PRESS RELEASE
October 1, 2012

Japan Institute of Design Promotion

Good Design Award 2012 – 1,108 award winners across the world
Long Life Design Award winners are 33 and inaugural “Best 100” items are decided
Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP, located in Minato-ku, Tokyo), has released
the results of 1,108 awarded entries of Good Design Award 2012 as of October 1.
Among them, inaugural “GOOD DESIGN Best 100” items which especially attracted
high evaluation by jury and those items are candidates for Special Award winners
such as Grand Award, Gold Award, etc.
Moreover, 33 products are granted as the Good Design Long Life Design Awardby continuous production and sales for more than 10 years and gained support
from the people.
The results of the Good Design Award 2012
Good Design Award:
1,108 entries are awarded through 3,132 applications.
Good Design Long Life Design Award:
33 entries are awarded
The number of the awarded companies : 702 companies(Including the ones whose entries are granted as Good Design Long Life Design Award.)<Special Award results announcement>
With regards to the results for the Good Design Special Awards such as Grand Award,Gold Award, etc. will be selected from “GOOD DESIGN Best 100”. They will beannounced on November 25 at the venue of“GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2012”
which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight.
<Special Exceptions for reconstruction support>
In order to support reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake,
exemption of all application cost are carried out for the applications by thecompanies headquartered in six Tohoku prefectures (Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi,Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima prefecture) and Ibaraki prefecture.
78 entries are awarded by this measure.
<Cooperation with "Design Excellence Award", Thailand>
Based on the cooperation with Thailand "Design Excellence Award" (DE mark)since 2008, we have been implementing several joint businesses such as jury
exchange, holding exhibition in Japan, etc. Furthermore, as a gesture of thecooperation, the DE mark winners can join Good Design Award from second
screening. 43 entries from Thailand are awarded this year.

<Release of the information of award winners>
As from October 1, the information of 2012 award winners will be released on the“Award results 2012” as well as “Good Design Finder” website. Individual productname, designers, outline of the product can be found.
<Good Design Award 2012 following schedule>
October 1: Award results announcement
End Oct. to early Nov.: “GOOD DESIGN Best 100”
Designers Presentation (Dates TBD)
November 22: Awards Ceremony and Press conference
November 23 – 25: GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2012
November 25: Special Awards Announcement
December 18: Good Design Special Award Ceremony
March, 2013 : Yearbook 『GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2012』publication<GOOD DESIGN Best 100 Designers Presentation>
Among all the Good Design Award winners, the Best 100 which have been
received high evaluation from juries and attracting many attentions by their“Design power of making tomorrow”. Public presentation event by designers
who worked on those awarded design will be carried out from end of October toearly November. Venue and date will be advised further.
<GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2012>
GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2012 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight fromNovember 23 to 25. For the first time in the history of the Good Design Award,
all awarded items will be in the exhibition.
GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2012
Date: November 23-25 10:00 - 19:00※End by 16:00 on November 25
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Hall 4
Organizer: Japan Institute of Design Promotion
Entrance Fee: ¥1,000 (Common for three days)
Free for under junior high school students<Determination of "Good Design Grand Award">
This year “Good Design Grand Award”, the “Design of the year”, as a symbolof year 2012, will be determined by votes from visitors of Good DesignExhibition 2012, all Good Design Award Winners and Judging Committee.
Result will be announced at the venue of Good Design Exhibition 2012 on
November 25.
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Good Design Award website: http://www.g-mark.org/english/*Visual materials for press are available. Please contact below.
Press Contact: f-press@jidp.or.jp (Japan Institute of Design Promotion)

Appendix: Good Design Award 2012 Winners by regions / countries
Japanese winners by prefecture

Winners from overseas

Hokkaido

9

Kyoto

21

Australia

1

Aomori

8

Osaka

171

Brazil

1

Iwate

22

Hyogo

14

China

9

Miyagi

23

Nara

5

Denmark

1

Akita

8

Wakayama

3

Germany

3

Yamagata

7

Tottori0Hong Kong

4

Fukushima

17

Shimane2

Indonesia

1

Ibaraki13

Okayama

2

Italy

2

Tochigi

2

Hiroshima

12

Korea

45

Gunma6Yamaguchi

2

Singapore

1

Saitama

16

Tokushima

2

Sweden

3

Chiba

9

Kagawa1

Switzerland

1

Tokyo522

Ehime

1

Taiwan64

Kanagawa

53

Kochi

1

Thailand43

Niigata

16

Fukuoka

14

U.S.A.

8

Toyama

5

Saga

2

Total

187

Ishikawa

9

Nagasaki

3

Fukui

2

Kumamoto

3

Yamanashi

1

Oita

2

Nagano5

Miyazaki

5

Gifu

6

Kagoshima

0

Shizuoka

19

Okinawa

1

Aichi

73

Total

1,124

Mie

5

Shiga

1

※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 .

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contact lenses [Accelerated Stabilization Design (ASD) for ACUVUE Brand Contact Lenses for ASTIGMATISM]
Accelerated Stabilization Design (ASD), which employs a 4-zone stability system, provides comfortable wear and crisp, stable, allday vision.

212GA10049

Disposable razor [iFIT]

312GA10053

Sleep Duration Tracker [Omron Sleep Duration Tracker HSL-001]

412GA10065

Hearing Aid [Siemens Cool]
Siemens Cool sits in helix of the ear. This reduce temparature & humidity in ear canal and produce natural sound. It's design canchange image of Hearing Aids.

512GA10082

card game [Rocca]

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Wooden picture book [Folktale Wood Cube / Who Did What?]
All is done, from design to production, using local Tono talent, aimed for the integration of local forest resources, culture, andintergerational exchange.

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Fastener [Excella Curve]
Excella Curve is a ﬂexible fastener enabling to create a natural curve on surface materials and is especially suited for 3D sewing
and fashion/accessories.

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Running Shoe [Nike Flyknit Racer]
Flyknit is game-changing technology resulting in one of the lightest, best ﬁtting, most innovative and sustainable running shoes
Nike has ever made.

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Acoustic Conditioning Panel [ACP-2]

1012GA10135

Tongs picking up trash [MAGIP]
Review of conventional tools, I have changed to easy-to-use tool. It is a tool which can easily pick up trash outdoors.

P. 1

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Charger [MUJI Solar system battery charger with LED light]
A battery charger that generates electricity through a solar panel; charging is also possible from a USB power source.

1212GA10175

Home Energy Server [CP-S300E / CP-S300W]

13 a

12GA10185

12GA10185, 12GA10186,12GA10187 are granted as 1 entry for BEST 100

Paint [MAGNET PAINT]MAGNET PAINT is very unique. You can put magnets on the wall. Only two steps - apply base paint and color paint. You can put
some memo on a wall in a kitchen.

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12GA10186

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paint [DC paint]
DC Paint is waterborne, has 1320 colors and also eco-friendly. We focused to make it easy to choose the right products andsimple to use and challengeable.

13 c

12GA10187

12GA10185, 12GA10186,12GA10187 are granted as 1 entry for BEST 100

paint [KAKERU PAINT]KAKERU PAINT is waterborne, low odor, low VOC and eco-friendly paint. You can write with chalk and wipe. Let your kids draw
whatever they want on the wall.

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Eco-friendly reusable packaging [Side-by-side refrigerator packaging]

15 a

12GA10255

12GA10255, 12GA10191 are granted as 1 entry for BEST 100

Cooker [TATUNG Electric Cooker of the 50th Anniversary Limited Version]

15 b

12GA10191

12GA10255, 12GA10191 are granted as 1 entry for BEST 100

Packaging [Packing for TATUNG Electric Cooker of the 50th Anniversary Limited Version]

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Recycled-Content Domestic Appliances [Resource Circulation Series]
Product line-up used recycled material realized eﬀective use of limited natural resources and reuse once used resources

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Sewing machine [DC6030]

P. 2

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Cordless Electric Fan [GreenFan mini]
GreenFan mini can be buit in a special mobile battery and it enables the fan to work max 20 hours without an adaptor. So user
enjoy a gentle breeze anywhere.

19 a12GA10308

12GA10308, 12GA10309 are granted as 1 entry for BEST 100

Mobile Phone [SoftBank 102P]
Slim body smart phone of only 7.8mm thickness completes waterproof, dust-proof, and OEL display.

19 b

12GA10309

12GA10308, 12GA10309 are granted as 1 entry for BEST 100

Mobile Phone [NTT docomo P-04D]
Slim body smart phone of only 7.8mm thickness completes waterproof, dust-proof, and OEL display.

2012GA10318

Xperia Tablet & Accessories [SGPT121JP/S]

21

12GA10322

Personal Computer [ThinkPad X1 Carbon]
Mobile notebook PC with highly balance which has combines the performance and portability.

2212GA10329

Notebook PC [New Series 9(NP900X)]

23

12GA10339

Notebook PC [Asus BU400]
Asus BU400 is designed for the commercial market to oﬀer a more energetic, ﬂexible and productive working experience.

24

12GA10355

Motherboard [ROG Maximus V Formula Motherboard]
Maximus V Formula has a hybrid thermal design that combines the heatpipe design with the additional ability to connect to a watercooling system.

25

12GA10377

Premium Headphones [MDR-1R/1RBT/1RNC]

2612GA10415

Digital Camera [EOS M SYSTEM]

P. 3

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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ["a" NEX-7(with UI)]

2812GA10426

Digital Recording Binoculars [DEV-5K / DEV-3]

29

12GA10433

OLED TV [EM9600]
LGʼs OLED TV model, which self-glows without a backlight, boasts of having the best picture quality in the worldʼs slimmest andlightest solution.

30

12GA10434

OLED 3D TV [ES9500]

3112GA10437

Device for Viewing and Downloading Digital Art [FRAMED*]FRAMED is a new category of interior device which allows digital art to illuminate the space with the ease of hanging a painting or
an art piece.

32

12GA10444

Measuring device [FuelBand]33

12GA10448

Dining Chair [SEOTO]

34

12GA10483

Air Conditioner [Toshiba Air Conditioner EDR series]

35

12GA10503

Water Filtration System [GROHE Blue]GROHE Blue® delivers fresh tasting ﬁltered water to your36home.

12GA10509

Prefabricated Bathroom Unit [Half Bath 08 Type8]
The Half Bath 08 unit allows for freedom of Wall and Window design while being waterproof and simple to clean. A new standardof design and bathing experience.

P. 43712GA10548

Housing equipment [Air move method]

3812GA10552

Home/Construction methods [Structural Design for Residential Construction]
We can increase the strength of the load bearing walls and move partition walls easily according to the resident̀s needs. This
allows much more ﬂexibility.

3912GA10558

Temporary home [Wooden temporary Housing Group]40

12GA10559

temporary housing units [Community-care temporary housing units in HEITA district, Kamaishi]

41

12GA10563

Rental Housing Urban Renaissance Agency [KANGETSUKYO DANCHI]

4212GA10573

Housing [Old Japanese timber house renovation]

4312GA10640

Rental apartment house [INGEN]

4412GA10651

Bicycle & Electric assist bicycle [Angelino PETITE]

4512GA10658

Passenger Vehicle [Polte/Spade, Toyota]

4612GA10659

THE SUPER COMPACT ELECTRIC VEHICLE [COMS (P.COM, B.COM)]
COMS is a super small EV for one person.Its suitable for short distance move,less environmental impact.Door-less style makes ﬁneaccess & visibility.

P. 54712GA10664

Subaru Impreza [Impreza XV]
The New IMPREZA (G4. SPORT) provides a new value in terms of driving and environment as well as designs, equipped with
Subaru's advanced technologies.

48

12GA10665

Automobiles [New Kei Automobiles "N"Serises]

49

12GA10675

AUTO PARTS [DOOR STABILIZER]

5012GA10682

Automobile Radial Tire [ECOPIA EP001S]

51

12GA10688

Bicycle components [ULTEGRA 6770 series]
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52

12GA20700

Operating System [Windows 8]

53

12GA20704

User Interface [PlayStation(R)Vita Graphical User Interface Design]
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operation unique to PlayStation(R).

54

12GA20707

Television Interface [2012 Smart Hub]55

12GA20710

Digital Appliances [Happiness Counter]
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56

12GA20712

Promotions of Tactile Expressions [TECHTILE]

P. 6

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12GA20713

TV PROGRAM [Design Ah!]"Design Ah!"shows kids why design is fascinating and fun and makes them aware of the role played by design and of how design
can be used to make life better.

58

12GA20714

TV show [TECHNE : The Visual Workshop]"TECHNE"is a new experiential TV show. Every show will focus on one visual technique, and challenge people to create a new ﬁlm
using that technique.

59

12GA30721

mobile apprication [LINE]
LINE: a smartphone communication app which allows free calls & messages between users, nationally & internationally, on any
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60

12GA30727

Application [QisBattery]
QisBattery is an app that communicates wirelessly with battery bank. It bundles all power supply info, for an easy overview of theenergy usage at home.

61

12GA30729

In-house energy management system [Honda Smart Home System]
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62

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oﬃce furniture [cacomi]

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Projector [RICOH IPSiO PJ WX4130N / 4130]
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formwork bracket tightening [Cassiopeia]
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It is an item when a concrete building is built.

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Fitting [Chain Clamp]66

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Tooling Holder [Fast & Clean Cutting eco-holder Green G1 Chucks]

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Bonding Machine [BM-1000]

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Industrial Videoscopes [IPLEX UltraLite]

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12GB10820

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12GB10847

SHARE STYLE COMPLEX [THE SHARE]
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12GB10872

Data Center [Matsue Data Center Park:Outside-air-cooled Container Data Center]
Matsue Data Center Park is Japan's ﬁrst container data center oﬀering the low-cost, high density, and scalability for the demandsof the cloud computing era.

72

12GB20883

Cloud Font Service [TypeSquare]73

12GB20885

AQUA SOCIAL FES!! [AQUA SOCIAL FES!!]74

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CSR Activities by Local Builders [KIBOU NO MIRAI PROJECT]
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Automated Guided Vehicle System [TOYOTA Automated Guided Container Transport System]
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Heat Resistant Ceramic & Silicone Tableware [OSORO]OSORO - cook and serve, stock in refrigerator and freezer, surprising storage capability : OPEN TABLEWARE SYSTEM.

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Solution of the meal for healthy [TANITA SHOKUDO]

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The new retail distribution service of rice [KIKUTAYA BEIKOKUTEN]

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A business model to support Tohoku Earthquake area [A business model to support stricken Tohoku Earthquake area bymanufacturing Japanese cedar furniture]
Creating a business model to support stricken Tohoku Earthquake area by manufacturing Japanese cedar furniture

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TAA stentgraft [Najuta stentgraft system]

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Surgical Tissue Management System [THUNDERBEAT, SONICBEAT, USG-400, ESG-400, TC-E400]

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Natural Air Ventilation Curtain Wall System, Sash [ARM-S@NAV]
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Water rescue boat [SEA-SLED]We developed a rescue platform called "SEA-SLED" to be towed by a jetski.

This allow's for the immediate administering of CPR,

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park [Miyashita Park]P. 98712GC21016

Science Museum Exhibition [Miraikan TSUNAGARI PROJECT]
The "TSUNAGARI" project with 3 tools, Geo-Cosmos, Geo-Scope,and Geo-Palette is an innovative science exhibition to share ideasof "New Earth Awareness".

88 a

12GC21021

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Free paper [Ishinomaki VOICE]

88 b

12GC31051 12GC21021, 12GC31051, 12GC31056 are granted as 1 entry for BEST 100[ISHINOMAKI2.0]
ISHINOMAKI2.0 is consisted of local people and creators.The project aims to create new Ishinomaki,enhancing new communication
utilizing existing resources.

88 c

12GC31056

12GC21021, 12GC31051, 12GC31056 are granted as 1 entry for BEST 100

Ishinomaki Laboratory [Ishinomaki Laboratory]89

12GC31025

medicines [Technology to design an orally disintegration tablet that has high tablet hardness and a fast oral disintegration rate]
RACTAB Technology is a unique platform technology to prepare orally disintegrating tablets which have multiple functionalfeatures to satisfy needs of users.

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12GC31032

Grade-Separated Crossings of Railroads [Grade-Separated Crossings of Railroads:Keikyu Corporation Main Line and Airport Line(around Keikyu Kamata Station)]
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12GC31034

Architecture And Plaza [Yamashiro Hot Spring "Yunogawa"]

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Flood diversion channel [Flood diversion channel of the Sogi falls]
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with a minimum of earthwork.

9312GC31043

community school [Morning University of Marunouchi]
A community school in Otemachi-Marunouchi-Yurakucho district. It isfounded for both shifting lifestyle and developing Social

Value concepted community.

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12GC31044

MONO SCHOOL [MONO SCHOOL]MONO SCHOOL produced by Colon Inc is activating civil communication and local craftsmanship support in Yamagata.

P. 10

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12GC31049

Architecture for people who are aﬀected by 3.11 [Home-for-All]

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12GC31050

Design to recover the peoples band [Stands Square]

97

12GC31058

Map [evacuation topography time map]
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98

12GC31059

User Participatory Society [NicoNico Gakkai Beta]

99

12T001067

Yod Yoi []100

12T001081

Bed fabric [Rocky Stream Collection ]P. 11