2025 DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The Ac's Design Excellence Awards celebrate innovation, creativity, and excellence in product design. This prestigious program offers an exciting platform for brands to gain recognition and connect with a broader audience.

DEA Voting Is Open

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Winners will be announced on November 3rd.
For more information on the celebratory breakfast & to purchase tickets, click here.

Design Excellence Awards Winners Announcement Breakfast

Celebrate Design Excellence at The Fifth Avenue Hotel with a morning of networking, breakfast, and the official reveal of this year’s Design Excellence Award winners.

Tickets $200:
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DEA Winner Announcement Breakfast Invite

WHY ENTER?

Gain Recognition: Elevate your product and brand with the distinction of being an AC Awards finalist or winner.

Exclusive Ac Seal: Finalists and winners earn the prestigious AC Seal—a lasting symbol of product excellence that can be promoted for the life of your product.

Unmatched Visibility: The Awards generate millions of impressions across AC Magazine and our social platforms, delivering unparalleled exposure.

Editorial Feature: Finalists are spotlighted in the Fall issue of AC Magazine, with winners celebrated in the Winter issue—reaching buyers, retailers, and press across the industry.

2025 DEA Sponsors

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WINNERS:

ADIDAS
AIMEE KESTENBERG
AKNVAS
AKOLA
ALAIN MIKLI
AMERICAN OPTICAL
BAUBLEBAR
BENTZ LUXURY
BINATA MILLINERY
BOGG BAG
BRAHMIN
BRUNNACO
BROSWAY ITALIA
BURBERRY
CALERES
CAROLINA HERRERA
CHARLES & COLVARD
CHLOÉ
CHRIS DONOVAN FOOTWEAR
CITIZEN
COACH
COLETTE MALOUF
CONVERSE
DANIELA URIBE
DARIA DE KONING
DAVID BECKHAM EYEWEAR
DEEPA GURNANI
DORYN WALLACH
DR. SCHOLL’S SHOES
ECHO
EDIE PARKER
ESSILORLUXOTTICA
ÉTOILE
EVERINA
FFORA
FRANCO SARTO
FREIDA ROTHMAN
GIGI BURRIS MILLINERY
HAMMITT
HEARTS ON FIRE
JANE WIN JEWELRY
JARED X LULU FROST
JIMMY CHOO
KAMARIA JEWELRY
KBH JEWELS
KIMBERLY PUCCI
LAGOS
LANVIN
LAQUAN SMITH
LONGCHAMP
LUCCHESE
MARCHON
MARC JACOBS
MARGARET’S THE COUTURE CLEANERS
MARINA B
MARLYN SCHIFF
MERRELL
MONICA RICH KOSANN
NADRI
PIPER & SKYE
POLOGEORGIS
POPSOCKETS
PRADA
PRESS EYEWEAR
RAY-BAN
ROMEO HUNTE
SAFILO
SAMSONITE
SHAHLA KARIMI
SHED RAIN
SHINOLA
STUART WEITZMAN
THE OCEAN CLEANUP
TIMEX
TRAVELPRO
TYLER ELLIS
TWO BLIND BROTHERS
VERA BRADLEY
VERONICA BEARD
VINCE
VOGUE EYEWEAR
WALLAROO HAT COMPANY