The Rome Lighting Design Awards celebrates the art of illuminating spaces in creative and impactful ways. This category recognises designs that enhance environments through innovative use of light and technology.
We invite lighting designers, architects, and design studios to showcase their brightest ideas. Whether your projects illuminate public spaces, private residences, or commercial buildings, we want to see your work.
Join us and let your designs illuminate the world today.
The Rome Design Awards welcomes submissions from all designers, whether showcasing works-in-progress, complete projects, or conceptual ideas. Each winner is selected based on a single entry, instead of a full body of work, emphasising the importance of submitting your most compelling design.
To support accessibility, the Rome Design Awards implements a simple, inclusive fee structure. Rather than per-entry charges, a $30 annual administrative fee is implemented to cover essential services such as printing, mailing, and data organisation. This flat rate ensures fairness and maximises value for those entering multiple designs, making excellence in design accessible to all.
| 2026 Entry Period |
Early Bird (12 Dec 2025 - 26 Jan 2026) |
Regular (27 Jan 2026 - 27 Feb 2026) |
Final (28 Feb 2026 - 30 Mar 2026) |
Final Extension (31 Mar 2026 - 28 Apr 2026) |
| Professional 1st Entry | $209 | $219 | $239 | $249 |
| Additional Category | $149 | $159 | $179 | $189 |
| Additional Entry | $209 | $219 | $239 | $249 |
| Student 1st Entry | $60 | $70 | $80 | $90 |
| Student Additional Category | $50 | $60 | $70 | $80 |
| Student Additional Entry | $60 | $70 | $80 | $90 |
Results Announcement: 12 Jun 2026 |
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* You may submit an entry into multiple categories at the same time. The first Category will be charged as per the original submission fee. Additional categories (2 or more) will be charged as such.
* Fees are non-refundable. Withdrawn entries (whether withdrawn by entrant, or by the Rome Design Awards for entrant's failure to comply with the entry rules) will NOT be refunded.
PROJECT DATE
Work submitted must have been created within the last 5 years.
| Benefits / Winning Level | Designs of the Year |
Platinum Winner |
Gold Winner |
Silver Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statuette | YES | / | / | / |
| Appearance on Winners Highlight Page | YES | / | / | / |
| Mentioned in Winner Press Release | YES | / | / | / |
| Mentioned in Rome Design Awards e-Newsletter | YES | YES | / | / |
| Mentioned in Media Partner Website – Muse.World | YES | YES | / | / |
| Dedicated Social Media Post | YES | YES | YES | / |
| Winner’s Interview | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Dedicated Winner’s Profile/Page | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Eligible to Purchase Rome Design Statuette | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Press Release Template | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Winner Certificate | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Winner Badge | YES | YES | YES | YES |
Kindly provide a synopsis of your design of approximately 350 words. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation of non-English entries is highly recommended.
The submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (Keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).
Entries with audio/video must be submitted with a direct URL that will take judges directly to the work:
Upload video/audio to Vimeo/YouTube/Youku.
Paste the URL link into the URL field.
