The GPDA brand not only recognizes outstanding designs, more importantly we strive to encourage more industry adaption of design thinking, process, and research & development, through professional recognition. We believe that by harnessing the power of design to enhance brand value, the award serves as a quality certification for the market and consumers, promoting greater public awareness of the importance of design and aesthetics, and ultimately contributing to a better quality of life for all.
We established a system to reward outstanding product design with the goal of promoting a nation-wide emphasis on “good product design,” and implemented a professional selection process to encourage manufacturers to develop and design new products.
In an unprecedented move, when we decided to retool the name, logo, and slogan of the outstanding product design award, we opened up the selection process to involve the public in the movement to recognize and appreciate good product design.
Since 2005, participants who were granted the right to use GD-Mark have been able to submit entries to the National Design Award.
A simple, easy-to-understand and easy-to-remember title with a global orientation—via an open name selection process followed by an open voting and discussions by a panel of experts in a campaign to turn the Golden Pin into a world-class design award.
Elevated the stature of Chinese design. During the first year that our call for projects included those from abroad, we emphasized design quality and recognized outstanding performance among independent designers and professionals in the design industry, providing an opportunity for the global market to experience their design strengths.
ABOUT Golden Pin Design Award
The Hall of Honor for Professional Designs
The Golden Pin Design Award has become a prestigious stage for professional designers and enterprises striving for excellence. Each year, an international jury body selects outstanding works from commercially available products and completed spatial or integrated design projects to receive the "Golden Pin Design Mark," recognizing their design quality and value. Among them, only a select few are awarded the highest honors—the annual "Best Design Award" or the "Special Award"—to highlight their exceptional performance and groundbreaking achievements.
ABOUT Golden Pin Concept Design Award
Innovative Proposals for the Future
The Golden Pin Concept Design Award is dedicated to design ideas that have yet to be realized. It encourages students, designers, and startups to boldly explore forward-thinking ideas that may lead the future. Over the years, countless emerging talents have launched from this platform, gradually advancing their concepts into the market and society. To further support promising entries, three winners of the “Best Design of the Year” are selected annually and granted prize money to help bring their “concepts to life.”
ABOUT Young Pin Design Award
The Dream Stage for Emerging Designers
Originally established in 2001 as the “Young Designers Award,” the award was formally incorporated into the Golden Pin Design Awards brand system in 2015. As the sole official award of the Young Designers’ Exhibition (YODEX) —Taiwan’s largest annual showcase of graduating design talent—the Young Pin Design Award not only provides a creative platform for the next generation but also serves as an important launchpad for many young designers as they step into their professional careers.
