KOKUYO Design Awards 2024 is an international competition for product design that aims to co-create with talented designers and support their activities. This year, KOKUYO Design Awards interpreted “primitive” as “redefined essence”, and invites you to show them the “essence” of the future.

Since its establishment, excellent product designs have been selected from entries that represent current social conditions, and award-winning works have been turned into commercial products through co-creation between KOKUYO developers and the award winners.

Eligible Entries

• Any stationery, furniture or tool used in working, learning and living scenes.

Eligibility

• The competition accepts entries from any corporation, individual, or group that fulfills all the following requirements, regardless of their age, sex, occupation, or nationality.

Prizes

• Grand Prix:  ¥2,000,000
• Merit Award:  ¥500,000
• New Generation Reward:  ¥30,000

Judging Points

• The idea’s clarity.
• The idea highlights social issues.
• The design’s potential to become a product.