Types of Awards
GOOD DESIGN AWARD consists of GOOD DESIGN AWARD together with GOOD DESIGN GRAND AWARD, GOOD DESIGN GOLD AWARD, and GOOD FOCUS AWARD selected from all award winners.
GOOD DESIGN AWARD is presented to entries recognized as excellent designs from among all screened items, and then 100 winners with superior designs are chosen as GOOD DESIGN BEST100.
Next, the Judging Committee chooses winners of GOOD DESIGN GOLD AWARD and GOOD FOCUS AWARD as well as finalists for the GOOD DESIGN GRAND AWARD from the GOOD DESIGN BEST100.
The winner of GOOD DESIGN GRAND AWARD is chosen from the finalists for that award voting by the judges, GOOD DESIGN AWARD winners, and others.
GOOD DESIGN AWARD
This award commends designs recognized as excellent designs that improve the quality of life, industry, and society among all screened items.
Special Award
(Chosen by judges, GOOD DESIGN AWARD winners etc.)
- GOOD DESIGN GRAND AWARD (Prime Minister's Award)
This award is presented to the most outstanding design chosen from among all award winning objects of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021.
(Chosen by the Judging Committee)
- GOOD DESIGN GOLD AWARD (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award)
This award is presented to particularly outstanding designs chosen from among all award winning objects of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021. - GOOD FOCUS AWARD [New Business Design] (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Secretariat Deputy Director General for Business and Service Award)
This award is presented to particularly advanced designs expected to contribute to the creation of new business models or industries and the promotion of the innovation, chosen from among all award winning objects of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021. - GOOD FOCUS AWARD [Design of Technique & Tradition] (Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Commissioner Award)
This award is presented to particularly outstanding designs which are realized by advanced technique and skills, chosen from among all small and medium-sized enterprises' award winning objects of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021. - GOOD FOCUS AWARD [Design of Community Development] (Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry chair Award)
This award is presented to designs expected to make particular contributions to the sustainable development of the community and revitalization of the economy, chosen from among all award winning objects of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021. - GOOD FOCUS AWARD [Disaster Prevention & Recovery Design] (Japan Institute of Design Promotion chair Award)
This award is presented to outstanding designs expected to contribute to the prevention of and the recovery from natural disasters, chosen from among all award winning objects of the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021.