Trade exhibition for bathrooms and HVAC, ISH 2025 has refreshed the categories of its Designplus Awards program with new additions.

In co-operation with newly acquired partner Stylepark, magazine for architecture and design, categories for the Designplus Awards by ISH cover the entire range of products and services offered by exhibitors.

Honouring “outstanding” developments and “pioneering” ideas, the Designplus Awards  2025 feature six categories, including two new categories – Young Innovators+ and Sustainable Exhibition stand.

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The Designplus Awards categories now include:

• Water & Efficiency +: Solutions for using water more efficiently and reducing consumption.
• Heating & Sustainability +: Sustainable technologies in heating and air conditioning technology that focus on environmental friendliness
• Smart & Control +: Intelligent systems for controlling devices through to entire technical building equipment systems.
• Design & Innovation +: Combinations of advanced design and innovative technology.
• Young Innovators +: Exclusively for start-ups and young innovators, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, it recognises new business models from the youngest players in the industry.
• Sustainable Exhibition Stand +: Exhibitors whose exhibition stands impress with their sustainable design and use of environmentally friendly materials.

The submissions are assessed by an independent panel of experts from the fields of sanitation, heating and air conditioning.

As part of a two-stage selection process, the nominees are announced first, from which the winners are then selected.

Both the nominated and the award-winning products will be exhibited in a showcase for the duration of the ISH, with the winners honoured at a festive awards ceremony. In addition, the winning products will be presented in an online gallery with pictures and text descriptions.

Under the motto ‘Solutions for a sustainable future’ ISH 2025 will feature eight subject areas, including Bathrooms, and is expected to attract over 2,000 exhibitors.

All exhibitors at ISH 2025 are invited to submit their products for the Designplus Award, with a deadline of January 20, 2025.

Further information on the award and the registration documents can be found here: www.ish.messefrankfurt.com/designplus