The KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD is an international product design competition that focuses on bringing together and giving expression to future-oriented project proposals.

The YOKOKU Prize is a special award commemorating the KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD’s 20th anniversary. It will be given to selected student entrants to help them with their future work. “Bringing you a tomorrow you can’t wait for,” says KOKUYO. Following that premise, they will choose up to 20 excellent entrants whose presentation papers give us the impression that their futures will be fascinating. (without passing judgement on the models)

The competition aspires to give expression to the possibilities of design and the power of goods through the process of deeply thinking about the tools people use in their everyday working, learning, and living scenes. Don’t forget to enter your design for the KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2023