KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2025

The KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD is an international competition for product design that aims to co-create with talented designers and support their activities.

The theme for the KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2025 is “prototype.” In product design, the word “prototype” is generally used to mean a pre-finished product or a sample before completion, but for this project, we saw it as “an original idea that has the potential to lead to the next step.” A well-thought-out prototype will inspire others and serve as a catalyst for the future. The KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2025 is looking for product designs that will be the starting point for the future.

THEME: prototype

ELIGIBLE ENTRIES: Any stationery, furniture or tool used in working, learning and living scenes

ELIGIBILITY: Corporations organizations, individuals, and groups are all welcome, regardless of age, sex, professional background, or nationality.
Only designs that have never before been shown publicly (in Japan or other countries) are eligible for entry.
Entrants must be able to give a presentation at the final judging that’s scheduled for March 22, 2025.

PRIZES:

• Grand Prix (one winner) ¥2,000,000 (about $12,800)
• Merit Award (three winners) ¥500,000 (about $3,200) per winner
• NEW GENERATION AWARD (max ten winners) \30,000 (about $200) per winner*

*About NEW GENERATION AWARD This award is selected by KOKUYO Co., Ltd. from among all entries submitted by students (from elementary school to graduate school students) in the hope for their future success. We will select up to 10 outstanding entries that, based on their presentation sheets, make us “feel that their futures will be exciting” (without judging the models).

More: kokuyo.com/en/award/