2009 Outline

Types of Awards 2009

 

Good Design Awards

Products that pass the specified standards based on the results of screening will be honored Good Design Awards.

Good Design Long Life Design Award

Particularly outstanding entries among all the entries applied for the Good Design Long-selling Good Design Awards.

Good Design Frontier Design Award

Particularly outstanding entries among all the entries applied for the Good Design Frontier Design Awards.

Special Awards

Special awards winners are chosen from Good Design Awards winners.Other than these, new awards may sometimes given when a new design field was discovered.

Good Design Grand Award

The most outstanding entry among all the awarded entries

Good Design Gold Award

Particularly outstanding entries among all the awarded entries

Good Design Sustainable Design Award

Particularly outstanding entries with a view to achieving a sustainable society on the basis of global environmental issues among all the awarded entries.

Good Design Life-Scape Design Award

Particularly outstanding entries among all the awarded entries and the recipients of the Long-selling Good Design Award that are judged to have gained the support of consumers due to their contemporary sensitivities and feature a high-quality finish and sense of style.

Good Design Award of Small and Medium Enterprises

Particularly outstanding entries among all the awarded entries produced by small and medium enterprises.

Good Design Award of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Particularly outstanding entries among all the awarded entries that contribute to the development of industry and society; the realization of a generous life of people, activation of regional economy, and improvement of the welfare of general society.