Application Deadline: 12:00 (noon) JST on October 8, 2025
LOCATION: Japan
KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD is an international competition for product design that aims to co-create with talented designers and support their activities. KOKUYO aims to support the future activities of designers and, at the same time, bring you a tomorrow you can’t wait for.
THEME: HAMON Design that resonates
ELIGIBILITY:
Any stationery, furniture, or tool used in working, learning, and living scenes.
The competition accepts entries from any corporation, individual, or group that fulfills all the following requirements, regardless of their age, sex, occupation, or nationality.
Persons who are able to give a presentation at the final judging (March 14, 2026).
The contest organizer will pay expenses incurred by participants for travel and lodging (up to two individuals for group entries).
Persons who consent to these Rules: In cases when an entrant is a minor, the consent of their parent or other statutory agent is required.
Entry eligibility is limited to those designs never before shown publicly (in Japan or other countries)
BENEFIT:
Grand Prix (one winner): ¥ 2,000,000 (about $14,000)
Merit Awards (three winners): ¥500,000 (about $3,500) per winner
New Generation Awards (max. ten winners): ¥30,000 (about $210) per winner
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