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Japan Institute of Design Promotion
August 29, 2019

Exhibition for the Latest Good Design Award“” to be held from October 31

All award winning works (more than 1,000 designs) will be on display at Tokyo Midtown

GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2019
(Visual design by Yoshiaki Irobe)

Japan Institute of Design Promotion (Chairman:Motomi Kawakami, Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo), theorganizer of Good Design Award 2019, will be hosting
GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2019 from Thursday,
October 31 to Monday, November 4 at Tokyo
Midtown (Roppongi) to introduce all the latest awardwinning works.
The event will display over 1,000 designs of thisyear’s award winning works, which are to beannounced on October 2, selected from a variety ofgenres such as products, architecture, software,projects and services.
The five-day event is packed with attractions to enjoy
the Good Design Award from multiple angles,
including talk events by award winners, a popup store
in which visitors can purchase the latest award
winning products and showcase the past winningworks of Good Design Award looking back its history.

Highlights of GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2019
Various stage programs featuring the latest Good Design Award winning works
Special exhibition to look back the history of Good Design Award
Exhibition of “Good Design Long Life Design Award” held at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3
The space is designed by an up-and-coming architectural duo Naruse-Inokuma Architects
Duration : October 31 (Thu.) - November 4 (Mon.) 11 AM to 8 PM
(closes at 6 PM on the last day) *Free admission
Venue: Tokyo Midtown (9 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Organizer: Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP)Sponsors: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Small and Medium
Enterprise Agency / Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Japan Chamber ofCommerce and Industry / Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) /ASEAN-Japan Centre / Nikkei Inc. / The Yomiuri Shimbun / NHK
Special cooperation by Tokyo Midtown
Planning and production by ADK Marketing Solutions Inc.
Space design by Naruse-Inokuma Architects
Graphic design by Yoshiaki Irobe (Irobe Design Institute, Nippon DesignCenter, Inc.)
Entrance display curated by Tatsuya Kuji
Fixtures provided by Ishinomaki Lab
For media inquiries Contact to : OZMA Inc. (Sakai, Kakuta, Arai or Suzuki)Tel03-4531-0214/E-mailjdp@ozma.co.jp

Photo from 2018 eventPrograms for GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION
2019
The visitors will experience the attractive and fun sides ofdesign through Good Design Award winning works ondisplay, stage events and a popup shop.
Good Design Award 2019 Exhibition
Over 1,000 designs of this year’s award winning works,
which are to be announced on October 2, will be exhibited.
From daily use stationery to special industrial equipment, thediverse lineup is quite unique to the Good Design Award.
Held in Midtown Conference (4F), Design Hub (5F) and more
“Good Design Best 100” Special ExhibitSelected among all award winning designs, Good Design
Best 100 is a collection of 100 particularly outstanding works
twhich leads the various fields of design. The Good Design
Grand Award, which symbolize the 2019 design of the year,
will also be displayed in this area.
Held in Midtown Hall (B1F) and Canopy Square (1F)
History of Good Design Award
Selection of past Good Design Award winning works will be
exhibited at the entrance of main space as well as toshowcase the 60 years history of this award.
Held in Midtown Hall (B1F)“Superior Company” Exhibit
The designs of companies that have won the most awards
this year will have their own special booths with eachcompany’s unique spatial design.
Held in Midtown Hall (B1F)“GOOD DESIGN STORE TOKYO by NOHARA” Popup
ShopAlways a popular attraction at the event, GOOD DESIGNSTORE TOKYO by NOHARA will be open for a limited time
as Japan’s only store specializing in Good Design Award
winning products. In addition to being the first to offer thelatest award winning works, the shop will carry original items
that are available exclusively during the event.
Held in Atrium (B1F)*Architecture and large products will be exhibited using panels.
The content of the programs is subject to change.

All photos are from the 2018 event.

Special Attractions for GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2019
Good Design Award Stage Programs
Inviting a variety of guest speakers according to the theme, talkshows, presentations and other live events will be held to feature
the latest Good Design Award winning designs.
Designs of “Good Design Best 100”
We will take a closer look at the designs and designers of theGood Design Best 100 selected from Good Design Award
winning works in 2019 based on the recognition of becoming theleading force in the industry.
Designs Challenging Social Issues
Award winning designs will be introduced according to the four
themes of the Focused Issues, which explore the relationshipbetween social issues and design through the Good DesignAward, namely, “New Business Design,” “Design of Community
Development,” “Design of Technique & Tradition” and “Disaster
Recovery Design.”
Corporate Management and Design
By introducing the activities of companies that have won many
awards this year, we will take a closer look at the latest
relationship between businesses and design.
Good Design Award Winning Designers
Up-and-coming designers from a variety of genres that have
won the Good Design Award will be introduced.
Venue: Midtown Hall (B1F)*The content of the attractions is tentative and subject to change.

“Good Design Long Life Design Award” Exhibition
The objective of the Good Design Long Life Design Award is toexplore designs that have long been cherished by theconsumers and become essential in their lives. Instead ofawarding the latest designs, this unique award recognizes
standard and evergreen designs. To showcase the beloved
products and contents that have been perfected over the courseof time, the venue for displaying the award winning works will be
moved to 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 in Tokyo Midtown.
Long Life Design 20192019 Good Design Long Life Design Award Exhibition
Schedule: October 31 (Thur.) through November 4(Mon./holiday) , 10 AM to 7 PM
Venue: 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 (9-7-6 Akasaka,Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Space design by Mana Kobayashi (spatial design),Ken Okamoto (graphic design)Free admission

Photo: Masaya Yoshimura

Creative Team behind the GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2019Space Design
Naruse-Inokuma Architects
Founded in 2007 by Yuri Naruse (photo right) and Jun Inokuma (photo left).
Under the concept of “Creating a shared space,” the two architects pursue “whatkind of activity to produce in the space” through architectural planning and design.
Major works include LT Josai, FabCafe Tokyo, 31VENTURES KOIL, Teshima 8Million Lab and 9h nine hours Namba Station.
In 2019, Naruse-Inokuma won the top prize at the international competition with its
public art project in Seoul, South Korea, and completed the subway station renewal
project “Dance of Light.” Received a special mention for the Japan Pavilion at the15th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia. Published books
include “Designing the Act of Sharing” (co-author, Gakugei Shuppan) and “DesignMethodology of Shared Spaces” (responsible editor, Gakugei Shuppan).

Graphic DesignYoshiaki Irobe
Graphic designer / Board Member of the Nippon Design Center, Inc.
Born in 1974 in Chiba Prefecture. After completing the Master’s program at the Tokyo
University of Arts, Irobe joined Nippon Design Center. He has presided over the Irobe
Design Institute since 2011 and works as a part-time lecturer at the Tokyo Universityof Arts. His major works include corporate identity design for Osaka Metro, brandingfor national parks, visual identity systems and signage planning for Yayoi Kusama
Museum, Ichihara Lakeside Museum, Tenri Station Plaza CoFuFun and Sugakawa
Civil Exchange Center tette as well as package design for products such as
naturaglacé and Hakutsuru Tenku. He has also done the art direction for “Hon:
TAKEO PAPER SHOW 2011” and exhibition design for “Toyama Prefectural Museumof Art and Design Markers and Arrows.” He has won numerous design awards both inJapan and abroad, including awards from the Japan Sign Design Association (SDA),
New Designer Award and Yusaku Kamekura Design Award from Japan Graphic
Designers Association (JAGDA), Tokyo Art Directors Club (ADC), D&AD and One
Show Design. He is a member of AGI, ADC and JAGDA.

Entrance Display Curation
Tatsuya Kuji
Born in 1978 in Aomori Prefecture. After dropping out of the Graduate School ofInternational Cultural Studies at Tohoku University, Kuji became the research librarianfor Kobe Design University Media Library and then went on to start DESIGN MUSEUM
LAB. He plans and curates design exhibitions while working as a part-time lecturer atthe Kyoto University of Art & Design. http://dm-lab.com/

Related information: “My Favorite Design” Exhibition will be held in Tokyo Midtown on
October 2, the day the awards are announced
This year’s panel of 92 judges of the Good Design Award, including
Chairperson Fumie Shibata and Vice Chairperson Seiichi Saito, introduce theirfavorite design among the award winning works.
Duration: October 2 (Wed.) - October 25 (Fri.), 11 AM - 7 PM *Free admission
Venue: Tokyo Midtown Design Hub (5F Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka,
Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Here is the schedule for the announcements and public screening for the Good Design Award 2019.
Dates for press conferences will be announced at another time.
October 2 (Wed.) Announcement of Good Design Award, Good Design Best 100 and Good Design Long Life DesignAward
October 9 (Wed.) Best 100 public screening (public event in which the designers make presentations so that thejudges can select the candidates for the awards including the Good Design Grand Award)
October 31 (Thu.) Announcement of Good Design Grand Award, Good Design Gold Award and Good Focus Award
Updated award results for the Good Design Award 2019 and details for the GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2019 will beposted on the Good Design Award official website (www.g-mark.org).