Outline of GOOD DESIGN AWARD winners

2021 | Judges

Chair

Takashi Ashitomi
Product Designer

Vice Chair

Seiichi Saito
Creative Director

Members

U.L.: Uniit Leader   F.I.D.: Focused Issues Directors

UNIT 01 : Accessories and Wearable

01-01 Accessories and personal items | 01-02 Accessories and personal items for professional use | 01-03 Clothing

Takashi HondaU.L.
Product Designer [Unit Review]
Yoko Ando
Textile Designer and Coordinator
Ken Okamoto
Graphic Designer
Shigeki Hattori
Designer / Creative Director
UNIT 02 : Personal Care

02-01 Wellness and massage items | 02-02 Sanitary goods | 02-03 Beauty care equipment and instrument | 02-04 Childcare goods and accessories | 02-05 Household childcare items | 02-06 Household nursing and rehabilitation equipment

Shunsuke IshikawaU.L.
Design Innovation [Unit Review]
Kaori Akiyama
Product Designer
Yoshiki IshikawaF.I.D.
Public Health Researcher
Sosuke Nakabo
Product Designer
UNIT 03 : Stationery and Hobby

03-01 Stationery and office supplies | 03-02 Teaching materials and educational supplies | 03-03 Toys | 03-04 Sporting goods | 03-05 Leisure/Outdoor/Travel goods | 03-06 Hobby goods and pet care supplies | 03-07 Garden tools | 03-08 Musical instrument

Chiho SasakiU.L.
User Experience Designer [Unit Review]
Yoshiaki Irobe
Graphic Designer / Art Director
Jin Kuramoto
Product Designer
Makoto Hashikura
Product Designer
UNIT 04 : Household Goods

04-01 Kitchen goods, cookware, tableware and cutlery | 04-02 Daily necessities | 04-03 Cleaning goods | 04-04 Emergency supplies | 04-05 Bedclothes | 04-06 Religious supplies

Shizuka TatsunoU.L.
Creative Director / Product Designer [Unit Review]
Gaku Otomo
Designer / Brand Director
Yuma HaradaF.I.D.
Art Director / Designer
Yu Yamada
Buyer
UNIT 05 : Home Appliances

05-01 Cooking appliances | 05-02 Home appliances | 05-03 Environmental appliances and equipment

Kazushige MiyakeU.L.
Designer [Unit Review]
Gen Suzuki
Product Designer
Miyuki Tamai
CMF Designer
Shigeya Yasui
UI Design Researcher
UNIT 06 : Audio, Video and ICT Equipment

06-01 Audio equipment for personal use | 06-02 Broadcast and sound equipment for professional use | 06-03 Camera and peripherals | 06-04 Video equipment | 06-05 Smart phone and peripherals | 06-06 Smart watch | 06-07 PC and peripherals | 06-08 ICT equipment for the general public | 06-09 ICT equipment for professional use

Hiroaki WatanabeU.L.
Industrial Designer [Unit Review]
Shigeru Kobayashi
Innovation Management Researcher
Ricca Tezuchi
Product Designer
Nobuyuki Hayashi
Journalist / Consultant
Miles Pennington
Educational Innovator
Nobuyoshi Yamazaki
Product Designer
UNIT 07 : Equipment and Facilities for Manufacturing and Medical Care

07-01 Working tools and instruments | 07-02 Agricultural tools and equipment | 07-03 Equipment and facilities for production and manufacturing | 07-04 Medical equipment and facilities | 07-05 Materials and parts | 07-06 Manufacturing and production technique | 07-07 Equipment and facilities for research and experiment | 07-08 Other product for medical use and manufacturing

Shigenori AsakuraU.L.
Industrial Designer [Unit Review]
Chiaki Hayashi
Project Manager
Tamotsu Murakami
Design Engineering Researcher
Chiaki Murata
Product Designer, Design Producer
UNIT 08 : Housing Fixtures

08-01 House lighting appliances | 08-02 House air conditioning machines/fixtures | 08-03 House building materials/fixtures | 08-04 House interior materials | 08-05 House exterior materials | 08-06 Kitchen fixtures | 08-07 Bathroom and wet area | 08-08 House machines/fixtures

Noriko HashidaU.L.
Product Designer [Unit Review]
Shin Azumi
Product Designer
Koichi Futatsumata
Space & Product Designer
Mitsunobu Hozumi
Product Designer
UNIT 09 : Furniture / Equipment and Facilities for Office and Public Space

09-01 Home furniture | 09-02 Furniture for shop, office, public space | 09-03 Display furniture for shop and public space | 09-04 Equipment and facilities for public space | 09-05 Kitchen equipment and facilities for professional use | 09-06 Equipment and facilities for professional use | 09-07 Building materials and equipment for commercial space

Hisae IgarashiU.L.
Interior Designer [Unit Review]
Hiroki Sato
Design Researcher / Educator
Manabu Tago
Art Director / Designer
Shigeki Fujishiro
Industrial Designer
UNIT 10 : Mobility

10-01 Passenger car, Passenger car-related instruments | 10-02 Commercial vehicle, Commercial vehicle-related instruments | 10-03 Motorbike, Motorbike-related instruments | 10-04 Personal mobility and bicycle, Personal mobility and bicycle-related instruments | 10-05 Railway, Shipping, Aircraft | 10-06 Transportation system and service (logistics / physical distribution)

Kota NezuU.L.
Creative Communicator [Unit Review]
Maholo Uchida
Curator
Takayuki Morikawa
Mobility Designer
Masayuki Moriguchi
Mobility Journalist
UNIT 11 : Housing (Detached House and Small Sized Housing Complex & Cohousing)

11-01 Commercial/industrialized housing | 11-02 Detached house | 11-03 Small sized housing complex | 11-04 Small sized cohousing / dormitory | 11-05 Construction method for housing | 11-06 Service and system for detached house and small-sized housing complex / HEMS(Home Energy Management System) | 11-07 Interior for detached house and small sized housing complex

Teppei FujiwaraU.L.
Architect [Unit Review]
Yoshiaki Amino
Architect / Architectural Researcher
Manabu Chiba
Architect
Yui Tezuka
Architect
UNIT 12 : Housing (Medium to Large Sized Housing Complex & Cohousing)

12-01 Medium/large sized housing complex | 12-02 Medium/large sized cohousing / dormitory | 12-03 Service and system for housing complex/HEMS | 12-04 Interior for medium to large sized housing complex

Jun InokumaU.L.
Architect [Unit Review]
Yuka Komada
Architect
Atsumi Hayashi
Producer
Kentaro Yamazaki
Architect
UNIT 13 : Construction (Industry and Commercial Facility)

13-01 Construction and environment for office and industrial facility | 13-02 Interior for industrial facility and office | 13-03 Construction and environment for commercial facility | 13-04 Interior for commercial facility and shop

Masahiro HaradaU.L.
Architect / Professor [Unit Review]
Keiji Ashizawa
Architect / Designer
Yuko Nagayama
Architect
Ai Yoshida
Architect
UNIT 14 : Public Facility, Civil Structure and Landscape

14-01 Construction/space design for public facility | 14-02 Interior for public facility | 14-03 Landscape, civil engineering structures | 14-04 Block and community development | 14-05 Construction method for industry, commercial, public facility

Kaori ItoU.L.
Researcher in Urbanism [Unit Review]
Taro Igarashi
Architectural Critic
Hiroshi Nishimura
Architect / Creative Director
Tatsuya Hiraga
Landscape Architect
UNIT 15 : Media and Contents

15-01 Media | 15-02 Contents for the general public | 15-03 Contents for business | 15-04 Method for advertising/PR | 15-05 Exhibition / display | 15-06 Branding / CI / VI | 15-07 Font | 15-08 Packaging for the general public | 15-09 Packaging for professional use

Yasuharu SasakiU.L.
Creative Director [Unit Review]
Mamoru Kano
Art Director
Shogo Kishino
Art Director / Graphic Designer
Kaie MurakamiF.I.D.
Designer / Creative Director
UNIT 16 : System and Service

16-01 Application, software for the general public / apps for smartphones and tablets | 16-02 System/service for the general public | 16-03 Insurance/financial service and system | 16-04 Software for professional use | 16-05 System/service for professional use | 16-06 Social infrastructure system / infrastructure

Yuki UchidaU.L.
Urban Designer / Collective Designer [Unit Review]
Hisato Ogata
Design Engineer
Eisuke Tachikawa
Design Strategist
Hidetomo Nagata
Strategist
UNIT 17 : Initiative and Activity for Regional

17-01 Initiative and activity for regional | 17-02 Initiative and activity for community development

Jun’ya YamaideU.L.
Artist [Unit Review]
Ai IishiF.I.D.
Urban Designer
Toru Iwasa
Creative Director
Yoshihiko Yamasaka
Creative Director
Ryo Yamazaki
Community Designer
UNIT 18 : Initiative and Activity for the General Public

18-01 Initiative and activity for the general public | 18-02 Awareness improvement for individual and public | 18-03 Awareness improvement, management method and Initiative for industry | 18-04 Education/promotion/support method | 18-05 Research and development method

Kenta NakamuraU.L.
Businessman / Editor [Unit Review]
Yuta Inoue
Project Manager
Miyuki TanakaF.I.D.
Curator / Producer
Osamu Nishida
Architect
Naoko Hirota
Design Director
Korea UNIT

Byung-wook Chin
Industrial Designer
Jongrae Park
Designer
Taiwan UNIT

Shu-Chang Kung
Architect / Interior Designer
Chi mei Chang
Graphic Designer
Manfred Wang
Product Designer
China UNIT

Xiaoxi Shi
Industrial Designer
Gary Chang
Architectural / Interior Designer
Huiming Tong
Industrial Designer
Carl Liu
Design Director
Jian Liu
Urban Planner / Designer