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2026

LIT Lighting Design Awards

Switzerland

Organised by 3C Awards / Three C Group GmbH

A specialist award for lighting products, architectural lighting and entertainment lighting, with online professional and student submissions.

Eligibility and scope

Who and what may enter

Completed, in-progress and concept work is accepted. Completed projects must date from the preceding five years.

Limits and exclusions

The entry must meet the selected edition, category, eligibility and intellectual-property requirements.

Dates and milestones

Extended Early-bird Deadline

2026-06-14

Programme / applicable categoryPrecision: dayOfficial source

Final period Deadline

2026-09-30

Programme / applicable categoryPrecision: dayOfficial source

Extended closing date

2026-10-18

Programme / applicable categoryPrecision: dayOfficial source

Official fees

Amounts retain the official currency and recorded conditions. Entry, progression, award packages and optional items are distinct. Ruinuo’s advisory fees are agreed separately.

registrationRequired when applicable

Professional Base fee

230 CHF

Includes Swiss VAT

10% early-bird and 5% extended early-bird reductions; 10% final-extension surcharge

Official fee source
registrationRequired when applicable

Student base fee

100 CHF

Includes Swiss VAT

Student entry; 50% discount for additional categories for the same work

Official fee source

Materials and samples

Entry materials

  • Up to ten JPG/PNG images, at least 1,000 px wide and up to 4 MB each.
  • Optional A4/Letter PDF up to 4 MB and links to video or other materials.
Official entry instructions

No physical judging samples required

Assessment does not require physical judging samples. Optional trophies or printed materials and their delivery are separate from sample requirements.

Sample instructions 1

Quantity and specification
No physical judging samples are required.
Delivery
Online submission; no judging-sample transport is needed.
Costs and responsibilities
No judging-sample shipping, clearance or return cost applies. Optional physical trophies/certificates and delivery follow separate official quotes.
Return and retention
No judging-sample return applies.
Full underlying research note (Chinese)

寄样要求:无寄样要求

适用阶段:依据上传的图片、PDF及视频或演示链接评审,官方 FAQ 明确不需要产品实物。

数量与规格:无需准备评审用实物样品。

交付时间与地点:在线提交,不需要安排评审样品运输。

费用由谁承担:不涉及评审样品的寄送、清关或退样费用。奖杯、证书等实物选购及其配送另按官方报价,不属于参评寄样。

退样与处置:无评审样品退还事项。

适用范围:2026届及所列现行官方规则;后续届次重新核对。

Assessment and recognition

How entries are assessed

Professional judges vote in several rounds; final selections are discussed collectively. Individual feedback is not provided for every entry.

Recognition and permitted use

Certificates and digital marks may be downloaded. Trophy entitlement depends on annual/top or category result; category trophies may be optional purchases.

Official sources and verification

This is an independently maintained reference record. The organiser’s current rules govern eligibility, deadlines, charges and the award decision. The review date describes source verification, not a new publication of organiser rules.

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