Design Values Award (DVA)

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Design Values Award

The Design Values Award (DVA) is an international award celebrating contemporary Chinese design. Launched in 2024 through a collaboration between the V&A Museum in London and Design Society in Shenzhen.

ABOUT DVA CATEGORIES

Video Highlights

Design Values Award Shortlist

V&A CNY DVA Telephone video

DVA Trailer Short Film

Design Value Award Ambassador Film

Categories

Spanning four categories, the DVA assesses entries based on creativity, practicality, aesthetics, and ethical impact. These categories reflect our commitment to a diverse and inclusive design landscape.

'Paimio' armchair, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy, 1932 (designed), ca. 1935 (manufactured) / Paimio扶手椅；设计：阿尔瓦·阿尔托（Alvar Aalto） 1932年；生产：Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy 1935年前后

Product Design

Fairphone Android mobile telephone with packaging and ephemera, Fairphone, China, 2013 © Given by Fairphone / Fairphone安卓手机包装及其配件（2013）；品牌：Fairphone(中国) © Fairphone

Visual, Communication, and Interactive Design

V&A’s Exhibition Road Entrance, designed by AL_A, UK, 2017. Image Hufton+Crow / V&A博物馆展览路入口；设计：AL_A(英国)，于2017年完工 © Hufton+Crow

Architecture and Environmental Design

Auspicious Cloud of the Orient 東方祥雲' red carpet dress, yellow satin-weave silk, raised dragon design embroidered in silk and metallic threads, designed by Laurence Xu, China, 2010-2011 © Given by Laurence Xu /东方祥云红毯礼服 ,采用黄色缎纹丝绸，饰有以丝线与金属线刺绣而成的立体龙纹；设计：劳伦斯·许

Fashion, Textile, and Jewellery Design

Award Ambassador

Leonie Bell

Leonie Bell

Director
V&A Dundee

Yung Ho Chang

Yung-ho Chang

Founding Partner and Principal Architect, Atelier Feichang Jianzhu (FCJZ)
Chair Professor, University of Hong Kong
Emeritus Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Oriole Cullen

Oriole Cullen

Senior Curator of Fashion and Textiles
V&A, London, UK

Ben Evans

Ben Evans

Director
London Design Festival

Tim Reeve

Tim Reeve

Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer V&A
Chair East Bank Board, London, UK

Henry Steiner

Henry Steiner

Austrian graphic designer
Father of Hong Kong Graphic Design

孙建华

Troy Sun

2024 Executive Chairman of the C Foundation

Jiang Tiefeng

Tiefeng Jiang

Chairman of Board
CMSK

Marisa Yiu

Marisa Yiu

Co-Founder, Lead Curator/ Executive Director, DESIGN TRUST
Founding Partner, ESKYIU

Evaluation Process & Standards

Our judging and review process ensures a fair and comprehensive evaluation of all entries, promoting excellence in design.

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