American Standard Design Award 2026: Calling APAC Design Students to Reimagine the Bathroom

American Standard challenges young designers to create bathrooms of the future that addresses our evolving needs.

SINGAPORE, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LIXIL global power brand, American Standard, is proud to launch the fourth edition of the American Standard Design Award (ASDA) 2026.

ASDA is a bathroom space design competition for young designers in Asia-Pacific (APAC) to showcase their creativity and put their theoretical knowledge into practice.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of American Standard, a brand that has been designing products that are inspired by life - transforming everyday routines into meaningful experiences. To celebrate this special milestone, ASDA 2026 invites future designers to embrace this legacy by showing us how residential bathrooms of the future can address our evolving needs under the theme of "Inspiring Everyday Living". The bathroom is a place where families bond, individuals find solace, and the most modest and compact spaces become the backdrop for unforgettable moments.

"Celebrating 150 years of purposeful innovation inspired by life at American Standard, we are proud to launch the fourth edition of the ASDA Bathroom Design Competition. With a legacy built on inviting and dependable design with pioneering technology, the brand continues to champion solutions that enrich daily life. This year's theme, 'Inspiring Everyday Living,' invites aspiring designers to reflect on how the bathroom can address our evolving needs and become a meaningful extension of how we live, connect and feel," said Antoine Besseyre des Horts, Leader, LIXIL Global Design, Asia.

 

Last year's competition drew nearly 3,500 registrations and over 1,000 submissions from nine countries.

ASDA 2026 is open to full-time undergraduate students studying architecture or interior design in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Registration for ASDA is free and opens on 11 August 2025 with the entry submission deadline on 4 January 2026. A panel of architecture and design luminaries will judge all the entries to announce national winners in April 2026. These winners will advance to compete for the APAC Grand Prize in May 2026.

 

The top three winners at the national level stand to win cash prizes between USD 1,000 to USD 2,000 and the APAC Grand Prize Winner will walk away with an additional USD 3,000 along with a chance to attend a Masterclass by LIXIL Design Leaders.

For more information about ASDA and entry requirements, please visit the ASDA website at https://asda.americanstandard-apac.com/.

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About American Standard

American Standard makes life healthier, safer and more beautiful at home, at work and in our communities. For 150 years, the brand has innovated and created products that improve daily living in and around the bathroom and kitchen for residential and commercial customers. American Standard is part of LIXIL, a global leader in housing and building materials products and services. Learn more at americanstandard-apac.com  and follow us on LinkedIn.

About LIXIL

LIXIL  (TSE  Code  5938)  makes  pioneering  water  and housing  products  that  solve  every  day,  real-life  challenges,  making better homes  a reality for everyone, everywhere. Drawing on our Japanese heritage, we create world-leading technology and innovate to make high quality products  that  transform  homes.  But  the  LIXIL  difference  is  how  we  do  this;  through  meaningful  design,  an  entrepreneurial  spirit,  a dedication to improving accessibility for all and responsible business growth. Our approach comes to life through industry leading brands, including  INAX,  GROHE,  American  Standard  and  TOSTEM.  Approximately  53,000  colleagues  operating  in  more  than  150  countries  are proud to make products that touch the lives of more than a billion people every day. Learn more at www.lixil.com.

American Standard challenges young designers to create bathrooms of the future that addresses our evolving needs.

SINGAPORE, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LIXIL global power brand, American Standard, is proud to launch the fourth edition of the American Standard Design Award (ASDA) 2026.

ASDA is a bathroom space design competition for young designers in Asia-Pacific (APAC) to showcase their creativity and put their theoretical knowledge into practice.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of American Standard, a brand that has been designing products that are inspired by life - transforming everyday routines into meaningful experiences. To celebrate this special milestone, ASDA 2026 invites future designers to embrace this legacy by showing us how residential bathrooms of the future can address our evolving needs under the theme of "Inspiring Everyday Living". The bathroom is a place where families bond, individuals find solace, and the most modest and compact spaces become the backdrop for unforgettable moments.

"Celebrating 150 years of purposeful innovation inspired by life at American Standard, we are proud to launch the fourth edition of the ASDA Bathroom Design Competition. With a legacy built on inviting and dependable design with pioneering technology, the brand continues to champion solutions that enrich daily life. This year's theme, 'Inspiring Everyday Living,' invites aspiring designers to reflect on how the bathroom can address our evolving needs and become a meaningful extension of how we live, connect and feel," said Antoine Besseyre des Horts, Leader, LIXIL Global Design, Asia.

 

Last year's competition drew nearly 3,500 registrations and over 1,000 submissions from nine countries.

ASDA 2026 is open to full-time undergraduate students studying architecture or interior design in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Registration for ASDA is free and opens on 11 August 2025 with the entry submission deadline on 4 January 2026. A panel of architecture and design luminaries will judge all the entries to announce national winners in April 2026. These winners will advance to compete for the APAC Grand Prize in May 2026.

 

The top three winners at the national level stand to win cash prizes between USD 1,000 to USD 2,000 and the APAC Grand Prize Winner will walk away with an additional USD 3,000 along with a chance to attend a Masterclass by LIXIL Design Leaders.

For more information about ASDA and entry requirements, please visit the ASDA website at https://asda.americanstandard-apac.com/.

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About American Standard

American Standard makes life healthier, safer and more beautiful at home, at work and in our communities. For 150 years, the brand has innovated and created products that improve daily living in and around the bathroom and kitchen for residential and commercial customers. American Standard is part of LIXIL, a global leader in housing and building materials products and services. Learn more at americanstandard-apac.com  and follow us on LinkedIn.

About LIXIL

LIXIL  (TSE  Code  5938)  makes  pioneering  water  and housing  products  that  solve  every  day,  real-life  challenges,  making better homes  a reality for everyone, everywhere. Drawing on our Japanese heritage, we create world-leading technology and innovate to make high quality products  that  transform  homes.  But  the  LIXIL  difference  is  how  we  do  this;  through  meaningful  design,  an  entrepreneurial  spirit,  a dedication to improving accessibility for all and responsible business growth. Our approach comes to life through industry leading brands, including  INAX,  GROHE,  American  Standard  and  TOSTEM.  Approximately  53,000  colleagues  operating  in  more  than  150  countries  are proud to make products that touch the lives of more than a billion people every day. Learn more at www.lixil.com.

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American Standard Design Award 2026: Calling APAC Design Students to Reimagine the Bathroom

American Standard Design Award 2026: Calling APAC Design Students to Reimagine the Bathroom

American Standard Design Award 2026: Calling APAC Design Students to Reimagine the Bathroom

American Standard Design Award 2026: Calling APAC Design Students to Reimagine the Bathroom

American Standard Design Award 2026: Calling APAC Design Students to Reimagine the Bathroom

ALULA, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official opening of Desert X AlUla 2026, the landmark fourth edition of the international, open-air biennial exhibition. Arts AlUla, in collaboration with Desert X, welcomes visitors to experience a stellar line-up of Saudi and international multi-generational artists whose site-responsive earthworks, sculptures, and installations will engage in a powerful dialogue with the awe-inspiring landscapes and layered heritage of AlUla.

 

 

As a premier destination rich in ancient history and breathtaking nature, AlUla, located in Northwest Saudi Arabia, solidifies its position on the global stage as a dynamic, emerging land art destination with Desert X AlUla, the region's first public art biennale, and a key highlight of the AlUla Arts Festival.

The 2026 edition of Desert X AlUla brings together 11 acclaimed artists whose diverse works reflect a wide spectrum of ideas, materials, and traditions. From monumental kinetic sculpture to sound-based explorations above and below ground, each commission is deeply rooted in relationships to AlUla's distinctive environment, further cementing Desert X AlUla's reputation as a globally significant platform for site-responsive land art.

Desert X AlUla runs until February 28, 2026, as a cornerstone of the annual AlUla Arts Festival. Curated by Wejdan Reda, Zoé Whitley, with artistic direction by Neville Wakefield, and Raneem Farsi, its fourth edition explores 'Space Without Measure.' Inspired by Kahlil Gibran, the theme fosters contemplation of imagination within AlUla's natural settings. The exhibition, set in the desert canyons of AlUla, serves as a pre-opening programme for Wadi AlFann, offering a pivotal glimpse into AlUla's plans to create a permanent land art 'Valley of the Arts.'

Hamad Alhomiedan, Director of Arts & Creative Industries at the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), said: "At Desert X AlUla 2026, audiences will engage with art that deeply converses with AlUla's unique landscapes and rich heritage. These compelling commissions highlight AlUla's dynamic transformation into a major global destination, where ancient and contemporary expressions converge. This exhibition is part of our broader revitalisation of AlUla as a culturally rich destination to live, work and visit and integral to positioning AlUla in the global dialogue of contemporary art and as a precursor to monumental projects like Wadi AlFann."

Participating artist/artworks are: 

• Sara Abdu, A Kingdom Where No One Dies: Contours of Resonance
• Mohammad Alfaraj, What was the Question Again?
• Mohammed AlSaleem, The Thorn, AlShuruf Unit, The Triangles, Flower Bud, and Al Ahilla (courtesy of Royal Commission for Riyadh City)
• Tarek Atoui, The Water Song
• Bahraini-Danish, Bloom 
• Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Imole Red 
• Agnes Denes, The Living Pyramid
• Ibrahim El-Salahi, Haraza Tree
• Basmah Felemban, Murmur of Pebbles
• Vibha Galhotra, Future Fables
• Héctor Zamora, Tar HyPar

For further information, please contact:
Sabrine.Shaw@bursonglobal.com
AlUlaArtsFestival@bursonglobal.com 

Multimedia gallery:
High-resolution photos of all 11 artists and their artworks can be found here.

About AlUla and Arts AlUla

Located 1,100 km from Riyadh, in North-West Saudi Arabia, AlUla is a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage. The vast area, covering 22,561km², includes a lush oasis valley, towering sandstone mountains and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back thousands of years to when the Lihyan and Nabataean kingdoms reigned.

The most well-known and recognised site in AlUla is Hegra, the principal southern city of the Nabataean Kingdom and Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. AlUla is also home to ancient Dadan, the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan Kingdoms and considered to be one of the most developed 1st millennium BCE cities of the Arabian Peninsula, and Jabal Ikmah, an open air library of hundreds of inscriptions and writings in many different languages. AlUla Old Town Village, a labyrinth of more than 900 mudbrick homes was developed from at least the 12th century and has been revitalised as the vibrant hub for visitors and residents.

The creation of Arts AlUla within The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is a commitment to crafting the next chapters in a millennia of artistic creation – celebrating cultural inheritance and shaping a future inspired by artists built be artists. The work of Arts AlUla seeks to preserve this legacy: fuse the old with the new; the local with the international, keeping the arts central to the spirit of AlUla as a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage.

Wadi AlFann, meaning 'Valley of the Arts,' will be a global cultural destination for land art, unveiling from 2028 onwards, where era-defining works by artists from around the world will be permanently sited in the monumental landscape of AlUla, the extraordinary desert region of north-west Saudi Arabia.

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Desert X AlUla 2026: monumental land art exhibition opens in the ancient oasis of AlUla