Registration for the most relevant architecture and design award in Brazil is now open. Professionals and students interested in the
28th edition of the Deca Award can submit their registrations until June 13, 2025, through the
DEXperience website – a relationship program from
Deca aimed at specifiers, which also includes the brands Portinari, Duratex, Castelatto, and Ceusa. Winning professionals will receive a trip to Bilbao, Spain.
Profissionais premiados receberão uma viagem para Bilbao, na Espanha. (Divulgação/CASACOR)
In this edition, the Professional group includes
seven categories through submissions of executed projects: Well-being Retreat – Residential and CASACOR; Kitchen for Receiving – also in Residential and CASACOR versions, and Commercial Spaces. And the categories Design to See and Live – 3D project focused on product; and the newly created Living Projects – which proposes an integrated look among the brands Deca, Portinari, and Duratex in kitchen design, also with a 3D project.
Projeto da categoria Cozinha para Receber CASACOR. (Divulgação/CASACOR)
The 28th edition of the Deca Award also marks a new moment with the introduction of two nominated categories:
Architecture Icon, which values notable trajectories and unique contributions to the sector, and
Revelation of Architecture, which recognizes emerging talents. The winners of the Professional group will receive as a prize
an immersive experience in design and architecture in Bilbao, Spain, while the highlight from the Living Projects category will also sign an
exclusive space at Casa Dexco – the concept store of the company located in Conjunto Nacional, São Paulo.
"Design para Ver e Viver" é uma das categorias do Prêmio Deca. (Divulgação/CASACOR)
In the
Students group, the award includes three categories: Well-being Retreat, Design to See and Live, and Living Projects – all with 3D Projects, the latter encouraging a dialogue between the brands Deca, Portinari, and Duratex. Winners will be honored with guided visits at Casa Dexco and the Deca factory in Jundiaí, as well as a high-performance notebook with specialized licenses for project development.
O lançamento aconteceu na Casa Dexco em março. (Divulgação/CASACOR)
The Deca Award has established itself as a landmark in the Brazilian architecture and design scene, promoting the
valuation of talent, driving careers, and transforming creativity into recognition, said
Raul Guaragna, president of Dexco, at the ceremony announcing the award held at Casa Dexco. The growing relevance of the kitchen as a central space in contemporary projects was emphasized by
Marcele Brunel, head of the Design Office at Dexco. "The kitchen has transformed. The evolution of design combined with technology allows us to create versatile, adaptable, and multifunctional projects that engage with new ways of living and entertaining, always providing welcoming experiences," she explained. The same applies to bathrooms, which, especially in the post-pandemic era, have been designed as well-being retreats. "This is the challenge posed by the Deca Award:
to provoke new interpretations and pathways for these spaces," she concluded.
Evento de lançamento foi apresentado pela jornalista e apresentadora Mel Fronckowiak, embaixadora do Prêmio Deca. (Divulgação/CASACOR)
The relationship between design and experimentation was also discussed during the event, highlighting how the Deca Award embodies the
search for innovation as the driving force of creation. One example is the Cosmos sink, by Lucas Lemos, winner of the Product category at the 26th edition. This year, this proposal inspired Deca's design area to launch the Oceano sink, which has just been awarded Best in Show at Expo Revestir 2025. Registrations for the Deca Award 2025 are open until June 13. The results will be announced in August. Registrations:
www.dexperience.com.br. About Deca
With a history of over 70 years, Deca is the largest manufacturer of sanitary ware and metals in the Southern Hemisphere and a market leader in Brazil, also exporting to four continents. It is part of Dexco, the largest house of brands in the construction, renovation, and decoration sector in Brazil. With design, quality, and innovation as its main differentiators, Deca products deliver solutions to transform projects into unique, inspiring projects, where form and function are in total synergy to bring more well-being, positive impact, and care into people's lives. It is the organizer of the Deca Award, which is already in its 28th edition – the most referenced award in the architecture and interior design segment, celebrating the work of great names in national architecture and design while contributing to the revelation of new talents.
