqualified.
3. Applicants participating in the secondary selection and final selection process will be solely responsible for any costs incurred in the transportation of their design entry (including import and export duties, insurance premiums, food inspections fees, etc.) and any required documentation. The organizer will not provide advance payment for deliveries (including import and export duties, insurance premiums, and food inspection fees, etc.).
4. Entrants are liable for any damages to their entries and should pack carefully for transport and arrange for insurance coverage. The organizer and executive organizer shall not be liable for any damages to or loss of entries during the selection or exhibition.
5. The organizer and executive organizer retain the right to dispose of entries that remain uncollected after the due date; the responsible entrants are liable for any charges incurred.

1. The name of the entries, companies, and designers shown on the certificates and trophies are as provided by entrants in the registration system and may not be changed. If an entrant wishes to change any of the names, they shall be liable for any charges incurred in the production of the revised certificate and trophy.
2. Entrants whose entries are selected to receive the right to use the official Golden Pin Design Award ‘Design Mark’ logo must agree to the stipulated terms of use. (The organizer and executive organizer reserve the right to preserve, change, revoke, or modify the details of the terms and are not required to notify entrants of such changes)
3. If any winning design is accused of and verified as being in violation of the provisions of the selection process, of plagiarizing other works, or of providing misleading representations of fact, eligibility for the Golden Pin Design Award will be revoked and any certificates or awards already conferred will be withdrawn by Taiwan Design Research Institute. If the aforementioned circumstances cause a third party to make claims against the organizer or executive organizer, the recipient of the award shall immediately resolve the issue in person, pay all relevant litigation, lawyer, and other fees incurred, and may not request a refund of their registration fee. If the issue causes direct or indirect damage (including but not limited to reputational damage) to the organizer or executive organizer, the recipient of the award shall also be unconditionally liable for compensation, and the organizer and executive organizer may also separately seek punitive damages and indemnity amounting to three times the administrative cost of the awards from the recipient of the award.
4. Any dispute arising in relation to the registration, selection process, use, withdrawal of a ‘Design Mark’ or ‘Best Design’, may be settled through mediation or civil or administrative proceedings with the court of first instance located in Taipei.
5. If any consumer disputes arise, or accidents occur related to winning design entries, the manufacturer of the design entry will assume full responsibility to resolve all subsequent problems arising therefrom.

1. If there are any changes to the contact information provided by an award applicant at the time of registration, then it is the responsibility of the applicant to inform the organizer of the change and to provide updated contact information. The organizer is not responsible for any missed communications related to the Golden Pin Design Award where a change in applicant contact information has not been reported after the time of registration.
2. The organizer or the executive organizer reserves the right to amend any or all parts of this document at any time.

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