BENGALURU, India – July 18, 2025 – The highly anticipated JD Design Awards 2025, India’s premier celebration of design innovation, is set to captivate audiences on July 24, 2025, at The Den, Bengaluru. This year, the event proudly showcases the bold vision of emerging designers from JD School of Design, powered by JD Institute of Fashion Technology, inviting all to reimagine and redefine the future of fashion and jewellery.
This extraordinary event is made possible through the invaluable support of our esteemed partners. We extend our deepest gratitude to The Den, Whitefield, our Hospitality and Venue Partner, for providing an upscale and modern setting that perfectly complements the show’s artistic theme. Our appreciation also goes to Lakmé Academy, our Makeup Partner, whose outstanding artistry and skill flawlessly interpret each model’s look on the runway. Special thanks are due to TheStyle.World, our Creative Styling Partner, for their commitment to ensuring the show’s overall stunning aesthetics.
The day promises an immersive journey through two distinct and compelling shows. Show 1, commencing at 1:00 PM, will unveil captivating fashion sequences alongside a jewellery collection that brilliantly fuses creativity with conscious design. The spectacle continues with Show 2, at 6:00 PM, which will culminate the event with confident experiments in silhouette, narrative, and groundbreaking innovation. Across both shows, attendees will be treated to 37 pioneering collections—each designed to be immersive, purposeful, and distinctly forward-looking.
The JD Design Awards consistently serve as a premier platform where creative boundaries dissolve and imagination takes flight. Our esteemed fashion and jewellery jury, comprising leading professionals in sustainable design, brand strategy, visual arts, fine craftsmanship, and creative entrepreneurship, brought decades of combined industry experience, offering sharp and insightful perspectives throughout the evaluation process.
The collections slated for this year are poised to spark both emotion and dialogue. Highlights include a nautical-themed line that transforms the runway into an oceanic dreamscape; a children’s collection thoughtfully designed for the visually impaired; a zero-gravity-inspired corporate line; and sustainable, street-smart activewear for the modern mover, among many other innovative creations. These diverse collections serve as bold reflections of contemporary trends and innovative future directions in design.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Nealesh Dalal, Managing Trustee of JD Educational Trust, a driving force behind India’s evolving design education landscape, shared his insights: “Fashion and jewellery design today go far beyond surface aesthetics—they embody self-expression, cultural storytelling, and social responsibility. At the JD Design Awards 2025, we witness young designers not just making garments and accessories but shaping movements. They are using fabric and form, metal and memory, to ask deeper questions and offer bold answers. This is where design becomes dialogue, and where purpose meets creativity.”
Looking to the future, the JD Design Awards is proud to announce the introduction of a new ‘Digital Design Experience’ category, commencing next year. This visionary addition will showcase groundbreaking works in VFX, Animation, Multimedia, and Immersive Design. This new category is set to propel the platform’s legacy into the next era of digital design, unveiling a new level of immersive experiences that the world eagerly awaits.
The JD Design Awards 2025 – Bengaluru invites you on a journey where creativity knows no bounds. Experience the craft and consciousness of India’s most promising emerging designers as they step into the spotlight and define the future. This is where the new age of creativity truly begins.