Japan Institute of Design Promotion
October 7, 2022

GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2022 Winners Announced
Over 1,500 entries won as designs that inspire “Interaction and Resonance”

TOKYO, October 7, 2022 ––The Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP) has announced the2022 award recipients on Friday, October 7. The organization started accepting entries for theGOOD DESIGN AWARD 2022 on April 1, and selected a total of 1,560 award-winning works
following the screening of 5,715 entries.
The winners announced today include 100 works honored as the GOOD DESIGN BEST 100, acollection of entries that demonstrate excellence in the areas of originality, strength of proposal,aesthetics, and degree of realization, and the success in raising the bar for current standards toserve as models of future design best practice.

GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2022 Results
Awarded entries: 1,560 Awarded companies: 1,099
Total entries: 5,715*The above numbers include 393 award-winning works from outside Japan
Finalist candidates for the GOOD DESIGN GRAND AWARD were selected from these GOOD
DESIGN BEST 100 works. Following another round of judging, the GOOD DESIGN GRAND
AWARD will be determined on November 1 as the symbolic design for the year 2022.

Finalist Images and information
Award-winning work
Vacuum Cleaner [Hitachi Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner PV-BH900SK]
Company
Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. (Japan)
Award-winning work
Game Console and Controller [Xbox Adaptive Controller / Xbox Series X|S]
Company
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd (Japan)
Award-winning work
Hands-free personal mobility [UNI-ONE]
Company
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)

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Award-winning work
Election awareness campaign [Special website on the national review ofSupreme Court judges]
CompanyJapan Broadcasting Corporation (Japan)
Award-winning work
Support child's development by locals [Magical Dagashiya Tyrol-Do]
Company
Atelier e.f.t. (Japan), OFFICE CAMP (Japan), Infinite (Japan)【Statements regarding the Results from The Chair and Vice Chair】
Chair: Takashi Ashitomi
I was impressed that the number of designs created to break down“barriers” increased, while that of designs useful for daily life during theCOVID-19 pandemic also increased. When I say “barriers,” I’m referring tothe walls, categories, and gulfs . Breaking down them means creating a flatstate with good visibility. That's where the fluidity of all things will increase,and people's "Interaction and Resonance" will become even more active.
The pandemic has visited upon us a set of new barriers such as having tomask and maintain a social distance from others, while also breaking down
geographical barriers by allowing us to do things such as work from home.
The key to design is to find out whether these losses or gains are good ornot. We have lost and gained. Through the results of this year's awards, I
feel that there is an even greater need for designs that eliminate tangible andintangible barriers so that all people can have comfortable lives.

Chair: Takashi Ashitomi
Product Designer
President, SAAT DESIGN inc.

Vice Chair: Seiichi Saito
Designs that belong to the present time are based on an attitude of to what
extent society, and the people and activities in society, can be seen at highresolution in the entire world, and then making various “wills” that exist thereinteract with each other and resonate. This attitude is shown in a wide variety
of submitted designs in various fields.
What is the definition of design? It has been discussed in various situations.
Through this year’s Good Design Award screening, I have come to realizethat the definition of design is exactly action with consideration in society.
The desire to make everyone’s life better. To deliver good results toeveryone as much as possible. And to value lives more, including things inthe world. I hope that the award-winning designs will give you a sense that
good design is to design products and services with this kind of crossinteraction, to use them, and to participate in the process, even if a little.

Vice Chair: Seiichi Saito
Creative Director
Director, Panoramatiks

About the GOOD DESIGN AWARD
Established in 1957, the GOOD DESIGN AWARD is a prestigious design award in Japan. Awards
are given to products and services related to people's lives, whether tangible or intangible, including
consumer electronics, architecture, software, systems, and community development and initiatives.
Throughout its 60-year history, the GOOD DESIGN AWARD has attracted over 50,000 entries frommore than 45 countries and regions globally. The purpose of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD is notabout competing for excellence in design, but rather about discovering value in design andpromoting ideas for future creations.