GTA AWARDS
The Global Toy Design Awards™ were created to honor the vision and dedication of designers who enrich play, learning, and family life through thoughtful, innovative creations. The competition celebrates ideas that spark imagination, support development, and enhance everyday experiences for children, families, and communities around the world.
Farmani Group established the Global Toy Design Awards to spotlight outstanding achievements across toy design, games and gaming, education and edutainment, space design, and parenthood & family design. Through this platform, we promote exceptional designers and emerging talents to a global audience of industry leaders, brands, and creative professionals.
Founded in 1985, the Farmani Group organizes some of the world’s most influential creative awards, including the International Design Awards (IDA), Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), the London International Creative Awards (LICC), and the Annual Lucie Awards—one of the most respected recognitions in photography. The Global Toy Design Awards follow this tradition of excellence, celebrating the creativity and purpose that shape how we play, learn, and grow.
Toy
design awards
Celebrating creative designs that inspire play, learning, and family experiences.
Open to designers worldwide, GTA recognizes imagination, purpose, and innovation.
GAMES & GAMING
DESIGN AWARDS
Recognizing standout designs that redefine how we play and interact.
Open to global talent, this discipline highlights originality, usability, and immersive game experiences.
EDUCATION & EDUTAINMENT
DESIGN AWARDS
Honoring designs that transform learning into a playful, intuitive journey.
Open internationally, this discipline highlights creativity, purpose, and user-centered learning.
SPACE
DESIGN AWARDS
Honoring spatial projects that bring play and learning to life.
Open to designers worldwide, this discipline honors creativity, functionality, and thoughtful spatial design.
PARENTHOOD & FAMILY
DESIGN AWARDS
Showcasing designs that make family routines smoother, safer, and more joyful.
Open internationally, this discipline highlights creativity, functionality, and compassionate design.
DEADLINES & FEES
The GTA invites designers, creators, brands, and students to submit their most engaging toy, play, learning, or family-focused projects — whether conceptual, in development, or fully realized.
Winners are selected based on the strength of a single submitted project, not a portfolio or body of work.
Entry Fees
Entry Fees
Professional fee: €200
50% off per additional category, if the same design is submitted to multiple categories
Student fee: €200 €100
The GTA sponsors 50% off in the entry fees to help students hone their skills and unleash their creativity.
50% off per additional category, if the same design is submitted to multiple categories
You may submit an entry into multiple categories at the same time. You may choose to pay online using one of the available options.
No Further Fees: Unlike some other design awards and competitions, there are no further fees for winning the award and everything listed in the winner’s benefits will be provided free of charge.
Deadlines
April 25
Early Bird (25% discount)
June 10
Extended Early Bird (15% discount)
August 26
Regular Deadline
September 26
Final Deadline (+10% late fee applies till October 20th)
The program will close on October 20th, 2025.
Meet the Jury
The Jury of the
GLOBAL TOY Awards
Meet the top designers, creators, innovators and academics who comprise our jury panel.
No jury members found.
BE PART OF THE WORLD’S CELEBRATION OF TOY & PLAY INNOVATION
Share your ideas with an international audience and elevate your work on a global stage.
Photo Credits: clic by Zijia Ren