The HiP Awards now extend beyond The Mart during NeoCon to all of Chicagoland, including Fulton Market Design Days! If you’re a contract manufacturer unveiling a new 2025 product or collection at a Chicago Metro showroom between June 9-13, this is your chance to take the stage!

Entries submitted during the early bird period (until April 11th) are $195 per entry for NeoCon exhibitors and A&D firms. All other submissions are $245 per entry.

General entry submissions between April 12th and April 25th are $250 per entry for NeoCon 2024 exhibitors and A&D firms. All other submissions are $300 per entry.

Late entry submissions between April 26th and May 2nd are $275 per entry for NeoCon 2024 exhibitors and A&D firms. All other submissions are $325 per entry.

For your contract product or collection to be eligible for HiP PRODUCTS, it must meet ALL of the following criteria:

1. Geographic Location: Your product must be exhibited between the dates of June 9 - June 13, 2025 at a showroom or design center within Chicagoland (the Chicago Metropolitan Area) including Fulton Market Design Days, OR you must be a 2025 NeoCon exhibitor in TheMart. 
2. Manufacturing Date Range:

   Your product must be manufactured or set to go into production between January 2025 and December 2025.

Adherence to both the Geographic Exhibition Requirement and Manufacturing Date Range Requirement is mandatory for eligibility. Only products that are exhibited within the specified dates and conditions will be considered.

Exception for ICONIC PRODUCT Category:

• ICONIC PRODUCT Eligibility: This category is exclusively for products that have been exhibited at NeoCon or Fulton Market Design Days prior to June 2023 or were sold, manufactured, or shown prior to June 2023, without the January 2025 to December 2025 production or manufacturing timeframe restriction.

This category is exclusively for products that have been exhibited at NeoCon or Fulton Market Design Days prior to June 2023 or were sold, manufactured, or shown prior to June 2023, without the January 2025 to December 2025 production or manufacturing timeframe restriction.

You may nominate yourself or a colleague from an interior design firm, architectural firm, manufacturer, or PR firm who you feel exemplifies any of the below qualities:

• HiP Leader - Recognizing an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and impact within the industry.
• HiP for Greater Good - Celebrating an individual whose work has made a significant positive contribution to societal and environmental well-being.
• Lifetime of HiPness - Honoring an individual with a sustained and enduring commitment to excellence, leaving a lasting mark on the design profession.
• HiP Rising Star - Acknowledging an individual with notable potential and a promising future in the architecture and interior design field.
• HiP Product Designer - Highlighting a product designer whose creations embody innovation and excellence in form, function, and aesthetics.

You can view the complete list of categories and their descriptions here.

Please note that categories may be renamed, consolidated, or eliminated and entries may be reassigned at the editors' discretion during judging.

The submission deadline for the HiP Awards is 11:59 PM ET on May 2, 2025.

All materials for submission must be provided by the deadline. Submissions that do not follow specifications will be disqualified without notice or refund.

No, there is no limit to the number of entries. Each entry can be submitted to one category at a time, with the option to duplicate entries if needed.

If you would like to duplicate an entry that has already been submitted, you can go to your completed entries under "My Account" and click "Copy".

Yes, you can begin your entry, save, and revisit it at any time. Access your in-progress entries under "My Account."

To access your in-progress entries, go to the "My Account" link on the top right-hand side of the page. You will find a menu on the left with "My Entries."

Yes. If you would like to copy over information from one entry to a new entry you may use the checkbox on the last page of the entry form.

You may then make changes to the entry copy or enter the same submission to additional categories.

Yes, you can edit your submission until the deadline on May 2, 2024.  

Log in to your account, to see all completed and in-progress entries.

The HiP Awards will take place on June 8, 2025.

The HiP Awards will be held at The MART during NeoCon 2025 in Chicago.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the HiP Awards, please contact your regional director or email idsales@interiordesign.net.