The Creative Colour Awards is a globally recognized symbol of excellence, celebrating outstanding achievements in Architecture, Interior Design, and Public Space.
We honour projects where colour is fundamental to the building’s identity, form, and relationship with its surroundings. We are looking for the innovative use of colour to define structural mass, enhance facades, create iconic landmarks or redefine the character of the architectural landscape.
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Best in Corporate & Commercial Exterior:
This sub-category recognises projects where the exterior finish transcends mere aesthetics to become a functional tool for branding, wayfinding, or community identity. We are looking for entries that use architectural coatings to define a building’s presence in the urban landscape.
Best in Residential Exterior:
This sub-category celebrates the use of colour to create a sense of place and belonging. Whether a project is a high-rise development or a private villa, the focus is on the emotional and contextual impact of the exterior palette. We seek designs that use colour to harmonise with the architecture and respect the surrounding built environment.
Beyond mere aesthetic & decoration, this category celebrates colour as a spatial tool. We seek entries that use hue, contrast, saturation, and light to manipulate volume, evoke specific psychological emotions, resonate with users of the space, or profoundly improve the well-being of the inhabitants.
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Best in Corporate & Commercial Interior:
This sub-category recognises projects where the colour build an immersive brand experience or enviroment. We are looking for interiors that go beyond "standard" palettes to create a specific atmosphere, unique experience & function.
Best in Residential Interior:
This sub-category celebrates the use of colour to create a sense of belonging and sanctuary. We are looking for project that demonstrate the balance between personal expression and livability. Transforming a living environment across both private quarters and shared social spaces.
This category celebrates the power of colour to transform the public realm. We seek projects that use exterior or interior finishes to humanise infrastructure, foster community and enhance the accessibility of shared environments. Whether a permanent landmark or a pop-up & experimental space, the entry should demonstrate how colour serves the experience.
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Yes, you can. Please see other eligible affiliated brands at the bottom of the page here.
Yes, you can. Renovated, repainted, and makeover projects using Nippon Paint and its affiliated products and/or colours are eligible.
Yes, you can. If you have multiple projects that use Nippon Paint products or/ and colours, you may submit each project as one submission.
No, you are not eligible to participate as these projects will fall under Nippon Paint’s ‘Colouring Lives’ initiative.
Yes, you are eligible to participate upon receiving the written approval from the space owners and involved architects and/or designers of your project. You can download the official release form here.
Yes, as long as the paints used are Nippon Paint products or/ and colours. Please see other eligible affiliated brands at the bottom of the page here.
Colour delivery in your project must primarily be applied through paint and coatings. Other materials such as stained glass or stickers can be secondary and part of your project.
Yes, if your project extensively uses Nippon Paint products, it is still eligible for submission. Please see other eligible affiliated brands at the bottom of the page here.
Yes, you are. This award is open to all working professionals with a project they would like to submit. Only jury members of the Creative Colour Awards are not allowed to participate.
Register an account on our AwardForce Portal here to begin your submission.
Absolutely! There are no size or scale restrictions for submitted projects. Whether big or small, as long as the project is painted with Nippon Paint products (and its affiliated brands) and aligns with the relevant category, it is eligible for submission. Size does not limit participation.
Not with your first submission. However, should your project be shortlisted as a finalist, you will be required to prepare a presentation for our panel of jury.
You have the flexibility to participate either as an individual or on behalf of a company. If submitting as part of a company, please designate one main contact person to serve as the representative for the company throughout the submission process.
If your project predominantly aligns with a specific category, choose that one for submission. In instances where a project is eligible for two different categories (e.g., Interior Design and Architecture), please refrain from submitting it under both categories. Select the category that best encapsulates the primary focus of your project.
The Organiser and local Nippon Paint offices will conduct thorough due diligence before advancing to the award stage. In cases where additional verification is necessary, your local Nippon Paint team may contact you for further information to validate the use of the product or/and colour in your project.
Yes. If you are based in an international firm with global projects, you can submit projects based elsewhere. Ultimately, we will award the participant based on which country they are based in.
We accept submissions from the following countries: Bangladesh, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkiye and Vietnam.
Yes, your privacy is of utmost importance to us. All information obtained will be exclusively used for global and local promotional and PR activities related to the Creative Colour Awards.
For additional information regarding the copyright of imagery, please refer to the terms and conditions page here or reach out to us via email at: contact@creativecolourawards.com.
All photos submitted must be in high resolution (300 ppi and above).
At its core, this is a colour-centric competition. Jury members will be looking for projects which exhibit purposeful use of colours through coatings in built environments.
Three (3) finalists will be chosen per category.
Winners in each category will be announced at the Creative Colour Awards Ceremony in June 2026.
Shortlisted finalists will be required to present their projects live to the jury during the ceremony in Bangkok.