The Asia Young Designer Award (AYDA) is organised annually by Nippon Paint. The award aims to help foster creativity and innovation amongst design students in Singapore and around the region. Launched in Singapore in 2011, AYDA has grown to become one of Asia’s leading design competitions. It has presence in 15 countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Taiwan and Sri Lanka.