Design Excellence Award : DEmark 2026

Schedule

Award Promotion and Application Period

December 6-14, 2025

DEmark Award Exhibition at Chiangmai Design Week 2025 featuring G-Mark Award 2025 and PM's Export Award 2025 BEST DESIGN winners

January 14, 2026

Press conference for DEmark 2025 Award applications and opening of applications

January 29 - February 8, 2026

DEmark Exhibition at Bangkok Design Week 2026 featuring G-Mark Award 2025 and PM's Export Award 2025 BEST DESIGN winners with application promotion

January 14 - April 2026

Apply to join the project via www.demarkaward.net

May 2026

Application deadline for DEmark Award competition

Award Judging

Early June 2026

Evaluation and judging for Design Excellence Award 2026 (2-day judging)

Judging Day 1

  • Furniture Products Group
  • Lifestyle Products Group
  • Apparel, Accessories, and Textile Innovation Group
  • Industrial and Technology Products Group

Judging Day 2

  • Packaging Design Group
  • Graphic and Communication Design Group
  • Interior Design Group
  • System Service and Digital Platform Group
Mid-June 2026

DEmark 2026 Award results announcement

July 2026

PM's Export Award BEST DESIGN Subcommittee Meeting #2/2025 to verify DEmark 2025 results and select BEST DESIGN recipients

Marketing Promotion Activities

July or August 2026

Marketing promotion through DEmark Concept Store exhibition (private venue)

Award Ceremony

August 2026

DEmark 2026 Award Ceremony

* Note: Schedule may change as appropriate