A' Tile Award

A' Tile Award is an international, juried design accolade established to recognize and promote good tiles.

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What is A' Tile Award

A' Tile Award

A' Tile Award is an international, juried design accolade established to recognize and promote good tiles.

Good tile deserves great recognition.

A' Tile Award is your tool of choice to advertise, publicize and promote your good tiles, to make your great tiles publicly known, appreciated and loved in all major countries, in all major languages, so that you and your good tile work gets the righteous attention you truly deserve and entitled to.

A' Tile Award’s media exposure provides victorious designers with the chance to attain national and international fame, to honor them as well as to incentivize them, but most importantly, to help their work reach their true potential.

It is free to sign-up for A' Tile Award, it is free to upload your tile and it is free, anonymous, confidential and obligation-free to obtain a preliminary score, before you nominate your work for A' Tile Award consideration.

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FAME, PRESTIGE, PUBLICITY
Dominate Tile Industry by winning a prestigious, respected and coveted award that gets you published and promoted worldwide.


TROPHY, CERTIFICATE, YEARBOOK
Claim your Metal Tile Award Trophy, your Certificate of Tile Excellence, Tile Award-Winner Logo and Your Yearbook of Award-Winning Projects.


EXHIBITION, PR & GALA-NIGHT
Empower your tiles with a well-designed, world-class public relations programme. Get exhibited in Italy and internationally. Get invited to the Gala-Night and Award Ceremony.


Drift Antibacterial Ceramic Wall Cladding
Brazilian Quartzite Tiles
Kazbegi Slab
Luxury Stone 2.0 Ceramic Slab
Firefly Switch
N1 Linear Rail Sliding Partition Door
Cloudy Water Xiaoxiang Shadow Panel
KNX Waltz Touch Pad Smart Home Control Panel
Magnetic Zosine Baseboard
Marmo Tiles
Youoy Floor Tile
Marquina Gold Tiles
Cultura Concrete Wall Tile
L10 Sash Window
Marble Hexagon Tile Covering Material
Karst Water Filtration Staircase
Intelligent Innovation Door
Modular Handle For Door
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SEE THE WINNERS
A' Tile Award winner showcase is a source of amazing and unlimited inspiration and creativity for everyone interested in good tile.


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VEDI I VINCITORI
Affluent customers and design buyers regularly check A' Design Award winner showcase, featuring 20103 winners in all categories, to find latest, trendsetting products, projects, arts and design.


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JOIN TILE AWARD
Good tile deserves great recognition, if you have a good tile, nominate it for A' Tile Award, and you too may become a winner and get your design recognized, respected, promoted and advertised worldwide.


Vision

VISION
The A' Design Award aims to highlight, advertise and promote good tile for a better future. A' Tile Award aims to channel the attention of press, interactive medias, design journalists, distributors and buyers to the award winners.


Mission

MISSION
Provide a fair, ethical, apolitical and competitive platform for companies, designers and innovators from all fields with different experience levels, different disciplines and market focus to compete on. A' Tile Award aims to provide a global audience for award winners to showcase their success and talents to.


Action

ACTION
The A' Tile Award is an international indicator of excellence and perfection in tile, the A' Tile Award is recognized worldwide and takes the attention of design-oriented companies, professionals and interest groups.


Tile Awardees

WHO IS AWARDED?
The A' Tile Award is given to best tiles. Submission is open to all concept stage works, prototypes as well as finished works and realized projects.


Tile Trophy Details

UNIQUE AWARD TROPHY
The A' Tile Award Trophy was designed to be realized by the newest production techniques in order to underline the innovation behind award-winning designs.


Tile Innovation

HIGHLIGHTING INNOVATION
The A' Tile Award Trophies are made of metal. Platinum and Gold Trophies and are electro plated in gold color.


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WHAT IS AWARDED?
You can nominate original and innovative tile work designed within the last 5 years; including but not limited to products, projects, services, experiences and designs..


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WHO IS AWARDED?
The A' Tile Award is open to all entities, especially accepting nominations from brands, manufacturers, creative agencies, architecture offices and design studios..


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WHEN IS AWARDED?
There are six entry periods, First, Early, Standard, Late, Last, Omega. It is recomended to join before the end of Late Entry Deadline, that is on February 28th. Results are announced every year on May 1st.


Professional guidebook for design award winners

COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
The A' Tile Award Winner's Manual is a complete resource designed to help winners maximize their award success. This comprehensive guidebook provides winners with strategic insights, practical tools, and expert guidance to leverage their recognition for enhanced visibility and market influence.


Strategic manual for leveraging design award success

STRATEGIC GROWTH
Transform your A' Tile Award victory into lasting success with our Winner's Manual. This essential toolkit offers detailed guidance on public relations, marketing strategies, and brand positioning, helping you convert your award-winning status into tangible business advantages and professional opportunities.


Professional manual for design award winners

ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS
The A' Tile Award Winner's Manual equips laureates with practical strategies for market differentiation, premium positioning, and business growth. Available as a hardcover book for pro-edition winners and as a digital download for digital-edition laureates, this valuable resource helps transform award recognition into sustained industry leadership.


Premium design notebooks from Museo del Design

PREMIUM NOTEBOOKS
The A' Tile Award Winner's Kit includes Museo del Design's ultra-premium Notebooks N.66 and N.88, designed in Italy by OMC² Design Studios. These exceptional notebooks feature acid-free paper and luxury construction, with one optimized for sketching and watercolor, and another for professional note-taking.


Professional-grade notebooks for award winners

PROFESSIONAL TOOLS
These museum-grade notebooks serve as sophisticated tools for creative development and business documentation. Each notebook is thoughtfully designed with specific functionalities - thick paper for artistic exploration in one, and optimized paper for detailed documentation in the other, both presented in ultra-luxury packaging.


Exclusive notebook gift for design award winners

EXCLUSIVE GIFT
As a pro-edition laureate of the A' Tile Award, you receive the premium notebooks N.66 & N.88 free of charge at the Gala-Night and Awards Ceremony in Italy. These sophisticated tools reflect the prestige of your achievement while supporting your ongoing journey of creative excellence and innovation.


Premium microfiber cleaning cloth in custom packaging

PREMIUM ACCESSORY
The A' Tile Award Winner's Kit includes a premium branded microfiber cleaning cloth, presented in a custom box. This high-quality accessory serves dual purposes - maintaining your Omega Particle Trophy's pristine condition while doubling as an elegant eyeglass cleaner for daily use.


Designer microfiber cloth for award trophy maintenance

PRACTICAL ELEGANCE
Crafted from superior materials, our branded microfiber cleaning cloth helps maintain the brilliance of your A' Tile Award trophy and other precious items. Its thoughtful design and premium packaging reflect the attention to detail and excellence that the A' Tile Award represents.


Symbolic design award accessory for winners

SYMBOLIC VALUE
Beyond its practical utility, the premium microfiber cleaning cloth accessory symbolizes the clarity of vision and precision that define award-winning tile. Provided free of charge to pro-edition laureates at the Gala-Night, it serves as a lasting reminder of your commitment to excellence in tile.


Gold-plated design award winner flag

PREMIUM VICTORY SYMBOL
The A' Tile Award Winner Flag is a magnificent gold-plated statement piece, custom-designed in Italy. This premium desk flag combines prestigious materials with sophisticated craftsmanship to create a striking symbol of your achievement in tile excellence.


Professional display flag for award winners

PROFESSIONAL IMPACT
Crafted with exceptional attention to detail, the Winner Flag creates immediate visual impact in professional settings. Its sophisticated architecture and elegant presence serve as a powerful testament to your achievement, enhancing client meetings, design studios, and exhibitions.


Prestigious winner flag award trophy

PRESTIGIOUS GIFT
This valuable, one-of-a-kind Winner Flag is provided free of charge within your A' Tile Award Winner's Kit. Its premium construction and striking design make it an effective tool for communicating excellence and building professional credibility in your daily business operations.


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Exhibit of awarded works

TILE EXHIBITION
The Museum of Outstanding Design, the moving design museum was founded by A' Design Award & Competition in order to exhibit the award-winning tiles in Italy and abroad, internationally.


Exhibit of award-winning designs

ARE YOU IN THE MOOD?
Eligible A' Tile Award winners are provided free of charge exhibition space in the MOOD. No matter how big or small your tile, it will be exhibited.


Design award exhibition in art gallery

WE DO IT FOR YOU
If you are unable to send a physical version of your award-winning tile, A' Tile Award will prepare a large poster presentation and exhibit your work on behalf of you.


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Design exhibition in trade show in India
Exhibition of award-winning designs in India
Design award exhibition in China
Exhibition of awarded designs in China
Design exhibition in tradeshow
International design exhibition

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
A' Design Award works hard to exhibit all award-winning tiles in multiple countries each year to ensure your tile is properly exhibited worldwide.


Design exhibition

TRAVELING THE CONTINENTS
For each international design exhibition, as well as for exhibition of your tiles in Italy, you will be given a certificate of exhibition that may be relevant for your academic progression.


Design award exhibition

SHOWCASE YOUR TILE
We will also provide you with photos of your works from the international tile exhibitions we organize, and you may find these photos useful in promoting your tile to new audiences.


40 x 40 Design Logo

40×40 EXHIBITIONS
40×40 Exhibitions are international good design exhibitions featuring outstanding works of 40 Designers from 40 Countries.


Award trophies on platform

GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION
The A' Tile Award Winners are invited to take part in 40×40 Exhibitions by sending their works. Acceptance to 40×40 Exhibition is subject to the exhibition curator.


Designs exhibited in gallery

POWER TO YOU
The A' Tile Award laureates are also empowered to host and curate their own 40×40 Exhibitions, allowing them to take the center stage as the curators.


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MUSEO DEL DESIGN
Museo del Design, the super contemporary design museum in Como, Italy will be accepting select A' Tile Award winner tiles to its permanent collection.


Exhibition of designs in the museum

AWARD WINNER'S EXHIBITION
All A' Tile Award Winners are exhibited at Museo del Design at the annual A' Design Award Winner's Exhibition, free of charge.


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PUBLIC EXHIBITION
The A' Tile Award Exhibition at Museo del Design, located right behind Villa Olmo, allows the award-winning works to get exposed to affluent design-loving tourists visiting Como, Italy.


Award Certificate

TILE AWARD CERTIFICATE
Eligible award-winning tiles are given a unique framed certificate, printed on heavy paper, featuring the name of the awarded work, achievement status and the designer.


Certificate in Frame

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
The A' Tile Award Winners' Certificate is a great tool to communicate your outstanding achievement to your audiences. The A' Design Award Winners' Certificate is stamped, signed, framed and presented to you during gala-night.


QR Code

FEATURES A QR CODE
The A' Tile Award Certificate features a QR Code which could be scanned by QR Code Readers in order to check the validity of the certificate.


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WINNER TILES YEARBOOK
The A' Tile Award winners are published in the annual yearbook by DesignerPress in Italy. The yearbooks helps to disseminate the award-winning tiles.


Award-winning designs yearbook

SEND TO PRESS
The Hardcopy version of the A' Design Award Winner Designs Yearbook is distributed to key press members, universities and design associations.


Yearbook of good designs

GOOD DESIGNS ARE PUBLISHED
Eligible A' Tile Award Winner Designs are included in the winners' yearbook free of charge. Laureates of the A' Tile Award are all listed as co-editors of the book.


Winner Design Yearbook
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Backcover of Yearbook
Books stacked on top of each other

HARDCOVER & DIGITAL
The A' Tile Award Winners Annual Yearbook are available as hard-copy editions in addition to digital editions, designed, registered, printed and distributed in Italy, in English, registered with valid ISBN numbers.


Preface from the design book

HIGH-QUALITY PRINTING
The A' Tile Award books are full color digital printed on acid-free paper to preserve the design for long periods of time, and are great additions to any design library.


Co-editors page of the design book

GET & CHECK IT
The hardcover versions of the winner's yearbooks are gifted to laureates of the A' Tile Award free of charge during gala-night and award ceremony. Yearbooks are available for sale at select retailers and museum shops.


La Notte Premio A'
Gala-Night Guests
Gala-Night Music
Gala-Night Ceremony
Gala-Night Celebration
Gala-Night Catering
Gala-Night Venue

THE GALA NIGHT
A' Tile Award organizes a unique gala night and award ceremony near the beautiful Como Lake in Italy for winners to celebrate their success.


Gala-Night Location

A' GRAND CELEBRATION
Press Members, Industry Leads, Prominent Designers and Companies are all invited in order to create networking opportunities for winners.


Gala-Night Reception

WINNERS ARE INVITED
Eligible A' Tile Award winners are able to participate the Gala-Night and Award-Ceremony free of charge. Winners have also opportunity to order additional tickets for their guests.


Award Ceremony Garden
Design Award Ceremony Garden
Award Ceremony Guests
Award Ceremony Venue
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Award Ceremony Location
Gala-Night Red Carpet

RED CARPET TILE EVENT
A' Tile Award gala night and award ceremony is super exclusive, black-tie, red-carpet event for tile.


Gala-Night Stage

BLACK TIE TILE EVENT
Very Important People, Ambassadors, Influential Journalists and Industry Juggernauts are provided VIP invitations to attend the A' Tile Award gala night and award ceremony.


Gala-Night Awarding Ceremony

FULL GLAMOUR TILE EVENT
Each and every eligible A' Tile Award winners are called to stage to celebrate their success and to retrieve their tile prize.


Guests of design award ceremony

LA NOTTE PREMIO A'
Celebration occasion exclusively reserved for top A' Tile Award winners. Hosted in addition to our gala night to celebrate the "Prime Designer of the Year" title.


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ARS FUTURA CULTURA
Designers meet to discuss strategies and policies to advance the design discipline. A' Tile Award winners may reserve their seat to join the meetings.


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ARTS FOR FUTURE
Ars Futura Cultura means arts cultivate the future, that is why A' Design Award & Competition invest heavily in promoting good design, art, architecture and innovation every year.


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Designer posing in front of design award gala-night wall
Design team posing in front of gala-night wall
Stylish designer in gala-night

WORLD DESIGN CONSORTIUM
World Design Consortium is a global design, architecture, innovation and engineering agency, winner of tens of thousands of awards.


World Design Consortium logo overlay on event photo

GOOD IN ALL INDUSTRIES
World Design Consortium have uniquely specialized members in each and every industry, especially tile, thanks to its world-class members representing the very brightest in all fields.


World Design Consortium certificate of membership in wooden frame

MEMBERS IN ALL COUNTRIES
Winners of the A' Tile Award are invited to join the World Design Consortium. WDC Partners rely on each other to expand the range of services and capabilities they offer professionally.


Design award gala venue

PATRONS & SPONSORS
Over the years, A' Tile Award have earned the patronage of many prestigious institutions. While the sponsors and patrons vary every year, the awards had been previously endorsed by institutions such as: BEDA, Bureau of European Design Associations, Politecnico di Milano University, Como Municipality Culture Department and Ragione Lombardia, among other respectable and reputable organizations.


Design award flags

MARKETING INVESTMENT
Taking part in the A' Tile Award is almost totally risk free through preliminary preliminary checking service that tells how good your work is prior to nomination. Preliminary score is provided completely free of charge to each entrant. The A' Tile Award does not ask contractually obliged further fees from its winners. The A' Tile Award spends most of its operating income for promoting its laureates, creating a significant advertisement value. Companies and designers use the A' Tile Award Winner Logo to promote themselves and attract new customers.


Historical castle hosting design award exhibition

AWARD IN NUMBERS
The A' Tile Award is gaining significant popularity each year. Currently the A' Design Award has 831464081 page views, 209900 members, 77070 submissions, 800 gala-night and exhibition participants, and winners from 122 countries. Updated numbers and statistics could be found at A' Design Award In-Numbers page. We believe numbers are important for designers to understand what it means to be a winner.


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Grand Award Jury logo on red background photograph of gala guests
Photograph of gala-night guests eagerly waiting for ceremony to begin
Lanyards from gala-night

A' TILE AWARD JURY
A' Design Award Jury is truly great and powerful, composed of 314 established professionals, influential press members and academics, each design is given importance and equal consideration during voting.


Designers checking artwork and designs in design exhibition

EXPERIENCED & BALANCED JURY
A' Design Award Jury although changes every year features a balanced composition of tile professionals, journalists, scholars and entrepreneurs to ensure each tile is voted fairly.


Gala-night guests queued for entry to award ceremony

RESEARCH THROUGH VOTING
During the voting processes, A' Tile Award jury members fill a custom criteria survey, and indicate how the tiles should be voted better in the future.


Exhibition poster, cotton bag and merchandise

THE A' METHODOLOGY
A' Tile Award features a highly developed, ethical methodology for voting tiles which makes use of standardised scoring, pre-established criteria and bias removal.


Omega particle prototypes

STANDARDISED SCORE
A' Tile Award Scores are standardised based on the a) The Weights of Criteria, b) Average Score of Jury Members, c) Average Scores of All Years.


Red award trophy on top of other metal trophies

INTUITIVE VOTING
A' Tile Award Jury votes online, therefore no jury member effects another jury member's votes, the voting panel is easy to use yet requires a careful analysis of the works to be voted.


Left page from design award yearbook

RESEARCH DRIVEN
A' Design Award and Competition was developed as a part of a Ph.D. thesis at Politecnico di Milano, in Milan, Italy, after analysis of over 800 Design Competitions.


Right page from design award yearbook

MORE RESEARCH
The A' Tile Award platform is constantly in development, and is improved thanks to survey results and through ongoing research in order to provide the most value for the competition participants.


Hardcover design yearbook page

FAIR COMPETITION
A' Tile Award is not affiliated with any subculture, politic group, interest group or institution, and the jury is equally free during voting, your tile will be judged fairly.


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Trophy silhouette seen on winner kit box
Do not stack more than eight sign seen on box
Silhouette of tropy

TILE PRIZE
The A' Tile Award Prize is composed of logo license, public relations, publicity and reputation services, as well as the winner's kit that contains physical items, such as trophy, yearbook and certificate.


Winner kit box

TILE AWARD PRIZE
Eligible A' Tile Award Winners will receive their personalized Winners' Kit Package that include printed and framed award certificate, metal award trophy, A' Design Award Winners Yearbook, Award-winner's Manual Booklet, A3 Posters and A3 Certificate, and more.


Winner kit package

FREE AT GALA NIGHT
The A' Tile Award Winners' Kit is free and given to all pro-edition winners at the Gala-Night & Exhibition. If you are unable to join the gala-night and award celebration events, you can order your kit to be shipped to your address.


Highlight Your design value
Platinum Award winner logo
Gold Award Winner Logo
Silver Award Winner Logo

TILE AWARD WINNER LOGO
Winners of the A' Tile Award are provided a special license to use the tile award-winner logo. The A' Tile Award winner logo can be freely implemented to product packages, marketing materials, communications and public relation campaigns to help differentiate award-winning tiles.


Bronze Award Winner Logo

AVAILABLE IN MANY FORMATS
The A' Tile Award Winners' Logo is available in many formats and can be incorporated into all sorts of advertisements free of charge, and can be used freely by your agents and dealers with regards to your award-winning tiles.


Iron Award Winner Logo

LIFETIME USAGE
The Tile Award Winners' Logo is provided free of charge to all A' Tile Award winners, and A' Design Award and Competitions grants unlimited usage to winners, without yearly fees, without recurrent costs.


Platinum Selection Logo
Laureal Wreath
Award Winner Ribbon
Award Winner Black Flag

ADDED VALUE
A' Tile Award Winner Logo helps you communicate the excellent design values embedded in your tile to your customers, consumers and clients.


Award Winner Red Flag

IN COMMUNICATIONS
To leverage their award-winner status and get further benefits, A' Tile Award Winners use the logos in their communications prominently and visibly.


Award Winner Logo

MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
The A' Design Award Winner Logo's is expected to create a positive impact during a client's decision towards you and your work, and is designed to orient consumers and customers towards purchase of your tile.


Selection Badge
Platinum Trophy
Gold Trophy
Silver Trophy

SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE
The A' Tile Award Winner Logo is an excellent symbol to communicate your design excellence, quality and capabilities.


Bronze Trophy

FOR ALL INDUSTRIES
There is a distinct award-winner logo for each and every industry. The tile award winner logo was designed following industry best practices, and taking into consideration historical use and heritage.


Iron Trophy

EXCLUSIVE FOR WINNERS
Many awards require annual payments for unlimited logo use license. A' Tile Award winners are able to use their award-winner logos unlimitedly and free of charge without annual licensing fees.


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DESIGN MEDIATION
Being an A' Tile Award winner is just the beginning, eligible laureates are provided with complimentary mediation and brokerage services for selling their conceptual designs.


Handshake

GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT
Designers are kind, polite individuals who might have difficulty in making contracts with businesses, but we will be there to help.


Design Mediator Signature

HELP WITH CONTRACTS
A' Design Award, together with Design Mediators, provides support to eligible designers to help form legal contracts with companies who are interested in buying design concepts.


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SALONE DEL DESIGNER
A' Design Award has founded the Salone del Designer, with the sole purpose to provide a platform for award winners to sell their designs.


Salone del Designer Website

SELL TILE CONCEPTS
A' Tile Award Winner Designers can set a sales price and also customize their contracts for selling their award-winning designs through the Salone del Designer platform.


Salone del Designer Platform

LIST YOUR DESIGNS FOR SALE
The Salone del Designer platform access and sales listing service is provided free of charge to all winners, however only award-winning designs can be listed for sale.


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THE DESIGNMEGASTORE
At DesignMegaStore winner designers and companies can sell any of their designs or products, not only winning entries.


Design Mega Store Packaging

SELL GOOD TILE
DesignerMegaStore normally requires a registration fee and annual listing fees to sell your tile. Registration and listing is provided free of charge to all winners without annual fees.


888 Price Tag

%0 SALES COMMISSION
The DesignMegaStore is not just free for winners, but also does not take any commissions from the sales of designs, products or projects. You keep all the revenues.


Buy Sell Design Logo

JOIN DESIGN TENDERS
Not just sell designs; but join design tenders to give a price quote for design and production of custom tile products, services and more for international buyers.

Sell Your Design

SELL HIGH-LEVEL SERVICES
Are you a manufacturer? Give price quotes to big buyers for turnkey design and manufacturing solutions. Are you a designer? Find high-profile requests.

Buy Design

EXCLUSIVE SERVICE
The BuySellDesign network is exclusive to A' Design Award Winners, who wish to provide tile services to worldwide clients.


Benefits for Award Winners

A unique public relations campaign will be made for the Tile Design Award winners. Your work and your details will be communicated to thousands of press contacts, and also we will prepare a media kit for you. You can use this professionally prepared media kit to contact local press contacts. The winning design and the designer or the design studio will also be featured in the design annual and yearbook which is distributed by Design PR Wire to key figures in the design industry such as high-profile editors, press members and multi-national companies.


Proof of Design Creation Logo

PROOF OF DESIGN CREATION
Can you prove that you are indeed the original creator of your work? The Proof of Creation certificate given by A' Design Award can be useful.


Protect Your Design

DULY SIGNED AND TIMESTAMPED
The Proof of Creation document is a signed and timestamped paper to help you prove that at a given time, you had the design concept in your hands.


Free Design Protection

FREE & EASY TO OBTAIN
A' Design Award provides an easy way to obtain the Proof of Design Creation document, free for all participants. Please note that this is not a patent or registration.


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GOOD PR SERVICES
A' Tile Award winners are provided with numerous public relations and promotion services through DesignPRWire to celebrate their success.

Public Relations for Design

BEHIND THE CURTAINS
The scope of PR Services is not just digital, throughout the year, DesignPRWire visits tradefairs and introduces winner tiles to design-oriented companies.

Press Kit for Designers

CONNECT WITH PRESS
With services such as press release preparation and distribution, all free of charge, A' Tile Award increases your connectivity with the media and provides you with exposure throughout the year.


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PRESS RELEASE PREPARATION
A' Tile Award prepares a press release for all eligible winner tiles, in addition to allowing winners to upload their own releases to our platform for international press release distribution.


Press Release Preparation

PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION
Tile Award Winner press releases are distributed by DesignPRWire to a wide range of press members including both the traditional and online digital media.


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IT IS FREE & HIGH RES.
Electronic multi-media press release preparation and distribution services are provided to all A' Tile Award winners automatically and without any payments.


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DESIGNER INTERVIEWS
A' Tile Award publishes interviews with the award winning designers at designerinterviews.com and all tile award winners are eligible for complimentary interviews.


Designer Interviews Website

PICKED BY THE PRESS
Designer Interviews are also available at A' Design Award Website and are part of the Electronic Press Kit that are distributed to media members and journalists.


Designer Interviews Platform

USED BY JOURNALISTS
Designer Interviews are provided in a way to encourage usage without attribution to A' Tile Award, this helps the press members to write their articles faster.


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TILE INTERVIEWS
A' Tile Award publishes interviews regarding award winning tiles at design-interviews.com, and the interview service is provided free of charge for all tile award winners.


Design Interviews Website

DESIGNED FOR THE PRESS
Tile Interviews, which are also available at A' Design Award Website, are part of the Electronic Press Kit that are distributed to journalists.


Design Interview

INTEGRATED BY THE PRESS
Design Interviews platform was designed in a way to incentivize coverage by the press without attribution to A' Tile Award, to help journalists write feature stories faster.


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DESIGN LEGENDS
A' Tile Award publishes interviews with legendary designers at design-legends.com and as a laureate, we would be honor to feature you and your award winning tile.


Design Legends Website

LEGENDARY INTERVIEWS
Design Legends interviews help award-winning designers express themselves and explain their tiles better to worldwide audiences in long text format.


Design Legends Platform

LEGENDARY COMMUNICATION
Design Legends interviews are included in your Electronic Press Kits that are distributed to tile media, and are also available to you for your own communication.


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MAGNIFICENT DESIGNERS
A' Tile Award publishes interviews of Magnificent designers at magnificentdesigners.com, award-winners are all contacted to schedule for an interview and talk about their award-winning tiles.

Magnificent Designers Website

MAGNIFICENT MEDIA
Magnificent Designers platform allows laureates to communicate their perspectives on tiles with easy to follow questions and answers format.

Magnificent Designers Platform

LOVED BY TILE LOVERS
Magnificent Designers, along with other interview platforms provide design-oriented audiences rich and high quality knowledge and wisdom into philosophy of designers behind original and creative tiles.


Explore Thought-provoking Design Interviews

Explore thought-provoking design interviews published by The Tile Design Competition at these fine design interview blogs : — Magnificent Designers #1 Magnificent DesignersDesign Interviews #2 Design InterviewsDesign Legends #3 Design LegendsDesigner Interviews #4 Designer InterviewsGrand Interviews #5 Grand InterviewsVisionary Review #6 Visionary Review


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IDNN NETWORK
International Design News Network helps your tiles get international coverage through publications in all major languages.


Design News Website

REACH THE WORLD
IDNN publications reaches almost all of the world population in their native language, and helps you communicate your tiles to audiences far and beyond.


Design News Platform

IN 108 LANGUAGES
IDNN Network publishes award-winning tile news in 108 languages, in 108 publications, for true global outreach.


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BDCN NETWORK
Best Design Creative Network is all about communicating your excellence in tile to your locality. BDCN helps you get discovered when best tile in your region is searched for.


BDCN Website

122 SHOWCASES
There are 122 BDCN websites, each specialized in a distinct geographic area. Each BDCN Network website showcase the best of the best tile from a specific region.


BDCN Platform

PROMOTE YOUR TILE
When you win the A' Tile Award you will be listed in your local BDCN publication aimed to attract local clients, consumers, customers and buyers to your tile.


Best Logo

BEST DESIGNERS NETWORK
Best Designers Platform is all about delivering due respects, recognition and good reputation rightfully deserved by A' Tile Award laureates. Winners of the A' Tile Award are listed in the Best Designers Network.


Best Website

ACCLAIMED AND BRILLIANT
Get recognized, respected and published among other acclaimed and brilliant tile masters, and get found when good tile is searched for.


Best Design Promotion Platform

FAMOUS AND INFLUENTIAL
A' Tile Award winners, with their outstanding and excellent designs deserve all the fame and influence. Getting listed at Best Designers Platform, is only one of the many perks of winning the A' Tile Award.


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DXGN NETWORK
Design News Exchange Network spotlights, publishes and features good tiles worldwide. DXGN features and publishes articles on award-winning good tile.


DXGN Website

PROMOTE YOUR GOOD DESIGN
DXGN is composed of 151 amazing magazines that feature award-winning designers and their work. A' Tile Award winners are published.


DXGN Platform

REACH GREAT AUDIENCES
A' Tile Award winners are provided free editorial coverage and free news articles featuring their tiles at the DXGN Design News Network.


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GOOD NETWORK
Good Design News Network is composed of 50 publications that feature good design in different industries. GOOD Network is composed of many publications, each specialized in a given industry.


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TILE PUBLICATION
For each and every industry, there is a distinct GOOD Network publication that will feature, spotlight and highlight your award-winning works. Get your tile published in the GOOD Network.


Good Platform

GOOD DESIGN SHOWCASE
Good design deserves great recognition. Winners of A' Tile Award will be prominently featured and published in the GOOD Design News Network.


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NEWSROOM
A' Tile Award provides many tools for press members to reach good tile content. Accredited journalists are given access to exclusive interviews, tile images and press releases.


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REACH TILE JOURNALISTS
A' Tile Award Newsroom empowers journalists to interview award winners. Journalists can download press releases and high-resolution images of awarded tiles.


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DESIGNED FOR MEDIA COVERAGE
A' Tile Award Newsroom provides tile journalists with ready to use images, interviews and content. A' Tile Award Newsroom allows journalists to easily feature your award-winning tile and provide you with fast media coverage.


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DESIGNERS.ORG
Designers.org premium portfolio service is provided to all A' Tile Award winners, free of charge. Award winners use their Designers.org premium portfolio to showcase their award-winning tiles to design-oriented audiences worldwide.


Designers.org Website

PREMIUM PORTFOLIO
Designers.org is highly selective for the quality of tiles that are accepted, showcased and exhibited in their platform; only award-winning tiles are accepted for showcase promotion.


Designers.org Platform

SHOWCASE AND EXHIBIT
Get your work exhibited and showcased beautifully. By winning the A' Tile Award you will get a premium portfolio created for you, without you doing anything, we will list all your award-winning tiles on your behalf at designers.org platform.


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SECURITY COMES FIRST
The Security of your submissions, your personal data and tiles is of uttermost importance to A' Tile Award. Your password is secured with the SHA algorithm and even we do not know your password. Furthermore, your connections are secured and encrypted with SSL.

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CONCEALED CATEGORIES
Normally all A' Tile Award results are public and heavily promoted, however A' Tile Award allows you to make a concealed nomination. If you make a concealed nomination, your work is not published if it is awarded but you can still use the winner logo. The concealed nomination method is relevant for patent-pending designs and trade-secrets.

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CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
A' Tile Award is continuously improved to provide your award-winning tiles with new and exciting promotion and publicity opportunities. Every year, we do our best to refine and improve the A' Tile Award Prize to serve you better.


How to Participate in Tile Competition 2025 - 2026

Joining the Tile Design Competition is easy; first create an account at the A' Design Award and Competition, login to your account and third submit your design. When you enter your work, your design will be checked by the preliminary jury for its presentation. Afterwards, your design will be assigned a preliminary score from ten (10 - best) to zero (0 - worst), your work may also be marked approved or rejected to take part in the competition. If your entry is approved you can continue nominating your design for Tile Awards consideration. If your entry is rejected, you are suggested to update your presentation before nominating your design to Tile Award.


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DESIGNER RANKINGS
A' Design Award and Competition publishes Designer Rankings that is easily accessible by public and media. The Rankings feature the number of awards won by each designer and total rankings. Top 10, Top 100 and Top 1000 Designers can be accessed.


Designer Rankings Website

HIGH-RANKING DESIGNERS
Designer Rankings allow potential customers to find high-ranking designers. High-ranking design teams allow their designer ranking status to impress clients and customers. Journalists check Designer Rankings and discover good designers.


Designer Rankings Platform

RISE IN RANKINGS
A' Tile Award Winners are included in the Designer Rankings, each award-winning tile contributes a point towards better and higher ranking. Designer Rankings help award-winning designers and their awarded designs gain exposure.


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WORLD DESIGN RANKINGS
A' Design Award and Competition publishes the World Design Rankings that ranks countries and regions based on the number of award-winning designers from each territory. Journalists use World Design Rankings to find best tile talent from your region.


World Design Rankings Website

PRESTIGE AND HONOUR
Each country and region further lists the best brands, designers, artists and architects within the territory. For each A' Tile Award you win, you will be increasing your regional score in the global World Design Rankings, bringing honor and prestige to your region.


World Design Rankings Platform

THE FIRST AND ONLY
World Design Rankings is a very inclusive ranking system for design, with representation from all major industries and territories. Obtaining a high rank in the World Design Rankings will help you communicate your tile excellence to journalists and buyers from a unique perspective.


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AIBA
Alliance of International Business Associations. Free membership for award winning associations, organizations, institutions and clubs.


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ISPM
International Society of Product Manufacturers. Free membership for award winning product manufacturers and companies.


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IBSP
International Bureau of Service Providers. Free membership for award winning businesses and institutions in tertiary sector of the economy.


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IAD
International Association of Designers. Free membership opportunity for A' Tile Award laureates.


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ICCI
International Council of Creative Industries. Free membership for award winning businesses and institutions related to creativity.


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IDC
International Design Club. Free membership for award winning creative agencies, architecture offices, artists workshops and designer studios.


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FREE PRELIMINARY SCORE
A' Tile Award will review your submission and inform you how good your tile is prior to nomination. You will get a score from zero (0) to ten (10). Ten (10) is the highest preliminary score. Preliminary score service is provided completely free of charge to you and is confidential.


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FREE PRELIMINARY REVIEW
Preliminary score service is provided to you free of charge. Preliminary score is confidential. When you submit your work to A' Tile Award, your submission will be reviewed, and you will be provided a numerical preliminary score together with suggestions on how to improve your design presentation.


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FREE TILE REVIEW
You will get your tile reviewed for free and you will learn how good your tile actually is. If you get a high preliminary score for your tile you may want to nominate your tile for A' Tile Award consideration.


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SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION
A' Tile Award winners are featured in social media platforms. A' Tile Award have created many tools to help you advertise and promote your tile in social media.


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TILE PUBLICITY
Reach out to your prospective customers and connect with your existing clients in social media. A' Tile Award winners benefit from exclusive social media promotions created to promote award-winning tiles.


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PR AGENCY FOR TILE
If you need a public relations agency for tile, you will be happy to learn that A' Tile Award Prize includes many public relations and promotions services. Public relations services are provided free of charge to all A' Tile Award winners.


Design of the Day

DESIGN OF THE DAY
Design of the Day initiative aims to create social awareness for a distinct award-winning tile each day. Design of the Day is promoted in hundreds of publications as well as social media.


Designer of the Day

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day initiative aims to create social awareness for a distinct tile award winner each day. Designer of the Day is promoted in hundreds of publications as well as social media.


Design Interview of the Day

INTERVIEW OF THE DAY
Design Interview of the Day initiative aims to create social awareness for a distinct award-winning tile interview each day. Design Interview of the Day is promoted in hundreds of publications as well as social media.


Design Legend of the Day

DESIGN LEGEND OF THE DAY
Legend of the Day initiative aims to boost and promote a distinct tile award-winner in social media as well as at hundreds of magazines and publications.


Design Team of the Day

DESIGN TEAM OF THE DAY
Design Team of the Day initiative aims to boost and promote an award-winning tile team in new media as well as at hundreds of magazines and publications.


Design Highlight of the Day

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY
Highlight of the Day initiative helps us promote your tile and your image as an award-winner in social media, as well as hundreds of magazines and publications.


Design Brand of the Day

DESIGN BRAND OF THE DAY
Brand of the Day framework advertises and promote a distinct tile award-winner brand & their work in social media, and our network ecosystem of media publications.


Design Idea of the Day

DESIGN IDEA OF THE DAY
Design Idea of the Day platform showcases an unique award-winning tile in over thousand media platforms and publications run by A' Design Award and its partners.


Design Trend of the Day

DESIGN TREND OF THE DAY
Design Trend of the Day initiative showcases your trending tile in social media, thousands of media publications and the new media as part of our daily promotions.


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CASE STUDY
As a business, you might already be spending tons of money on the advertisements, you already know the costs & prize for publications, advertorial and editorial placements but most importantly you know it is best when customers find you, when you are the spotlight.


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GET PUBLICITY
Winning the A' Tile Award could help you secure some editorial space at both the traditional, new and social media and could create free publicity that your tiles very much deserves. Winning the A' Tile Award could help you attract prospective clients and customers to your business.


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ADVERTISE TILE
A' Tile Award provide its winners with really good PR services, electronic and traditional press release preparation and distribution, mass media syndication and access to an exclusive advertisement network. Winning the A' Tile Award will help you advertise your tiles easily.


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AWARD SPONSORSHIP
The A' Tile Award offers many scholarship programs to provide opportunity for start-ups and young designers to take part in the competition free of charge with their designs. The purpose of these sponsorship programs is to make the tile competition more fair, ethical and accessible.


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UNIVERSAL ACCESS
By taking part in our award sponsorship programs, you can earn free entry tickets to nominate your tiles for A' Tile Award consideration. There are many sponsorship programs available, some of them are very simple to take part.


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DESIGN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
Design Ambassador program is one of the many tile award scholarship programs we offer. If you perform a few simple tasks to help us create an awareness for good design, you may be granted free entry tickets to nominate your tiles for awards consideration.


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DESIGN TRANSLATIONS
A' Tile Award winner designs are translated to almost all major languages free of charge. A' Tile Award award-winning tiles are published and promoted in all major languages.


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TRANSLATION PLATFORM
In addition to the free of charge translation services provided by the A' Tile Award, award winners could further provide translations of their work in their native languages.


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UNIVERSAL REACH
Reach majority of the world population in their native language. Get your tile promoted to buyers, journalists, businesses and design enthusiasts that speak foreign languages. Help the world discover your tile.


The Check In Luggage
Pepsi Black x Star Wars LTO China Brand Packaging
Florasis Gold Love Lock Lipstick
Worth Interactive Advertising Print
Muji Eco-pavilion in Emptiness Exhibition Space
Makeree An educational tablet application
Blue Paradise Retail VM
Sostanza Lead holder
Makedo Toolkit cardboard construction system
Smartstreets-Smartbin™ Cigarette / Gum bin
Miracle of Birth Choker
Only Right Here Knife holder
Maxplo Tire
Milwaukee Redstick Digital Level
Procedural Flowers Digital Illustration
Kai Smart Hybrid Motoryacht
Deji Cultural Complex Museum
Ideal Combine Harvester
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COMPETITION CATEGORIES
A' Design Award & Competition features many competition categories in order to reach the widest audience possible. Large number of categories allow designers and brands from different industries to compete in a truly international multi-disciplinary competition.

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WIDE REACH
Research indicates that the worth and value of an award increases proportionally to its reach. Having a large number of competition categories allows the A' Design Award to reach a large number of people from diverse backgrounds.

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OPEN TO ALL TILES
A' Tile Award is open to nomination of all types of tiles. You can nominate tiles already realized and released to the market. You can also nominate tile concepts and prototypes that are not yet released to the market.


Organized by A' Design Awards.

A' Design Award has over 100+ competition categories. — Performing Arts #29 Scenary Design AwardsArt Supplies #53 Gift Design AwardsComputer Graphics #13 Computer Graphics Design CompetitionTextile #42 Design Depository AwardsPhotography Equipment #71 Design of the Century AwardsAircraft #69 Aircraft AwardArchitecture #3 Bridge Architecture AwardsSpatial #105 Spatial Design AwardsFurniture #1 Golden Prosumer AwardsGraphics #106 Italian Design AwardPet Care #47 Golden Pet Supply AwardsKitchenware #50 Golden Tableware Awards are some of the accolades organized by the A' Design Awards.


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RESPECT TILE
The A' Tile Award respects designers and companies who take part in the accolades. The tile awards logo and publicity services are provided free of charge to all eligible winners. Tile award trophies, yearbooks and certificates are distributed free of charge during the gala night to eligible winners.


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WINNERS' PACK
A' Tile Award winners are eligible to obtain the A' Tile Prize which includes public relations, advertising and promotion services. A' Tile Award winners are given a broad logo license to promote their tiles worldwide as award-winning tiles.


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WINNER BENEFITS
When you win the A' Tile Award, you enjoy a significant amount of 88+ exclusive benefits reserved for our laureates. A' Tile Award brings fame, prestige and publicity to your brand.


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PRESTIGE SYSTEM
The A' Tile Award grants you access to its unique A' Prestige System that provides you with a special opportunity to benefit from very exclusive intangible and tangible benefits.


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PRESTIGE TOKENS
Winners of the A' Tile Award are able to accumulate A' Prestige Tokens that could be exchanged for a plethora of privileged benefits and highly exclusive services.


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GOLDEN TICKETS
Having your name written and showcased on the walls of a contemporary design museum in large gold letters, and to have your tile accepted to a permanent collection of a design museum are only some of the perks that may be obtained by using your A' Prestige Tokens.


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A' DESIGN STAR
The A' Design Star is a special design recognition programme that is aimed to recognize and reward time-proven tile excellence.


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A' STAR EMBLEM
A' Design Star Emblem is a very special symbol awarded to multiple award-winning designers, brands, innovators, companies and agencies that are able to repeatedly and consistently create good tiles.


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A' STAR GUIDE
The A' Design Star guide lists the A' Design Star recognized 8-Star, 7-Star and 6-Star designers. A' Design Star is aimed to help large enterprises and brands to find reliable tile providers.


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WORLD DESIGN RATINGS
A' Tile Award winners will be listed at World Design Ratings, together with their WDC-Rank, Designer Title and Designer Honorifics.


World Design Ratings Website

DESIGNER HONORIFICS
A' Tile Award winners will be able to obtain respectable honorific titles based on their creative merits and tenets, including but not limited to Master and Grand-Master designations.


World Design Ratings Platform

HONOURING DESIGNERS
Your designer honorific title serves more than just to praise your excellent skills, they serve to signal your audiences to treat you with the uttermost respect you deserve as an outstanding designer.


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VIDEO INTERVIEWS
Select A' Tile Award winners will be eligible to have a video interview published about their profile and award-winning tiles.


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SPOTLIGHT VIDEOS
Eligible laureates will have the opportunity to get their award-winning tiles professionally spotlighted and video-captured.


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VIDEO CHANNELS
Your Video Interviews and Spotlight Videos, will be published and actively promoted at our online video channels to help you reach new audiences.


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RESOLUTE MOTTO
The motto of the A' Tile Award is "Ars Futura Cultura" i.e. Arts Cultivate the Future, Arts for the Culture of Future. We believe that the future is shaped by arts, design and technology, thus there is need of good tile for a better future.

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DESIGNED FOR DESIGNERS
The A' Tile Award is created to bring together designers, companies, audiences interested in tile and tile journalists. A' Tile Award aims to highlight good tile products and services to design-oriented audiences.

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THE MYTH, THE LEGEND
Winning the A' Tile Award is a certificate of excellence for designers, a proof of quality for companies. Having the A' Tile Award attracts the eyes of design-oriented audiences worldwide.


Tile Award

In a world where there are immense amount of projects released yearly, The Tile Design Award aims to bring forward the excellent qualifications of leading Tile designs and Tile design concepts by providing them with advertising and visibility. The A' Tile Award is an international tile competition with an aim to recognize, spotlight and promote good tiles worldwide. The A' Tile Prize includes many items such as Tile Award Winner Logo, Tile Trophy, Tile Excellence Certificate as well as public relations and marketing for promoting awarded tiles.


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Black trophy
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Silver trophy

5 TIERS OF HEAVEN
A' Tile Award is always awarded in five tiers: Platinum A' Tile Award, Gold A' Tile Award, Silver A' Tile Award, Bronze A' Tile Award and Iron A' Tile Award. These award tiers are reserved for winner tiles.


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5 LEVELS OF RECOGNITION
In addition to award levels, there is also honorable A' Tile Award Runner-up and A' Tile Award Participant status, the A' Tile Award Nominee tag, together with A' Tile Award Withdrawn and the A' Tile Award Disqualified status.


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FORESIGHT TO YOU
When you sign-up and upload your tile to the A' Tile Award you gain professional insight; preliminary jurors will score your work from zero (0) to ten (10), free of charge, and completely confidential, you will know well in advance what to expect if you nominate your work.


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GOOD AWARD
A' Tile Award gives a lot of importance to promote and advertise award winning tiles adequately. We believe that a good tile award should offer more than a logo, a good tile competition should provide more than a certificate, a good tile prize is more than a trophy.


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ENGINEERED
Every single element that makes the A' Tile Award for good tile was synthetically designed and engineered to help your award-winning tile reach its true potential, to help you find new markets and audiences.


Premium winner kit package

COVETED PRIZE
Tile award winner logo, tile award trophy, tile award winners book, tile award winners certificate, tile award gala-night, tile award exhibition, and marketing services for good tile. awaits eligible winners.


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YOUNG DESIGN PIONEER
Young Design Pioneer is a special recognition granted by International Design Club to a young yet highly professional and creative designer under the age of 40.


Young Design Pioneer recipient

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Young A' Tile Award laureates are eligible to be nominated for the Young Design Pioneer title and obtain their special certificate and trophy to celebrate the occasion.


Young Design Pioneer laureate

HIGHLIGHTING POTENTIAL
Young Design Pioneer recipients are also given the All-Plus Trophy, featuring a plus sign in all six perspectives, highlighting the immense, multi-dimensional creative and professional growth capacity.


All-Star Trophy
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INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Innovator of the Year title is a special recognition granted by Alliance of International Business Associations to a select A' Tile Award winner enterprise that implements good design as a core value in their business.


Innovator of the Year recipient

RECOGNIZING GOOD DESIGN
Innovator of the Year title recognizes the use of good design in business to create superior products and projects that benefit the society, customers, clients as well as employees.


Innovator of the Year laureates

INNOVATION TROPHY
Innovator of the Year recipients are given the Innovation Trophy, to highlight, recognize and celebrate their stellar innovation, creativity and expansional growth, as well as to thank them for making the world a better place with their good design.


Pi-Head Trophy
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DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Designer of the Year is title the highest achievement granted by International Association of Designers, to award-winning designers to celebrate their success. Every year, only one Prime Designer of the Year title is granted.


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SIGNED BY MASTERS
Designer of the Year Certificate is signed by 40 world-class master designers. Obtaining the Prime Designer of the Year title is a great honour.


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SPECIAL METAL TROPHY
Prime Designer of the Year award recipients are also given a special metal trophy to celebrate their success. A' Tile Award winners have a chance to get elected as the Prime Designer of the Year.


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TILE AWARD TROPHY
Omega Particle is the name of the trophy given to A' Tile Award winners. The A' Tile Award Trophy represent infinite possibilities of a design process.


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SOFT ORGANIC INTERIOR
The soft organic curves within the A' Tile Award Trophy signify our emotions. the emotional content that is implemented in design process.


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HARD GEOMETRIC EXTERIOR
The hard geometric edges of the A' Tile Award Trophy signify logic, the scientific content that is embedded in design process.


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MEDIA PARTNERS
A' Tile Award has 35 media partners this year, when we talk about Media Partners, these are different from the list of publications we reach via pr campaigns or press releases; these are the list of publications that will definetely publish a selection of our winners.


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DIRECT EXPOSURE
By taking part and nominating your work, you gain direct exposure to our Media Partners, which combined, have more than hundred million page views annually, your tile will have a chance to tap on their audiences, and get your work seen by the millions. We had already provided 40974 media placements for our laureates.


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INDIRECT EXPOSURE
In addition to getting your work seen by 35 Media Partners, your tile will also get an opportunity to be discovered by 500.000+ journalists, editors and media members that receive our press releases.


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DESIGNER.ORG
Designer.org is a highly prestigious global marketplace and community for good design. Designer.org brings together the finest minds in the design industry to showcase their exceptional projects to prospective clients, design buyers, customers, and the media, with a clear call to take action towards business and collaboration.


Designer.org Platform

GOOD DESIGN
Designer.org connects award-winners with leading brands and enterprises. This collaboration-centric approach allows designers to expand their horizons and gain global exposure. For companies, listing on Designer.org signals a dedication to good design, quality and innovation.


Designer.org Profile

GOOD BUSINESS
Being a winner of the A' Tile Award comes with many perks, one being a spot on Designer.org. Designer.org listing offers A' Tile Award laureates increased visibility and a pathway to new business contacts and opportunities.


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PRIME EDITIONS
In addition to the A' Design Award yearbooks, the A' Design Award winners get an exclusive opportunity to get their work published in the Prime Edition books. The Prime Editions are ultra-premium, extra-large, carefully curated, high-quality, outstanding photobooks that publish award-winning excellent designs, original art and innovative architecture worldwide.


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YOUR OWN DESIGN BOOK
Prime Editions, anthology and monograph books, come in three types. The Designer Prime Editions are books that publish award-winning works of just one designer. Plus, The Category Prime Editions publish award-winning works from a given design award category. Finally, The Locality Prime Editions publish award-winning works from distinct territories.


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PREMIUM PUBLICATION
Winners of the A' Design Award will have the exclusive opportunity to have their award-winning works published in the Prime Editions publications. Top award-winning designers will have a special opportunity to have a book dedicated to just their own works.


Press Release Preparation and Distribution

TRIPLE PRESS RELEASE
As a recipient of the prestigious A' Tile Award, you get a masterfully crafted press release that vividly showcases your achievement in tile. Beyond this primary acknowledgment, you are also endowed with two additional press release credits, granting you the flexibility to craft narratives that genuinely embody your design ethos.

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PRECISION-TARGETED OUTREACH
The PRDS System, designed to directly connect you with your target demographics, promotes your groundbreaking tile to important tile industry publications, local broadcasters and niche media channels. Rather than you announcing your award status, let us broadcast your significant win, spotlighting your big tile award globally.

Award-Winner Press Release Service

PUBLIC RELATIONS SUPPORT
Every press release tool we offer is meticulously crafted to boost your tile media visibility and enhance your prominence. Backed by the A' Design Award and Competition, your tile award success stories are perfectly positioned to attain the global acknowledgment they merit.

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Sound Balance Acoustic Elements
Bcompact Hybrids Compact Side Folding Stair
NAVE Air Conditioning System
Famous Wall Tile and Glazed Porcelain
Hbp22 Series Elevator
MHS Building Systems Structural Aluminum Framing Design
20mm Full-body Slab Floor Coverings
Eikon Exe Wiring Devices
Vshape Mattina Tiles
Solarbreaker Photovoltaic Facade Shutter
Squar Dimensional Tiles
Excentrico Construction Product
Elite Smart Film
VE Series Narrow Pixel Pitch Display
Tre Modular Concrete Tile Series
Fdo Multi-shaped Outlet
Puzzle Polyurethane Wall Tile
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BIG BRANDS
The A' Tile Award is for everybody, but big brands know better how to use the tile award efficiently for their benefits.


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FAMOUS COMPANIES
Enterprises especially use the tile award logo, tile award-winning status to promote sales, and further use the tile award to celebrate success of their R&D teams.


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MAKE USE OF A' AWARD.
Companies also benefit from the international publicity, advertising and marketing services provided to tile award-winners. You too can enjoy all these advertising and promotion benefits if you win the A' Design Award.


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/DESIGN/Newswire
With /DESIGN/Newswire, every A' Tile Award winner gains exclusive access to broadcast their award-winning work and press release to global design outlets, media, editors, journalists, and prestigious publications.

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BROADCAST YOUR SUCCESS
/DESIGN/Newswire is ready to amplify your A' Tile Award achievements, relaying them to influential design magazines, industry publications, and a vast array of national and international media outlets, including television, radio, newspapers, and online news networks.

Design Newswire Communication

GET MARKETPLACE ATTENTION
Being featured in prominent tile publications opens doors to potential consumers, customers, and clients. Each media placement secured by /DESIGN/Newswire amplifies your voice, connecting you with a marketplace audience eager for original and innovative tiles.

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DESIGN NEWSROOM
A' Tile Award will create a tailored Design|Newsroom for you, complete with high-res images, detailed interviews, and expertly crafted texts. This newsroom offers journalists the ready-to-use content and high-resolution imagery they seek.

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GOLDMINE FOR MEDIA
Design|Newsroom presents a curated collection of exceptional, award-winning design content to media professionals and journalists. Design|Newsroom equips press members with an array of ready-to-publish assets, including high-resolution images, interviews and in-depth design stories, making it easy to feature your award-winning tiles.

Design Newsroom Communication

MAKE IT EASY
The easier you make it for journalists, the more exposure you get. A' Tile Award sets you up for success with prepared high-res images, detailed interviews, and visuals of your %work%. By streamlining the content process, you become a quick pick for media features.

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DESIGN NEWS WORLD NETWORK
DNWN is a global, multilingual media network dedicated to spotlighting design excellence. When you win A' Tile Award you award-winning tile will get eligible to get published via DNWN platform to help your news reach its intended audiences; clients, consumers, and customers in many countries.

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IN-DEPTH ARTICLES
Being showcased on DNWN through in-depth articles spotlighting your works helps your award-winning tile reach and resonate profoundly with key audiences — clients, consumers, customers and tile buyers across diverse regions worldwide.

Design News World Network Website

AMPLIFY YOUR SUCCESS
The high quality and organized presentation of your award-winning tiles on premium DNWN publications can inspire other journalists, editors and media houses to feature your tile in their own publications, leading to even more exposure.

Professional design business rating system

MERIT-BASED RATING
The Design Business Index (DBI) transforms subjective tile excellence into objective, verifiable credentials through a rigorous, blind-reviewed assessment system. For A' Tile Award winners, this rating becomes a powerful differentiator, enabling them to communicate their verified excellence to potential clients worldwide.


Design excellence verification certificate

VERIFIED EXCELLENCE
The DBI Certificate serves as a tangible embodiment of creative excellence, providing A' Tile Award winners with formal validation of their achievements. The prestigious DBI credential helps transform abstract recognition into concrete proof of capability, building trust with clients and collaborators.


Global design business directory platform

GLOBAL DIRECTORY
The Design Business Directory showcases A' Tile Award laureates with verified DBI Ratings in an exclusive, merit-based listing. The curated DBI database provides enhanced visibility to a global audience of decision-makers, helping distinguished tile professionals connect with potential clients worldwide.


Global trust accelerator system for design excellence

TRUST ACCELERATOR
W* is an exclusive ecosystem that amplifies A' Tile Award winners' credibility through a sophisticated trust-transfer mechanism. The transformative W* platform combines digital and physical trust signals to create immediate differentiation, helping laureates communicate their excellence to a global audience.


Excellence verification system for award winners

VERIFIED EXCELLENCE
The W* framework provides winners with powerful validation tools including a sophisticated logo, official certificate, and curated digital presence. The carefully crafted W* elements work in concert to transform your A' Tile Award achievement into an ongoing business advantage platform.


Business growth platform for design excellence

BUSINESS GROWTH
Eligible A' Tile Award winners gain access to W*'s sophisticated B2B matchmaking platform, connecting verified excellence with high-intent buyers. The curated W* environment eliminates marketing noise and facilitates meaningful business connections, transforming award recognition into tangible opportunities.


Professional design review platform

AUTHORITATIVE COVERAGE
Visionary Review transforms A' Tile Award winners' excellence into comprehensive, authoritative articles. The Visionary Review platform converts interview responses and achievements into sophisticated, long-form coverage, presenting your success through expert analysis rather than self-promotion.


Design excellence narrative transformation

NARRATIVE EXCELLENCE
Through a sophisticated double-transformation process, Visionary Review elevates your tile achievements into compelling industry narratives. Your award-winning work gets presented through an expert lens, adding significant credibility and impact while reaching a global audience of stakeholders.


Strategic design promotion platform

STRATEGIC PROMOTION
For A' Tile Award laureates, Visionary Review offers invaluable third-party validation, communicating excellence without arrogance. The strategic Visionary Review platform positions winners as industry leaders through authoritative coverage, helping attract high-value opportunities while building lasting professional legacy.


Professional design interview platform

SOPHISTICATED DIALOGUE
Grand Interviews offers A' Tile Award winners a unique platform to articulate their excellence through expertly crafted dialogue. The innovative Grand Interviews system transforms traditional self-promotion into engaging discourse through questions that inherently validate achievement and innovation in tile.


Authentic design storytelling platform

AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING
Through carefully structured questions that presuppose excellence, Grand Interviews creates a natural context for A' Tile Award winners to share their achievements. Grand Interviews' sophisticated approach allows laureates to discuss their expertise and creativity without the awkwardness of direct self-promotion.


Design thought leadership platform

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
For A' Tile Award laureates, Grand Interviews serves as a powerful PR tool that positions winners as industry authorities. The Grand Interviews platform creates lasting digital footprints that enhance professional legacy while attracting high-value opportunities through dignified, credible communication of excellence.


Exclusive design directory platform

EXCLUSIVE DIRECTORY
ListOf.Net is a premium directory exclusively showcasing A' Tile Award winners. The prestigious ListOf.Net platform provides laureates with lifetime subscriptions, enhancing their online visibility and credibility while connecting them with a global audience of tile enthusiasts, consumers, and journalists.


Global visibility network for designers

GLOBAL VISIBILITY
Through strategic content practices and valuable backlinks, ListOf.Net amplifies A' Tile Award winners' online presence. The premium ListOf.Net platform helps laureates reach potential clients, partners, and industry influencers, creating new business opportunities and collaborations worldwide.


Premium positioning platform for award winners

PREMIUM POSITIONING
ListOf.Net's curated directories position A' Tile Award winners among industry leaders, enhancing their brand image and market presence. The exclusive ListOf.Net platform helps laureates strengthen their professional credibility, attract media interest, and justify premium positioning in the competitive tile market.


Global video exposure for design award winners

GLOBAL VISIBILITY
The A' Tile Award YouTube channel, with its million-plus subscriber base, offers winners grand exposure. Your award-winning tile gets opportunity to be featured in professionally produced videos that consistently achieve significant views, reaching a qualified, global audience of tile enthusiasts and professionals.


Professional video marketing for award-winning designs

MARKETING POWER
Leverage professional video content featuring your award-winning tile for lasting impact. Your achievement gets permanent presence on our established platform, providing continuous exposure and third-party validation from a respected industry authority in tile.


Business growth opportunities through design award videos

BUSINESS GROWTH
Transform your A' Tile Award recognition into tangible business opportunities. Our video platform helps you connect with potential clients, strengthen your pitch with award-winning credentials, and establish a powerful digital presence in the global tile community.


Monumental design recognition program

MONUMENTAL RECOGNITION
The Grand Honour Initiatives represent A' Tile Award's visionary commitment to elevate laureates through transformative actions. From naming streets after designers to dedicating public spaces, these initiatives aim to embed tile excellence into society's fabric, celebrating creators whose work enhances our world.


Design legacy recognition program

LASTING LEGACY
Through official recommendations to authorities and governments, the Grand Honour Initiatives seek to recognize A' Tile Award winners as cultural icons. This noble endeavor aims to uplift the prestige of the tile profession while ensuring outstanding creators receive deserved civic honors and accolades.


Cultural impact program for designers

CULTURAL IMPACT
For esteemed A' Tile Award laureates, these initiatives offer opportunities to solidify their legacy through national honors and global recognition. By embedding winners' achievements in cultural and educational frameworks, the program creates lasting influence that inspires future generations of tile professionals.


88 Percent

88 PERCENT
Higher Certainity : Before nomination, A' Design Awards gives you a score on your tile. This score is provided to you free of charge. About 88% of the time, your preliminary score will be close to your final result. If there's a big difference, we give you another go within the scope of our Second Chance Policy.

Omega Radiance

VICTORY UNVEILED
When you secure a victory at the A' Tile Award, in recognition of your award-winning design, you gain eligibility to obtain the highly esteemed and much coveted A' Design Prize which contains 88+ benefits to promote your brand.

95 Percent

95 PERCENT
Increased Safety : 95% of A' Tile Award entrants use our free score-check before nominating their tile. The preliminary score serves as a barometer and offers insight into the strength of your presentation and the potential success of your design, to help you make an informed decision of participation.

Primary image example for tile award

MAIN IMAGE
To take part in A' Tile Award you need one primary main image that represents your tile. Your tile image shall be placed in a canvas that is 3600 x 3600 pixels, and should be a 72 dpi resolution, jpeg file.


Optional image example for tile award

OPTIONAL IMAGES
If you wish to represent your tile better, we would further recommend that you upload up to 4 optional images, each placed on a 1800 x 1800 pixel canvas, your images should have 72 dpi resolution, and should be jpeg files.


Optional data for tile award

OPTIONAL PDF, LINK OR VIDEO
Finally, you will have an opportunity to support your tile presentation with an optional video presentation, a private access link or a PDF document up to 40 pages, accessible only to jurors.


Designer registering an account for tile awards consideration

TAKE PART STEP #1
Register to A' Design Award & Competition for taking part in A' Tile Award. During tile award registration, you will type in your name, surname and email. Confirm your e-mail address after registration to fully activate your profile. It is free to create an account.

Designer uploading a tile to awards website

TAKE PART STEP #2
Login to A' Design Award website. Upload your tile. You can upload as many tiles as you like. It is free and very easy to upload your designs.

Designer nominating a work for tile awards consideration

TAKE PART STEP #3
Select the award category that you wish to compete for and nominate your tile for the A' Tile Award before the competition deadline.


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Lists of award-winning projects featured, from first row to last row, from left to right, in order of appearance: — 1 #154733 Drift Antibacterial Ceramic Wall Cladding2 #149146 Brazilian Quartzite Tiles3 #159235 Kazbegi Slab4 #156281 Luxury Stone 2.0 Ceramic Slab5 #147781 Firefly Switch6 #154999 N1 Linear Rail Sliding Partition Door7 #154818 Cloudy Water Xiaoxiang Shadow Panel8 #133568 KNX Waltz Touch Pad Smart Home Control Panel9 #141957 Magnetic Zosine Baseboard10 #149150 Marmo Tiles11 #149796 Youoy Floor Tile12 #119524 Marquina Gold Tiles13 #152776 Cultura Concrete Wall Tile14 #159114 L10 Sash Window15 #135169 Marble Hexagon Tile Covering Material16 #127386 Karst Water Filtration Staircase17 #136352 Intelligent Innovation Door18 #147361 Modular Handle For Door19 #83650 Drift Antibacterial Ceramic Wall Cladding20 #64040 Brazilian Quartzite Tiles21 #147144 Kazbegi Slab22 #44918 Luxury Stone 2.0 Ceramic Slab23 #158442 Firefly Switch24 #55245 N1 Linear Rail Sliding Partition Door25 #54318 Cloudy Water Xiaoxiang Shadow Panel26 #53436 KNX Waltz Touch Pad Smart Home Control Panel27 #57595 Magnetic Zosine Baseboard28 #28801 Marmo Tiles29 #136443 Youoy Floor Tile30 #30101 Marquina Gold Tiles31 #39467 Cultura Concrete Wall Tile32 #91365 L10 Sash Window33 #153085 Marble Hexagon Tile Covering Material34 #159993 Karst Water Filtration Staircase35 #141008 Intelligent Innovation Door36 #75776 Modular Handle For Door37 #142749 Laodikeia Symbols Coating Surfaces38 #101198 Sound Balance Acoustic Elements39 #112199 Bcompact Hybrids Compact Side Folding Stair40 #127475 NAVE Air Conditioning System41 #121373 Famous Wall Tile and Glazed Porcelain42 #147996 Hbp22 Series Elevator43 #148543 MHS Building Systems Structural Aluminum Framing Design44 #133526 20mm Full-body Slab Floor Coverings45 #83008 Eikon Exe Wiring Devices46 #120379 Vshape Mattina Tiles47 #102697 Solarbreaker Photovoltaic Facade Shutter48 #72078 Squar Dimensional Tiles49 #121110 Excentrico Construction Product50 #129937 Elite Smart Film51 #72558 VE Series Narrow Pixel Pitch Display52 #50394 Tre Modular Concrete Tile Series53 #74824 Fdo Multi-shaped Outlet54 #121412 Puzzle Polyurethane Wall Tile.

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Good Tile Deserves Great Recognition.

With over 88+ Benefits in the A' Prize for Good Tile, the A' Tile Award is an excellent tool to have your good tile recognized, honored and promoted worldwide. Obtain the A' Tile Award Winner and elevate your tile globally. Winner works get translated and published in all major languages, get exhibited, promoted, advertised and shared in our media network reaching hundreds of millions of readers annually. A' Tile Award excellent ROI for promoting your good tile.

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