The
Kokuyo Design Awardis a competition to attract beautifully functional product designs, taking the best of the best to the actual consumer market, enhancing design as a value and supports the production of items loved by the user.
Theme for the
2017edition is "
New Story".
Encountering something new leads to new conversations, spreading new ideas, and bringing new people together. It's the start of a new life. It's something that opens new doors and goes on to establish new genres. What kind of design would pave the way to such a new experience?
Entry eligibility is limited to those designs never before shown publicly (
in Japan and other countries). Multiple submissions are allowed.
There is no entry fee.
Eligibility
Open worldwide to any corporations, organizations, individuals and group (
up to two individuals for group entries).
Prize
The best entry will be awarded with a Grand Prix of
2,000,000 Japanese Yen(
approx. 18,245 USD). Three Merit awards of
500,000 Japanese Yeneach (
approx. 4,560 USD) will also be announced.
Prize-winning designs may be adapted to commercial products. Winners may be asked to participate in meetings to assess the commercial viability of their products.