Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP; Tadashi Okamura, Chairman), the organization involved in the comprehensive promotion of design, announced the results of the 2009 Good Design Awards on October 1. Entries for this year opened on April 22 and received 2,952 applications from all over the world. As a result of first and second screening, 1,034 items received Good Design Awards. These include the Good Design Award Best 15 and other special awards.
Recipients of the Good Design Award Best 15 are selected as candidates for the Good Design Grand Award. A winner of this year's Good Design Grand Award will be selected from among those 15, at the Awards Ceremony to be held on November 6.
* "Good Design Award Best 15" refers to the Good Design Grand Award candidates and Good Design Gold Award winners. When the Good Design Grand Award recipient determines on November 6, the remaining 14 nominees of the Best 15 will be designated as Good Design Gold Award winners.
Founded in 1957, the Good Design Awards (generally known as the "G Mark system") is Japan's only comprehensive design evaluation and commendation system. Having built a foundation to nurture Japan's industry and design, the Good Design Awards now accepts submissions from around the world and has earned a reputation for being a prestigious trademark for outstanding design and quality. Good Design Awards have been presented to 34,000 products to date.