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Tuesday, 26 April 2005 | Levent OZLER
Kokuyo Design Award 2005
Call for Entries
Kokuyo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City; President: Akihiro Kuroda) has announced the Kokuyo Design Award 2005 design competition, and is encouraging all those wishing to participate to submit their user-oriented product designs.
The goal of the competition is to develop excellent ideas into commercial products.
Applications are accepted from March 15 to June 30, 2005.
Kokuyo Design Award was established in 2002 for the purpose of expanding the range of products based on ideas or designs originating with consumers.
The 2005 competition marks the fourth year of the award. "Universal design" was the theme of the competition for the first two years, followed by the concept of "designs that make working enjoyable."
The theme of the competition this year is "OKUYUKI".
The word "OKUYUKI" is used to indicate distance and dimensions, or used figuratively to describe a character or to convey a sense of reserve.
We are looking for new designs, regardless of outward appearance, that implement concepts of OKUYUKI, such as a product with a small entrance that leads into a deeper space; an easy-to-use product with a complicated structure; or a product that allows myriad individual methods of handling.
This year the subject fields have been expanded from stationery and furniture to include all sorts of products used in daily life.
Entry requirements will be publicized on the Kokuyo website.
Subject fields
All products used in daily life
Entries accepted
March 15, 2005-May 31, 2005
Works submitted must be postmarked:March 15, 2005-June 30, 2005
Judges
Taku Satoh (Jury chair, graphic designer)
Katsutoshi Ishibashi (editor-in-chief, Axis design magazine)
Shunji Yamanaka (industrial designer)
Tokujin Yoshioka (interior/product designer)
Akihiro Kuroda (President, Kokuyo Co., Ltd.)
(honorifics omitted)
Eligibility to enter
Entries will be accepted regardless of business organization, individual or group status, age, gender, occupation, and nationality. Only works that have not yet been released in Japan or overseas will be accepted.
Awards and prize money
Grand Prize Award (one award for the entire competition): Two million yen prize Second Prize Award (four awards for the entire competition): 500,000 yen prize for each winner Jury's Special Award (five awards for the entire competition): 100,000 yen prize for each winner
Announcement of judging results
The announcement of judging results is planned for late October 2005. In addition to contacting contestants directly by mail or e-mail, we will post the award results on the following website after the official announcement.
Address inquiries concerning entry to:
Kokuyo Design Award office
5-2-2 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005, Japan
FAX：+81-(0)3-3836-7310
MAIL：award@mrk.kokuyo.co.jp
http://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/4741/
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