PRESS RELEASE
November 26, 2012

Japan Institute of Design Promotion

Good Design Award 2012 – Special Award winners have beendecided
Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP, located in Minato-ku, Tokyo), has released
the Special Award winners of Good Design Award 2012 as of November 25.
Special Award winners were selected by jury from GOOD DESIGN Best 100, whichwere announced on October 1 as the entire collection of exquisite designs.
<The breakdown of Good Design Award 2012

Special Award winners>
Grand Award (To be announced separately)Gold Award
Sustainable Design Award
Small and Medium Enterprises Award
Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry AwardSpecial Award From the Chairman of JDP

1144824Good Design Gold Award commends selected superb
designs from GOOD DESIGN Best 100 with the consensus ofjury.
<Awarded Entries and Companies>-Running Shoe [Nike Flyknit Racer] / Nike, Inc.
-Eco-friendly reusable packaging [Side-by-side refrigerator packaging]/Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
-OLED 3D TV [ES9500] /Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
-Measuring device [FuelBand] /Nike, Inc.
-Temporary home [Wooden temporary Housing Group] /HAGANUMA SEISAKU CO.,LTD +DAITEC L.,Co. + Kyoriki + GREENLIFE + Haryu wood studio + Nihon University Department ofEngineering School of Architecture, Tomoyoshi Urabe Laboratory + Kazuhiko Namba・Kai-Workshop
Co.Ltd.

-Automobiles [New Kei Automobiles "N"Serises] /Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
-Mobile application [LINE] /NHN Japan Corporation

-Bonding Machine [BM-1000] /BROTHER INDUSTRIES,LTD.
-Self-propelled sprayers for orchard [SHOSHIN-Speed Sprayer type 3S-FSC600TL]/Shoshin co.,ltd-Cloud Font Service [Type Square] /Morisawa Inc.
-Automated Guided Vehicle System [TOYOTA Automated Guided Container
Transport System] / Toyota Industries Corporation-Dental Treatment Center [Soaric] /J.MORITA MFG.CORP.
-Natural Air Ventilation Curtain Wall System, Sash [ARM-S@NAV]/Sankyo-Alumi Company, Sankyo Tateyama Inc.
-Architecture for people who are affected by 3.11Electronic Stethoscope[Home-for-All] /KYSIN + Sendai City + Kamaishi City + @Rias NPO Support Center

Good Design Sustainable Design Award commends
designs which will make a contribution to realize thesustainable society.
<Awarded Entries and Companies>-Home Energy Server [CP-S300E / CP-S300W] / Sony
-Rental Housing Urban Renaissance [KANGETSUKYO DANCHI] /Urban RenaissanceAgency-AQUA SOCIAL FES!! / TOYOTA MARKETING JAPAN CORPORATION + DENTSU INC.
-Flood diversion channel [Flood diversion channel of the Sogi falls] /Kumamoto University
and Landscape Design Laboratory

Good Design Small and Medium Enterprises commend
exquisite designs of SME products.

<Awarded Entries and Companies>-Tongs picking up trash [MAGIP] /EIZUKA LTD.
-Paint [MAGNET PAINT, DC PAINT and KAKERU PAINT] /COLORWORKS CO.,LTD-Cordless Electric Fan [GreenFan mini] /BALMUDA Inc.
-Device for Viewing and Downloading Digital Art [FRAMED*] /tha ltd.
-Housing equipment [Air move method] / Tsukasakensetu Co,.Ltd.
-Formwork bracket [Cassiopeia] /GOP Co.Ltd.

-Tooling Holder [Fast & Clean Cutting eco-holder Green G1 Chucks]/YUKIWA SEIKO INC-A business model to support stricken Tohoku Earthquake area by manufacturing
Japanese cedar furniture /WISE・WISE Inc.

Good Design Award of the Japan Chamber ofCommerce and Industry commends the efforts
to revitalize local economies.
<Awarded Entry and Company>-Architecture and Plaza[Yamashiro Hot Spring "Yunogawa"]/Kaga City + Yamashiro Onsen
Zaisanku + Naito Architect & Associates + NAGUMO DESIGN + Japan Cultural Heritage
Consultancy + Nihonkai Consultant Co.,Ltd-Community school[Morning University of Marunouchi]/Morning University of Marunouchi
Planning Committee

Special Award from the Chairman of JDP
Good Design Special Award from the Chairman of JDP commends the designs
challenging the reconstruction from the damage by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
-Temporary housing units[Community-care temporary housing units in HEITA district,
Kamaishi] /Iwate prefecture + City of Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture + Institute of Gerontology, Universityof Tokyo-Design to recover the peoples band [Stands Square] /Otsuchi Revitalization Support Teamin University of Tokyo + Bar Mikadon + Ueda Lumbermill Ltd.

-Local community platform [Ishinomaki VOICE] and Free paper[ISHINOMAKI 2.0]
/ISHINOMAKI 2.0-Ishinomaki Laboratory/Ishinomaki Laboratory*********************************************************************************************
Good Design Award website: http://www.g-mark.org/?locale=en
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