Grand Prix
someday somewhere
| Work name: |
someday somewhere |
| Common name: |
pencil |
| Summary: |
This is a pencil with a previous life. Made from scrap wood that should have disappeared from this world. The address and member name written on the side are the location of the former building or furniture where this tree was used. Uneven texture and hardness, subtle fragrance, scratches, traces of sunburn, paint color, wood grain … As soon as you pick it up, you’ll be able to come across rich expressions that are different from one another. The memories that only this tree knows are transplanted into pencils and continue to remain. Please try to draw someday not here or somewhere not here. |
group name
(Winner): |
Obake (Natsuki Tomoda, Mai Miura) |
Excellence Award (3 works)
Music box tape cutter
| Work name: |
Music box tape cutter |
| Common name: |
Tape cutter |
| Summary: |
A music box element was added to the masking tape cutter, and a beautiful tone was played in conjunction with the operation of pulling out the tape. The sound that is heard when pulling out the tape can also be used to measure the length of the tape intuitively, so you can cut it with just the right length while using it, Enjoy the sound longer than usual. It is a proposal that you can enjoy using the tape intuitively with your eyes and ears. |
| Winner: |
Shota Toriyama, Hayao Yanagisawa |
Oyakogoro
| Work name: |
Oyakogoro |
| Common name: |
Emergency SOS transmitter with location information (one-time PLB) |
| Summary: |
It is a brooch type IoT device that sends the current location and SOS message at regular intervals from the moment you press the main unit until the battery runs out. “Oyagokoro” wants to know where the child is, and “Kodomogokoro” always resists knowing where the child is. But when something really happens, I want to secretly seek help. I want you to ask. I wanted to respond to such “Oyakogoro”. |
| Winner: |
Youhei Yamakawa |
FROM TREE TO FOREST
| Work name: |
FROM TREE TO FOREST |
| Common name: |
pencil |
| Summary: |
It is a fun and functional stationery with a design that considers the relationship between trees and humans, and the forest and society. The pencil part represents the trunk of the tree and the sticky part represents the branch of the tree. When the pencils are erected, the sticky notes support each other and look like a forest. The act of sharpening pencils using sticky notes is likened to cutting down trees and deforestation. If we don’t deal with deforestation around the world in recent years, we may lead ourselves to ruin. This work encourages people to feel this situation and respect and value nature. |
| Winner: |
Tuncay Ince |
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The KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD was founded in 2002 with the aim of promoting manufacturing from the user’s perspective as a product design competition aiming for commercialization by recruiting works from the general public. Since then, this is the 17th anniversary of this event. Jury members are top class creators active both in Japan and abroad, and in recent years nearly half of applicants from overseas have been developing as an international competition. We are also focusing on the commercialization of award-winning works, and have achieved the commercialization of 18 works so far. Among the commercialized items are “Kadokeshi”, which has been certified as a permanent collection of MoMA, “Naname no Inogu”, which has received numerous international advertising and design awards, and the iF Design Award There is a “real ruler”.
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KOKUYO Design Award 2020 Jury Profile
Ryosuke Uehara
KIGI representative
Art Director / Creative Director
Born in Hokkaido in 1972. Graduated from Tama Art University Design Course. After DRAFT, he established KIGI in 2012 with Yoshige Watanabe, who has been working together for many years. In addition to art direction for companies and brands, product design, and the launch of a brand “KIKOF” with traditional craftsmen in Shiga Prefecture, he is looking for new ways of creating and working. 2015 Opened the original shop & gallery “OUR FAVOURITE SHOP” in Shirokane, Tokyo. He plans exhibitions and events, and also focuses on activities to create a “place” for the presentation of creations. Received Tokyo ADC Grand Prix, Member Award, 11th Yusaku Kamekura Award, etc. In July 2017, a large-scale solo exhibition “KIGI WORK & FREE” was held at the Utsunomiya Museum of Art. In 2018, he exhibited “Standing Sake Bar and Drunken Dopaku” at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2018 Earth Art Festival .
Shinji Kawamura
Whatever
Creative Director Chief Creative Officer
Whatever Chief Creative Officer / Co-Founder. Prior to starting Whatever, he was co-founder and executive creative director of Creative Labs PARTY and concurrently CEO of PARTY NY and Taipei, responsible for all global business. Activities span a wide range of activities, including global brand campaigns, product, TV program development, and music video production. Received numerous awards, including the Cannes Advertising Festival, and was selected as one of the 50 magazines in the world by Creativity, an American magazine, the 100 most creative people in the business world, and the AERA 100 people in Japan Have been.
Go Tane
Representative of Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects
architect
architect. Born in Tokyo in 1979. Established Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects, based in Paris, France. Many projects are currently in progress around the world, mainly in Europe and Japan. Major works include the National Museum of Estonia (2016), New National Stadium and Kofun Stadium (draft) (2012), LIGHT is TIME (2014), and Todoroki House in Valley (2018) , “Hirosaki Brick Warehouse Museum” (2017-). He has received numerous awards, including the Emerging Architects Award of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of France, the Nomination for the European Prize of Mies van der Rohe 2017, the Newcomer’s Award for the 67th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the Architect of the Year 2019. Taught at Columbia University GSAPP since 2012.
Teruhiro Yanagihara
designer
Born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1976. designer. Established his own studio in 2002.
Based on the idea of designing the situation to design, he works on projects that transcend national and genre boundaries from space to product. As a creative director, participated in launching new brands such as furniture brand KARIMOKU NEW STANDARD, ceramics brand 1616 / arita japan, 2016 /. Collection of works: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (Netherlands Amsterdam Museum), CNAP (French National Art Center) Permanent Collection, etc. He co-authored “Real Anonymous Design” (Gakugei Shuppan), “Design Practices for Eleven Zeros” (Rokuyosha), etc.
Yoshishige Watanabe
KIGI
Art Director / Designer
Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1961. Graduated from Yamaguchi University. Established KIGI in 2012 with Ryosuke Uehara through DRAFT.
In addition to graphic design, he also works on product and fashion design, such as D-BROS product planning, almost day and fashion brand CACUMA, and launching a product brand Kikof with a traditional craftsman in Shiga Prefecture. He also produces works in private, holds exhibitions, and presents his work. 2015 Opened shop & gallery “OUR FAVOURITE SHOP” in Shirokane, Tokyo. Published picture books “BROOCH”, “UN DEUX”, “Journey” and a collection of works “Kigi / KIGI” and “KIGI_M” from Little More. Received Tokyo ADC Grand Prix, 19th Yusaku Kamekura Award, etc.
