PRESS RELEASE
October 1, 2013

Japan Institute of Design Promotion

Announcement of Good Design Award 2013 results
10 candidates for Good Design Grand Award, Good Design Best 100 have also been released

As the organizer of Good Design Award, Japan Institute of Design Promotion
has released the results of Good Design Award 2013 on October 1.
Good Design Award, established in Japan by 1957, is a comprehensive
program for the evaluation and encouragement of design. The design
applicants come from wide range of fields including architecture, project and soforth. The screening is carried out in several of perspectives to select the“ Good Design”, not only about beauty but also the consideration for theenvironment, usability and ability of propose to society.
From 3,400 entries of this year, with the rigid screening, finally, 1,212 designs
are awarded including 10 candidates for Good Design Grand Award and Good
Design Best 100 as the candidates for Good Design Gold Award and otherSpecial Awards.
The result of Special Awards will be announced on November 7.
The results of the Good Design Award 2013
Good Design Award:
1,212 entries are awarded through 3,400 applications.
The number of the awarded companies : 794 companies

About “Good Design Grand Award”
The Grand Award commends one exquisite and popular design, which could
represent the “Design of the Year”. It will be selected by vote from jury, all ofGood Design Award winners and visitors to GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2013.
About “Good Design BEST 100”
Good Design BEST 100 is excellent 100 designs selected from all the Good
Design Award recipients with high evaluation by the jury members. Recipientsof the Good Design Special Awards are annually selected out of Good Design
BEST 100 on November 7.

Information to be released on Website www.g-mark.org
Information of each awarded objects has been released on the website.
(*Excluding objects which are not on sale by October 1 or has otherunavoidable reason.)
About “Good Design Exhibition 2013”
Good Design Exhibition will show all the recipients of Good Design Award 2013.
It will be held from October 30 to November 4 at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi,
Tokyo. Until last year, we held the event at convention halls in surrounding areaof Tokyo. From this year, we move the venue to more central location in Tokyoand expect to attract more visitors.
About “Good Design BEST 100 Designers Presentation”
Good Design BEST 100 Designers Presentation is a special event thatdesigners of BEST 100 will make a 5mins presentation regarding their award
recipients in public, at the Good Design Exhibition 2013 venue.
Good Design Award 2013- Following Schedule
October 30 -November 4
Good Design Exhibition 2013
November 1-November 4
Good Design Best 100 Designers Presentation
October 30: Good Design Long Life Design Award Announcement
Good Design Award Night
November 7: Special Awards winner announcement(Special Awards: Good Design Grand Award, Good Design Gold Award, Good Design Awardof Small and Medium Enterprises, Design for the Future Award, Good Design Award of the Japan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

December 6: Special Award Ceremony
March, 2014 Yearbook Publication -“Good Design Award 2013”****************************************************************************************
Good Design Award website: www.g-mark.org*Visual materials for press are available. Please contact below.
Press Contact: f-press@jidp.or.jp (Japan Institute of Design Promotion)
Tel: +81-03-6743-3777
Fax: +81-03-6743-3777

Appendix: Good Design Award 2013Winners by regions / countries
Japanese winners by prefecture

Winners from overseas

Hokkaido

5

Kyoto

19

Australia1

Aomori11

Osaka139Cambodia

2Iwate

9

Hyogo

23

China

11

Miyagi

28

Nara

8

Denmark

2

Akita

14

Wakayama

4

Germany

6

Yamagata

7Shimane

8

Hong Kong

5

Fukushima

10

Tottori

1

India

2

Ibaraki21

Okayama

8

Korea

66

Tochigi

6

Hiroshima

11

Laos

3

Gunma

5

Yamaguchi0

Myanmar1

Saitama23

Tokushima

2

Singapore

1

Chiba

7

Kagawa6

Slovenia

1

Tokyo560

Ehime

8

Spain

1

Kanagawa

40

Kochi

1

Switzerland

1

Niigata

22

Fukuoka

12

Taiwan42

Toyama3

Saga

6

Thailand

47

Ishikawa

11

Nagasaki

3UK

3

Fukui

8

Kumamoto

8

U.S.A.

16Yamanashi

1

Oita

2

Vietnam1

Nagano6

Miyazaki

0

Total

212

Gifu

16

Kagoshima

5

Shizuoka

26

Okinawa

6Aichi

56

Total

1,179

Mie

2

Shiga

2

※With regards to the number of winners from overseas, the count is applied only for thecompanies whose headquarters are overseas, i.e. if the applicant is Japanese branch of foreigncompany, it is counted as Japanese company. The number of the winners includes the plural
applicants for one awarded entry .

Good Design BEST100 2013
award̲noAward recipientsAwarded companies

1 13G010002 WATCH
2 13G010015 Reading glasses

G-SHOCK GW-9400
Paperglass

CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
NISHIMURA PRECISION CO., LTD.

13G010045 Folding helmet for
emergency evacuation
13G010058 Diaper for children/Pants
type diaper for children
4
5 13G010096 CRUTCH#100 BLOOMTOYO SAFETY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

moony air fit/moony man air fit

Unicharm Corporation

DRY CARBON CRUTCH

medicalture plus, inc.

6 13G010107 Precut tape for running
7 13G010115 Helmet for baseball8 13G010122 Life Jacket

RUNFIT series/CP3001, CP3002, CP3003

ASICS Corporation

BPB13S, BPR13SAQUATEXASICS Corporation
EMZ-JAPAN Co., Ltd.

9 13G010139 Music instrument
10 13G020140 CUTTER KNIFE
11 13G020141 Highlighter
12 13G020169

SILENT Brass SB7X/SB5X/SB3X

YAMAHA CORPORATIONOLFA CUTTER MODEL"A-1"
Promark VIEW

OLFA CORPORATIONMITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD.

Imabari resque towelmiyazaki towel inc.

13 13G020190
14 13G020264 Cosmetics

Foldable and reusable tumbler/cup
P.G.C.D. Lotion Eclat

FOLDnFOLD Engreeneering
P.G.C.D.JAPAN15 13G020265 Water-based paint16 13G030267
17 13G030276 Air Purifier

Masking Color

Taiyotoryo Co., Ltd.

Lighting
AirEngine

ID+IM, KAISTBALMUDA Inc.

18 13G030286
13G030295
1920 13G030297
21 13G030306

Vacuum cleaner

Panasonic MC-HS700G Series

Panasonic Corporation

Drum Type Washing &Drying Machine

Panasonic NA-VX9300L

Panasonic Corporation

Drum-type washer dryer
Refrigerator

TOSHIBA TW-Z96X1TOSHIBA GR-G XV series

Toshiba Home Appliances Corporation + Toshiba Corporation
Toshiba Home Appliances Corporation + Toshiba Corporation

Light Fitting
Chair

IN-EI ISSEY MIYAKEHIROSHIMA Folding chair

MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIOMARUNI WOOD INDUSTRY INC.

Personal Wireless Lighting
LED lighting fixture
Digital Camerahue
Panasonic lighting guide plateGR

Philips Electronics Japan, Ltd.
Panasonic Corporation
Ricoh Company, Ltd.

PowerShot N
Digital Still Camera DSC-RX1,
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera A99,
Interchangeable Lens Digital HD VideoCamera Recorder NEX-VG900CANON INC.
Sony Corporation

INFOBAR A02 / iidaUI 2.0
Galaxy S4Cube®

KDDI CORPORATION
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
3D Systems Corporation

ASUS Zenbook infinity series
EA9800
UN85S9Asustek Computer Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

3

22 13G040324
23 13G040327
24 13G040347
25 13G040352
26 13G050429

27 13G050442 Digital Camera
13G050448 Camera Lineup with Full
Frame Image Sensor
28
29 13G050474 Smartphone
30 13G050484 5inch Smart Phone
31 13G050517 3D printer
32 13G050529 Notebook PC
33 13G050550 Curved OLED TV
34 13G050552 UHD Television
35 13G050554
36 13G060558
37 13G060566
38 13G060579
13G060586
39
40 13G060587
41 13G060590
42 13G060592
43 13G060595
44 13G060600
45 13G060604
13G070638
46
13G070641
4713G070655
48
49 13G070677
13G070691
50
13G070693
51
13G080728
52

OLED Smart Television
UN55S9C
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Bicycle Component
shimano ALFINE Di2 series
SHIMANO INC.
Smartphone Application
Japan Taxi
Nikko Data Service Co.,Ltd.
BicycleNOiS CARGONOiS Inc.
ultra-compact, tandem two- TOYOTA i-ROAD
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
seater electric vehicle
Light motor vehicle
TANTO
DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.
New Automobiles "FIT"
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Passenger car
Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen Group Japan
Truck
CARRY
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
Rolling Stock Bogie
efWING
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Launch Vehicle
EpsilonJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Semiconductor
SAXESSony EMCS Corporation
Mounter/Checker/PrinterPaperless Recorders
SMARTDAC+ series
Yokogawa Electric Corporation(GX10,GX20,GP10,GP20)
X-Ray Free Electron Laser SACLA: SPring-8 Angstrom Compact Free RIKEN SPring-8 Center
Electron Laser
Medical device
GG Absortec
KAWAMOTO CORPORATION
Floating Wind & Current
Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus
MODEC, INC.
Hybrid Power Generation(SKWID)
Radio Telescope
Morita Array, Atacama Large
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National
Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Institutes of Natural Sciences
Digital Multi Function
RICOH MP C8002SP/C6502SP, RICOH Pro Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Peripheral
C5110S/C5100S

53 13G080768
13G080772
54
13G080773
55
13G080775
56
13G090779
57
13G090780
58
59 13G090789

disk blade
Warning light/Direction
indicator
Emergency compression
blanketTOMITA DISC
Railroad crossing warning light (eco1series)/ Train direction indicator (eco1series)
EMERGENCY BLANKET <EB-201>

TOMITA CUTLERY CO., LTD.
TOHO DENKI IND.CO., LTD.

small hydrokinetic power
generator

Cappa+++

ibaseivibration control damper for YUNO
wooden architecture
Specifically Outer Wall
BSW(Block Seamless Wall)
Design for Residence
one-way wooden rigid frame wooden box 212

60 13G090796 System-build home
13G090825 KUROYA Project
61
13G090826
62
13G090827 "Smart House" in Sasebo

63646566

13G090839 apartment house of elderly
and a disabled person

Mitsui Home Co., Ltd.
kasaikiyoshi architect & associates
Misawa Homes Co., Ltd.

Traditional Japanese House Renovation

TATSURO SHIBUYA + ARCHITECTURE LANDSCAPE OFFICE

Core House - Itakura no Ie/Minimum House Core House Working Group in ArchiAid Peninsula Supportfor Local Revitalization in Oshika Peninsula Study Meeting
Huis Ten Bosch Smart HouseYashiro Laboratory, Institute of Industrial Science, Universityof Tokyo + Kawazoe Laboratory, Institute of Industrial Science,
University of Tokyo + Magori Laboratory, Institute of IndustrialScience, University of Tokyo + HTB TECHNICAL CENTER
CO., Ltd. + YOSHIDA JUUKI KOGYO CO., Ltd.
healing space "ho.dacha"

FWS

67
68 13G100916
69 13G100937
13G100942
70
13G110951
71
72 13G110957
13G110958
73
13G110960
74
13G110969
75
76 13G120990
77 13G120995
13G121003
78
13G121005
79
80 13G121007

AURINGGENIUS GATE

13G090849 Residential solution to make The Thatched Village "Kayabuki no Sato"hometown for children
Project
13G100908 Refrigerated Warehouse
MASKAR
13G100911 wooden structure

ADACHI TEXTILE CO., LTDMoriuchi Construction Co., Ltd.
Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. + Tsukuba Green
Tourism Association + Satoyama Architecture Laboratory Inc.
ONAGAWA FISH MARKET BUYERS COOPERATIVEASSOCIATION + TAISEI CORPORATION
Misawa Homes Co., Ltd + Misawa Homes Institute of Researchand Development Co., Ltd.
TEZUKA ARCHITECTS

Kindergarten

Asahi Kindergarten

cultural exchange center
MUSEUM

the Congo-Japan Complex
THE GOTOH MUSEUM RENEWAL

matsubara lab., Keio University SFC + ASA
The Gotoh Museum + SHIMIZU CORPORATION + HIDETSUGUHORIKOSHI ARCHITECT 5 Inc.

Junction

Ohashi Junction

Community improvement
Regional Employment
Creation Promotion Project
Reproduction of a historicalclimbing kiln
The sustainable lifestyle
design method
WebsiteWebsiteToshiba Handwriting
Application for Tablet PC
Household AccountApplication

Winetourism Yamanashi
Awaji Hatarakukatachi Kenkyujima

Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited + Tokyo
Metropolitan Government + Meguro City
LOCAL STANDARD Ltd.
Awaji Hatarakukatachi Kenkyujima

Reproduction project of a historical climbing NPO Machizukuri Kitakata + Kitakata brick association
kiln in Mitsuya
Hearing (Interviewing) 90-year-olds:
sustainable solutions
Perfume "Global Site Project"
AirbnbToshiba Excite Write/ TruNote

Rhizomatiks co., ltd. + AMUSE Inc. + UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
AirbnbToshiba Corporation

Zaim

Zaim Inc.

Google Maps

Google Inc.

81 13G121023 Smart TV Interface
13G121053 Synthesizer
82
13G121058 "Community Garden"
operated by public andprivate
83
84 13G121060 Restaurant

NetCast 4.0
Creating a community that enables tomodify the product by exposing theschematics. Garden" operated by public"Communityand private

LG Electronics, Inc.
KORG INC.

NARISAWALes Création de NARISAWA

85 13G131063
86 13G131068
87 13G131071
88 13G131075
89 13G131078
13G131079
90
91 13G131099
13G131100
92
93 13G131101
94 13G131103
95 13G141115
13G141118
96
97 13G141130
13G141146
98
99 13G141148
100 13G141163

Arphic Infinity Font-UDJingXiHei
Rakuten SmartPay
Smart Multi Imager/IS-910T
STORES.jp
mono:factory
NEXTAGE

Arphic Technology
Rakuten, Inc.
TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION
Bracket Inc.
NAKADAI Co., Ltd.
KAWADA Industries, INC.

Digital Font
Scanner system for POS
Remarketing BusinessThe Next-generationindustrial robot

Itochu Property Development.LTD.

NESCAFÉ Ambassador
Nestle Japan Ltd.
2012 IMF/Worldbank Tokyo Annual Meetings DENTSU INC.
Font SystemKumamon
Kumamoto Prefecture
Tsubame-Sanjo Morning Meadow Cafe
Tsubame Sanjo Regional Industries Promotion Center
3D Medical Organ Simulator CARDIO Simulator ProjectcrossEffect, Inc.
Pharmaceuticals (PrintingIDTAB technology (Identifiable Tablet
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
technology for tablets)
technology)
Workshop Collection
NPO CANVAS
Digital Archives
The East Japan Earthquake Archive
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan University +Senhiko Nakata Laboratory, Miyagi University
Water Purification System YAMAHA CLEAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Library
Takeo city library & historical archive
Takeo city + Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

Good Design Award 2013 Grand Award Candidates
award̲noAward recipientsAwarded companies

13G040324 Light Fitting

IN-EI ISSEY MIYAKEMIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO

13G040327 Chair

HIROSHIMA Folding chair

MARUNI WOOD INDUSTRY INC.

13G050550 Curved OLED TV

EA9800LG Electronics, Inc.

13G060579 Bicycle

NOiS CARGONOiS Inc.

13G060587 Light motor vehicle

TANTODAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.

13G060592 Passenger car

Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen Group Japan

13G060604 Launch VehicleEpsilon

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

13G070693 Radio Telescope

Morita Array, Atacama Large
Millimeter/submillimeter Array

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National
Institutes of Natural Sciences

13G110951 Junction

Ohashi Junction

Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited + Tokyo
Metropolitan Government + Meguro City

13G121007

Google Maps

Google Inc.

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