Announcement of IAUD International Design Award 2021 Winners
2022.01.28 Updated
IAUD International Design Award 2021 had 54 entries, which are from 9 countries around the world; Australia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Norway, Spain and Thailand.
IAUD International Design Award 2021 Selection Committee judged the entries rigorously and impartially, and finally selected 2 Grand Awards, 9 Gold Awards, 18 Silver Awards and 10 Bronze Awards. In addition, for the new category which was established this year, “Student Design Challenge”, 1 Award of Excellence for Student Design Challenge and 7 Award for Student Design Challenge were selected.
The IAUD International Design Award 2021 Presentation / Awards Ceremony was held on January 28, 2022.
The “Grand award”, “Gold award” and “Award of Excellence for Student Design Challenge” winners gave wonderful presentations of their works after receiving certificates.
Grand Awards (2)
- Communication Design
- Efforts concerning the “SwipeTalk®” (speech-to-text) app for the hearing impaired and cross-cultural communication
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation / Kanematsu Communications Limited: Japan




- Public Space Design
- Hamaren Aktivitetspark (Hamaren Activity Park)
Fyresdal kommune: Norway



Gold Awards (9)
- Inclusive Culture
- Vis-ability
QUT Design Lab / QUT Art Museum, Queensland University of Technology: Australia


- Healthcare and Welfare Design
- IC card reader with facial recognition
Panasonic Corporation: Japan




- Housing and Architecture
- Mitejima building
Nippon Life Insurance Company / Obayashi Corporation: Japan





- Social Inclusion
- Research and development of AI systems that recognize environmental sounds to promote inclusion for hearing-impaired people
FUJITSU LIMITED: Japan



- Social Good Roasters: A welfare facility with a roastery cafe where disabled baristas and roasters are active.
General Incorporated Association Beans: Japan





- Regional Planning
- Shinagawa Rehabilitation Park / Osaki Library
The Kohno Clinical Medicine Research Institute / Shinagawa Ward / AZUSA SEKKEI Co., Ltd.: Japan



- Public Space Design
- Stone Age in modern: A Fully Inclusive Museum Experience at the Neanderthal Museum Mettmann
Inkl. Design GmbH: Germany



- Interior Design
- SHINSAIBASHI PARCO "Universal Room"
PARCO CO., LTD.: Japan


- Social Welfare Services
- The MAMA Model Project to Promote Holistic & Sustainable Career for Families of Persons with Disabilities.
Thai President Foods Public Company Limited (TF) / Workable Organization Limited (WO): Thailand


Silver Awards (18)
- Healthcare and Welfare Design
- Health Observation Service "N-CHAT" (N-CHAT : Nagasaki prefecture - Check Health And Temperature application)
Nagasaki Prefectural Government / Fukushima Medical University / FUJITSU LIMITED: Japan



- Foodsling
Hochschule Hannover (STUDENTS): Germany



- Housing and Architecture
- Cognitive spatial security: key architectural innovations based on behavioral neurology
Asociación para la comprensión fácil de entornos y edificios (Association for easy understanding of environments and buildings): Spain



- Fashion Design
- All-inclusive fashion brand SOLIT
SOLIT Inc.: Japan


- Public Space Design
- Remember and Commemorate : Inclusion at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Inkl. Design GmbH: Germany


- Communication Design
- Universal design published as "Sign Communication" (5 volumes)
Yukio Ota Design Associates: Japan




- COVID-19 Infection control Pictograms
DENTSU INC. / Tashiro Design Studio: Japan





- Housing Equipment
- Total heat exchanger, Ceiling-suspended exposed model of Lossnay for schools
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: Japan



- Imaging the Future
- Tactile Arrow “DiGITS” - Prototype of Panel Type for Pathway Guidance
Future University Hakodate, DiGITS Researching Team: Japan



- Regional Planning
- Medical Town in a Forest Valley on the theme of Health and Greenery
SHINKASHIWA CLINIC / TAKENAKA CORPORATION: Japan



- Two Group Homes in Community
NPO Hana / SOGO Architecture & Urban Design: Japan



- Education
- Inclusive Continuous Life Stage Support
Support Center for Developmental Disabilities and Special Needs Education in Hino City / YCC CO., LTD. / FUJITSU LIMITED: Japan



- Product Design
- A sewing machine that is kind to me and made for my grandchildren
AXE YAMAZAKI CO., LTD.: Japan


- Security and Public safety
- Emergency broadcasting equipment
Panasonic Corporation: Japan



- Interaction Design
- Multi-lingual playback, one tablet, easy for anyone! "Multi-lingual announcements application"
Yamaha Corporation / USEN CORPORATION (USEN-NEXT GROUP): Japan



- Everyday simplification – for everyone
Vipps AS: Norway



- Social Inclusion
- Brand Development “FÜR UNS”
Hephata Diakonie: Germany



- Graphic Design
- The Hobonichi Note with Patented Ruled Line Design Aiming to Reduce Users’ Visual Stress
Hobonichi Co., Ltd. / BB STONE Design Psychology Unit, Inc.: Japan



Bronze Awards (10)
- Public Space Design
- Inclusive Playground Equipment “Eruci”
Aneby Co., Ltd.: Japan




- Tokyo Toranomon Global Square
Toranomon Station District Urban Redevelopment Association (MORIMURA ESTATE, INC. / Fujiya Building Co., Ltd. / Chuo-Nittochi Co., Ltd. / Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. / Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. / Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.) / NIHONSEKKEI, INC. / Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.: Japan



- Product Design
- P-Series two-door refrigerator suited to living alone and cooking one's own meals
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: Japan



- smart box
HIROSHI KAMIBEPPU: Japan


- Service Design
- A smart system for interactive & continuous rehabilitation process - ST Software & 'MYWAY' application
Shekulo Tov Group: Israel




- Education
- AssistGuide
SoftBank Corp. / Kagawa University: Japan




- Imaging the Future
- Change the world with artificial opals
Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology: Japan


- Separation NEO wig
JUNKO IKENO: Japan



- Hospitality Lodge
JYP Conseils & Solusphere: France



- Fashion Deisgn
- Fasten buttons with one hand —Great hemiplegic people live an independent life.—
Three Rivers: Japan




Award of Excellence for Student Design Challenge (1)
- Imprisonment without Incarceration
School of Architecture, Bangkok University: Thailand




Awards for Student Design Challenge (7)
- Neck Rotation Seat for Parents and Children with SMA TypeⅠ
Shizuoka University of Art and Culture Seirei Christpher University Collaboration Program Group4: Japan



- United Bathroom Design For The Dementia Elderly
SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY OF ART AND CULTURE / SEIREI CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY: Japan




- Incorporating Ankle Supporters into Your Daily Life
Shizuoka University of Art and Culture Seirei Christopher University Collaboration Program: Japan


- Rakurakutokutoku
SUAC SCU Collaboration Program: Japan



- Tooth brushing support goods for autistic patients
SUAC×SCU Collaboration project Group6: Japan



- BASTONI – 16 Interventions of modern walking
Free university of Bozen-Bolzano: Italy



- A rehabilitation tool used by stroke patients to express their emotions
Shizuoka university of art and culture: Japan

IAUD International Design Award 2021 Selection Committee
- Chair of the Selection Committee: Onny Eikhaug (Executive Board (Former President), EIDD Design for All Europe, Norway)
- Co-chair of the Selection Committee: Fumikazu Masuda (President, open house inc./ Visiting Professor, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Japan)
- Advisor to the Selection Committee: Roger Coleman (Professor Emeritus of the Royal College of Art, UK)
- Members of the Selection Committee:
- Francesc Aragall (President, Design for All Foundation, Spain)
- Thomas Bade (CEO, Institute for Universal Design, Germany)
- Valerie Fletcher (Executive Director, Institute for Human-Centered Design, USA)
- Rama Gheerawo (Director, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, UK)
- Antika Sawadsri (Dean, School of Architecture, Art, and Design, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand)
- Keiji Kawahara (Professor, Graduate School of Media and Design, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences / Executive Director, IAUD, Japan)
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