The final evaluation of China’s 19th National Design Master Award and the Benniu Cup Creative Design Competition was held on July 18th in Shanghai, China.
Professor Lin Jiayang, founder of the National Design Master Award, and Jerry Elbaum, founder and Chairman of CowParade, led 11 final judges from the fields of fashion, culture and art in a final review of the designs.
The National Design Master Awards Organizing Committee organized a call for entries to the country’s top and aspiring artists and designers. They were challenged to create designs utilizing CowParade’s selection of three cow shapes. Exactly 9097 cow designs have been received in addition to thousands of designs submitted for the Benniu Award and the Jin Award.
The panel of judges selected 20 winning cow designs for the CowParade part of the competition.
About the National Design Dashi Award
It is a design competition with the broadest scope, the greatest number of participants, and the longest history in China.
- Since it was established in 1998, there have been 18 successful design competitions with a total of 104,154 entries, among which 15,584 have obtained national patents in industrial design and 5,300 have been awarded at the outstanding level or above.
- Participants include students, teachers, professional designers, and others from more than 1,000 colleges/institutions in 23 provinces, 4 direct municipalities, 2 special administrative regions, and 4 autonomous regions
- Entries participating in the competition range across graphic design, industrial products, environment landscapes, clothing, industrial art, animation design, and intelligent interactions
- The theme of the competition is closely connected with the pulse of the time. It allows the public to witness the impact of design on important stages of the development of China. It has successfully collaborated closely with government institutions and well-known companies such as the Beijing Olympic Committee, the Shanghai EXPO, the Shanghai Pudong Region, the Zhangjiang Creativity Park, Siemens of Germany, Hong Kong Shui On Group, Jiangsu Little Swan, Zhejiang Guyue Longshan, Dongyang Woodcarving City, Jingde Zhen City and Taizhou City.
- Judges are important domestic and international figures with great impact such as renowned professors, design masters, and industry leaders. By adopting review standard and concepts with a global perspective, it impacts the direction of the development of design in China.
The competition’s mission is to be is the most authoritative design competition in China.
The Winning Designs
What Are We Drinking
Artist: Jiatao Shi

What Are We Drinking
Tea Cow
Artist: Guoren Chen

Tea Cow
Firedancing cow of the Yi ethnic group
Artist: Peirong Yu
Good Morning Shanghai!
Artists: Yongyan Wu & Ya Peng
Liuzhou Jade Cow
Artists: Hengui Li

Liuzhou Jade Cow Artist: Henghui Li
Machinery Revolution
Artists: Yiqun Shu

Machinery Revolution Artist: Yiqun Shu
Distant Seas
Artist: Wenya Zeng

Distant Seas Artist: Wenya Zeng
Reality and Dream
Artist: Dongmei Chen

Reality and Dream Artist: Dongmei Chen
Battle
Artist: Wenyuan Xiang
Blue & White Porcelain
Artist: Xiaoxuan Huang
Spring Cow
Artist: Xingzhen Tan
Pregnant City-Born
Artist: Jiangcheng Yi
Reunion of Husband and Wife
Artist: Jiji Li
Lucky Cow
Artists: Duo Dai and Mei Wang
Cocoon-break
Artist: Lu Zhang
Newborn
Artists: Yuhui Gui, Changyuan Huang and Yang Luo
Afu Doll Cow
Artist: Mingy Chen
Autumn Scent of the Mountain Chrysanthemum
Artist: Keying Zong
White Muse
Artist: Shuxin Che