Design competitions

The brief

Every competition on Design Something works the same way: a professional brief, a £25 entry fee, a £500 cash prize, one winner, ten runners-up and published criteria.

Open for entry

2 active briefs

01Live now

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Live nowIndustrial Design

AI, BUT PHYSICAL.

Design a physical product that uses AI to create a genuinely new and meaningful human experience. Move beyond the screen. Reimagine how people could interact with intelligence through physical form, movement, sound, material, space and touch. AI, BUT PHYSICAL. What happens when intelligence becomes something you can actually interact with?

Entry

£25

Prize

£500

Deadline

November 30th

Enter - £25Read the brief

02Live now

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Live nowArchitecture

THE RUINS TO REUSE

Choose an existing building anywhere in the world - in use, abandoned or forgotten - and give it a reason to stand.

Entry

£10

Prize

£500

Deadline

30 November 2026

Enter - £10Read the brief