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Japan	  Institute	  of	  Design	  Promotion
April	  3 ,	  2 019

Good	   Design	  Award	  2019	  starts	  calling	  for	  entries	  Japan Institute of Design Promotion (Chairman: Motomi Kawakami, Location: Minato-­‐ku, Tokyo), theorganizer of Good Design Award 2019, starts accepting entries for Good Design Award on April 3, 2019.
Good Design Aw ard, founded in 1957, is Japan’s leading commendation system with entries from around theworld. Its purpose is to discover and promote good d esigns which drive industrial growth and enrich lives. In
recent years, Entries from NPOs, local governments, and educational companies promoting the use of design
have been increasing.

G mark logo 2019
OutlineGood	  Design	  Award	  2018a	  look	  of	  2 nd	  screening	  Good	  Design	  Award	  2018
Grand Award Winner

Organizer:
Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP)
Supported by(TBD):
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Small and Medium Enterprise Agency / Tokyo Metropolitan Government /Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) / ASEAN-­‐J apan Center /Nikkei Inc. / The Yomiuri Shimbun
Eligible entry
The entries shall be tangible/intangible items and meet these requirements as below:
1. available for purchase or usage by users before March 31, 2020
2. can be released to the public on the date of the awards announcement (October 2, 2019)3. can be displayed at the “Good Design Exhibition ” held from October 31, 2019
Further information and registration : www.g-­‐mark.org *English and Chinese pages are available.
Key dates
April 3
May 23September 4
October 2
October 9October 31
October 31 -­‐ November 4-­‐ Open for Entries-­‐ Entry Deadline, Due date of submission for Application Confirmation Form-­‐ Notification of the second screening results-­‐ Announcement of award winners-­‐ Good Design Best 100 Designer’s Presentation, Special Award screening Panel-­‐ Good Design Award Ceremony, Grand Award Election, Announcement ofSpecial Awards-­‐ GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITOIN 2019For	  media	  i nquiries	  regarding	  GOOD	  DESIGN	  AWARD	  2 019	  :	  OZMA	  Inc.	  (contact:	  Kakuta,	  Arai	  or	  Suzuki)
Tel：03-­‐4 531-­‐0214
E-­‐mail： jdp@ozma.co.jp
For	  general	  i nquiries	  regarding	  GOOD	  DESIGN	  AWARD:2019	  :	  J apan	  Institute	  of	  Design	  Promotion
Tel：03-­‐6 743-­‐3777

E-­‐mail： info-­‐e@help.g-­‐mark.org

Type of awards
Good	  Design	  Award	  consists	  of	  Good	  Design	  Award	  together	  with	  Good	  Design	  Grand	  Award,	  Good	  Design	  Gold	  Award,	  and	  Good	  Focus	  Awards	  selected	  from	  all	  award	  winners.
Good	  Design	  Award	  is	  presented	  to	  entries	  recognized	  as	  excellent	  designs	  from	  among	  all	  screened	  i tems,	  and	  then	  1 00	  winners	  with	  superior	  designs	  are	  c hosen	  as	  Good	  Design	  Best100.
Next,	  the	  J udging	  Committee	  c hooses	  winners	  of	  Good	  Design	  Gold	  Award	  and	  Good	  Focus	  Awards	  as	  well	  as	  c andidates	  for	  Good	  Design	  Grand	  Award	  (aka	  Finalist)	  from	  the	  Good	  Design	  Best100.
The	  winner	  of	  Good	  Design	  Grand	  Award	  i s	  c hosen	  from	  the	  finalists	  for	  that	  award	  voting	  by	  the	  j udges,	  Good	  Design	  award	  winners,	  and	  others.

Good	  Design	  Award	  2018
Grand Award Winner［Otera oyatsu club］

・Good Design Grand Award	  This	  award	  i s	  presented	  to	  the	  most	  outstanding	  design	  c hosen	  from	  among	  all	  award	  winning	  objects	  of	  the	  Good	  Design	  Award	  2 019.	  Since	  i t’s	  inception	  i n	  1980,	  i t	  has	  played	  the	  role	  i n	  marking	  the	  milestone	  i n	  the	  J apanese	  society	  as	  a	  design	  that	  symbolizes	  the	  times.	  
・ Good	  Design	  Gold	  A ward	  This	  award	  i s	  presented	  to	  particularly	  outstanding	  designs	  chosen	  from	  among	  all	  award	  winning	  objects	  of	  the	  Good	  Design	  Award	  2 019.
・ Good	  Focus	  A ward
These	  awards	  are	  presented	  to	  designs	  expected	  to	  make	  high	  c ontributions	  toward	  themes	  as	  below.
-­‐ [New	  Business	  Design]	  the	  c reation	  of	  new	  business	  models	  or	  industries	  and	  the	  promotion	  of	  the	  i nnovation-­‐ [Design	  of	  Technique	  &	  Tradition]	  advanced	  technique	  and	  skills-­‐ [Design	  of	  Community	  Development]	  c ontinuous	  development	  of	  l ocal	  community	  or	  economy	  activation-­‐ ［Disaster	  Prevention	  &	  Recovery	  Design	  ]	  	  the	  prevention	  of	  and	  the	  recovery	  from	  natural	  disasters
Promotions
After	  the	  announcement	  of	  award	  winners,	  Promotion	  events	  will	  be	  held	  including	  GOOD	  DESIGN	  EXHIBITION	  at	  Tokyo	  Midtown,	  Award	  c eremony,	  and	  the	  publication	  in	  March	  of	  the	  following	  year	  of	  a	  yearbook.	  In	  addition,	  a	  wide	  range	  of	  other	  events	  such	  as	  the	  exhibition	  of	  the	  winners'	  products	  at	  trade	  shows	  and	  sales	  plans	  take	  place,	  and	  furthermore,	  we	  work	  with	  the	  winners	  to	  implement	  various	  programs	  at	  our	  GOOD	  DESIGN	  Marunouchi	  showroom,	  the	  GOOD	  DESIGN	  STORE,	  our	  permanent	  base	  of	  marketing	  and	  c ommunication,	  and	  other	  places.

GOOD	  DESIGN	  EXHIBITIONAward	  ceremony

NIKKEI	  MESSE	   Trade	   show

Reference / About Good Design Award
Established in 1957, Good Design Award is Japan’s leading commendation system.
Eligible for application are products, architecture, application and software, projects
and initiatives that utilize design and more. Through this system, many people comein contact with “good design” and appreciate their value. The recognition rate of theaward is 85%*, with its familiar symbol, G Mark.
The number of entries for Good Design Award 2018 marked the largest since its
privatization in 1998. Out of 4,789 entries, 1,353 received the award. The cumulative
total number of award-­‐winning pieces reached over 47,000 Application from overseas
has increased by more than 500 over the past five years, making it account for about
26% of the total.
*According to the Internet survey by Japan Institute of Design Promotion in 2017.
*schedules	  and	  names	  i n	  this	  press	  release	  are	  subject	  to	  change.