Recognizing the year’s top products
and manufacturers
ABOUT THE 2026 BEST OF PRODUCTS AWARDS
The Best of Product Awards are an opportunity for designers and manufacturers to reach our audience of 1+ million readers—an eclectic mix of top-tier architects, designers, and taste-makers. This annual award elevates the best products that make up our built environment.
Designers and manufacturers are invited to submit new products for review by a jury composed of architects, designers, educators, curators, and manufacturers, as well as AN editors. Entries will be evaluated for innovation, aesthetics, performance, sustainability, and value. Products must have been introduced to the market no earlier than January 2025 and must be available through December 2026.
The Architect’s Newspaper is read by industry leaders in architecture and design who rely on it as a trusted source for news, products, developments, trends, and updates. AN Interior strengthens our connection to the design community worldwide through the magazine’s specialized focus and considered treatment.
PUBLICATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS
Winners will be published in a special online feature and on our social media platforms in September. In addition, winners and finalists will be featured in our annual Best of 2026 print issue at the end of the year which will circulate to industry events throughout 2027. Winners will also receive a trophy.
Be seen by 1+ million AN readers and members of the AEC community!
JURY
Coming Soon…
CATEGORIES
Appliances and Plumbing
- Kitchen Appliances
- Kitchen Fixtures
- Bathroom Plumbing
- Bathroom Fixtures
Building Materials & Facades
- Ceramic
- Composites
- Glass
- Metal
- Roofing
- Stone and Concrete
- Structural Systems
- Timber
- Weather, Air Barriers, and Insulation
Finishes and Surfaces
- Acoustics
- Interior Flooring—Carpeting
- Interior Flooring—Hard Flooring
- Interior Surfaces—Outdoor
- Paints and Coating
- Walls & Wallcovering
Furnishings
- Outdoor
- Residential
- Commercial—Office
- Commercial—Hospitality
- Accessories
Hardware
- Decorative
- Architectural
Lighting
- Decorative
- Architectural, Single Fixture
- Architecture, System
- Outdoor
Openings
- Windows
- Doors
Textiles
- Rugs
- Indoor
- Outdoor
Technology
- Design and Build Software
- Smart Building, Smart Home, and Automation Systems
AWARD DATES & DETAILS
LAUNCH
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
$245 until May 22 (midnight ET)
REGULAR REGISTRATION
$295 from May 23 until July 24 (midnight ET)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Friday, July 24, 2026 (midnight ET)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
ELIGIBILITY
Submitted products must be available to the North American market and be introduced no earlier than January 2025 and should be available through December 2026. Both consumer-facing and B2B products are eligible as are products that have been entered in past AN competitions. Marketing and/or P.R. representatives are allowed to enter products on behalf of their clients.
There is no limit on the number of products you may submit, but each must be entered individually and a separate entry fee paid.
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
Submissions must include three separate texts:
– Product description: 200 words max
– Technical details: 50 words max (list format acceptable)
Texts cannot include mention of the manufacturer’s company, brand, or studio name. Please include the product name but remove any inclusion of the company, brand, or studio within this name. Failing to adhere to this policy can lead to disqualification from the Best of Products awards.
Visual Material
Submissions can include up to five photos, renderings, or drawings.
Image dimensions: 150dpi minimum
Images cannot contain product logos or watermarks.
Images of products that contain logos within their actual design may be submitted.
Please note that the application process requires you to first purchase your registration before filling out the actual form. Registration and entry can be completed via the submission portal linked to this page.
All submissions must be entered online and received by AN no later than midnight ET on the submission deadline. The Architect’s Newspaper reserves publication rights for all materials submitted as part of the Best of Products Awards program, extending to all forms of media or content delivery, whether print, online, digital, mobile, or otherwise, now or hereafter created.
Registration fees are nonrefundable.
Submission is no guarantee of publication or an award.
ABOUT AN MEDIA GROUP
The Architect’s Newspaper provides timely news and cultural reporting on the built environment through a nationally distributed monthly newspaper as well as a design magazine, AN Interior, online at archpaper.com, and through a series of email newsletters. Every issue delivers our trademark blend of topical essays, opinionated columns, project analyses, firm profiles, interviews, new products, reviews of exhibitions and books, and calendars of events in a handy and handsome full-color tabloid and a quarterly magazine. AN reaches a highly engaged online community of hundreds of thousands through our web and social media platforms. AN is the must-read publication for architects, planners, landscape architects, designers, and allied professionals. Learn more about AN Media Group and our other brands at: https://anmediagroup.com/
CONTACT US
For all inquiries about AN’s Best of awards programs, fill in the form, or email us directly competitions@archpaper.com
