{"id":273,"date":"2025-12-14T19:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africainternationaldesignawards.local\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:52:11","slug":"about-aida-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/about-aida-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"About AIDA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About AIDA Awards<\/h2>\n \n
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AIDA Awards serves as an international stage to celebrate African designers while fostering a global conversation about Africa\u2019s role in shaping the future of design. By highlighting innovative solutions to the continent\u2019s diverse challenges, AIDA aims to spark conversations, inspire change, and increase international collaboration.<\/p>\n

Africa faces a unique set of challenges, ranging from rapid urbanisation and limited resources to social inequality and environmental pressures that demand creative and practical solutions. In this context, design plays a powerful role as a tool for problem-solving, cultural expression, and sustainable development. African designers are responding with innovation rooted in local knowledge, traditions, and resilience.<\/p>\n\t\t \t<\/div>\n \n\t\t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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AIDA Awards is Driven by Collaboration<\/h2>\n \n
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3C Awards Group<\/a> is a professional organisation that develops platforms dedicated to promoting Architecture and Design internationally, with the ambition of launching an initiative in the African region. Africa Design School<\/a> (ADS), the first non-profit design school in West Africa, is committed to nurturing talent and drawing on proven expertise.<\/p>\n

About 3C Group<\/h3>\n

Africa International Design Awards<\/a> is a programme under 3C Awards, a leading organisation curating and promoting design across the globe. The company represents today\u2019s diversity and innovation in lighting design, sport design, shoe design, furniture design, interior design, and architecture.<\/p>\n

Developed by Hossein Farmani and Astrid H\u00e9bert, 3C Awards is part of a larger organisation called 3C Group, specialising in awards, marketing, media, and events. 3C Awards is under Three C Group GmbH, a Swiss-registered company based at Grabenstrasse 15a, 6340 Baar, Switzerland. More information is available at: www.3Cawards.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t \t<\/div>\n \n\t\t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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AIDA Awards Website Was Designed by the Students of the Africa Design School<\/h2>\n \n
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The AIDA Awards is a truly collaborative journey, brought to life through the creativity of students in the Digital Design programme at the Africa Design School. With passion and innovation, they created a vibrant, user-friendly platform that proudly highlights Africa\u2019s next generation of digital talent.<\/p>\n

A heartfelt thank you to all the students for their creativity and dedication to the AIDA Awards website project: Sogbedji Gloria, Hontonnou Olmelt, Hounkponou Rihanath Imelda, Djokoui Lionel Exauce, Atchahoue Sullivan Senou, Agueh Harris, Dossou Marie Stella Tifania, Nouatin Freude Jouvince, Bassaley Astrid Hyacinthia, Tometin Resnick, Dantondji Keren Apphia, Azmi Malick, Nadjo Shekina, Godjo Esdra Guillaume, Abibou Haniyath, Djety Emmanuel, Afangbedji Roxanne, Adossou Gilihiest, and Dah N. Gbekounou Jorden.<\/p>\n\t\t \t<\/div>\n \n\t\t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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Africa Design School – Cotonou, Benin<\/h2>\n \n
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Africa Design School<\/a> is a design school that trains designers to international standards, empowering them to make Africa shine on the global stage. Initiated by the \u00c9cole de Design de Nantes Atlantique and supported by the S\u00e8m\u00e8 City Development Agency, the school opened its doors in 2019 in Cotonou with the mission of training designers across Africa.<\/p>\n

The school was created to address the challenges faced by businesses, public services, and startups on the continent, which must adapt to new paradigms of creation, digital culture, sustainable cities, and user experience. To achieve this, Africa Design School has established a strong pedagogical model and a comprehensive curriculum.<\/p>\n

The courses are centred around project-based pedagogy, which involves learning the design process in workshops where students develop both their creativity and personal skills in analysis and critique \u2014 essential foundations for their future roles as designers.<\/p>\n

The AIDA Awards website<\/strong> was proudly designed by talented students from Africa Design School<\/strong> in Cotonou, Benin. Guided by their instructors, these emerging designers brought the platform to life \u2014 blending creativity, clarity, and cultural relevance. Their contribution reflects the next generation of African design excellence, and we are honoured to showcase their work at the heart of the AIDA initiative.<\/p>\n\t\t \t<\/div>\n \n\t\t \t\t\t

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3C Awards Group<\/h2>\n \n
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3C Awards Group<\/a> is a leading organisation curating and promoting design across the globe.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s key mission is to promote design by rewarding outstanding work, exhibiting it, developing designer and artist communities, providing networking opportunities, and fostering the appreciation of design excellence through education, outreach, and grants.<\/p>\n

The 3C Awards represent today\u2019s diversity and innovation in lighting design, furniture design, sports design, interior design, and architecture. Each brand is a symbol of design excellence worldwide, showcasing the work of professional and emerging designers to more than 100 expert jury members.<\/p>\n

With entries submitted from 65 countries each year, the 3C Awards offer designers and students from around the world a unique opportunity to reach new markets, increase exposure, and gain media coverage.<\/p>\n\t\t \t<\/div>\n \n\t\t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-273","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2161,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273\/revisions\/2161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}