The CGTrader Designer Awards: Celebrating the Best in 3D

The Results Are In

We’re proud to announce the winners of the CGTrader Designer Awards, celebrating excellence across both 3D print and CG categories. In total, we recognized close to 90 designers, a number that speaks not just to the scale of the awards, but to the depth of talent across our platform. A total of 16 winners were recognized for their craft, consistency, and contribution to this community.

For the very first time, the CGTrader Designer Awards gave us the chance to stop and do something we don’t do often enough: look up from the day-to-day and formally recognize the extraordinary talent that makes this community what it is. We launched these awards because we believe our designers deserve a proper moment in the spotlight, and what we saw blew us away.

What The Awards Recognize

These awards cover the full picture of what it means to be an outstanding designer on CGTrader. We wanted to celebrate designers who excel in every dimension, not just one. Some categories recognize pure creative excellence: the best work in a given discipline, judged on craft and quality. Others reflect real-world impact: commercial performance, customer loyalty, and community engagement.

This year’s submissions were, frankly, exceptional. Across both 3D print and CG, the designers brought a level of intention and polish to their work that made every category genuinely competitive. From intricate printable designs to strikingly realistic CG environments and everything in between, this year’s award-winning work is a reminder of what this community is capable of.

We’re not going to spoil it here. But we will say this: some of it will stop you mid-scroll.

The Award Categories

The CGTrader Designer Awards span two major tracks — 3D Print and CG — with recognition across multiple categories within each. Head to the winners page to explore the full breakdown.

Of all the awards, the Community Favorite holds a special place, because this one wasn’t decided by us. It was decided by you. The CGTrader community cast their votes to choose a Community Favorite winner in both CG and 3D Print.

To be chosen by your peers, out of 10 nominees in your category, is something no algorithm or internal panel can replicate. Congratulations to both Community Favorite winners! Your community spoke, and they chose you.

Thank You To Everyone Who Took Part

To our nominees: being recognized out of the thousands of designers on CGTrader is an achievement in itself. To our winners: congratulations. You set the standard for what this community can do.

And to everyone who voted in the Community Favorite categories, thank you.

We can’t wait to do it again.

→ Meet The Winners

Ready to meet this year’s award-winning designers? Explore the full list of winners across all categories HERE.