Applications call for KOKUYO Design Award 2020

It is an international competition for user-centric product design, where the best of the best are actually put on the consumer market. The KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD is an international competition for user-centric design, where the best of the best are actually turned into products for the consumer market.

The competition accepts entries from any corporation, individual, or group that fulfills all the following requirements, regardless of their age, sex, occupation, or nationality.
Persons able to make a presentation at final judging (secondary judging) in Tokyo. (March 13, 2021).

Prizes

• Grand Pix (1 winner): ¥ 2,000,000
• Merit Awards (3 winners): ¥ 500,000

Prizes Conditions

• Special prizes may be awarded.
• Not all prizes may be awarded for all categories if there is no winner selected.
• Prize money will be paid net of withholding tax, surtax for reconstruction funding, and other applicable deductions.
• The amount shown in the dollar is that calculated at the time of publication. The prize will be calculated according to the exchange rate at the time of payment, from the amount shown in Japanese yen.

Criteria 

• Any stationery, furniture, or tool used in working, learning, and living scenes are eligible to enter.
• The competition accepts entries from any corporation, individual, or group that fulfills all the following requirements, regardless of their age, sex, occupation, or nationality.
• Persons able to make a presentation at final judging (secondary judging) in Tokyo. (March 13, 2021)
• The contest organizer will pay expenses incurred by participants for travel and lodging (up to two individuals for group entries).

Judging Criteria

The entries will be judged according to the design’s

• Interpretation of the theme
• Level of completion
• Potential to become a product

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