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- Announcement of IAUD International Design Award 2025 Winners
Announcement of IAUD International Design Award 2025 Winners
2026.02.27 Updated
IAUD International Design Award 2025 had 43 entries, which are from 12 countries around the world; Denmark, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Taiwan and UK.
IAUD International Design Award 2025 Selection Committee judged the entries rigorously and impartially, and finally selected 1 Grand Award, 14 Gold Awards, 10 Silver Awards and 4 Bronze Awards. In addition, 2 Awards of Excellence for Student Design Challenge and 11 Awards for Student Design Challenge were selected.
The IAUD International Design Award 2025 Awards Ceremony / Presentation was held on February 27, 2026. The “Grand award”, “Gold award” and “Award of Excellence for Student Design Challenge” winners gave wonderful presentations of their works after receiving certificates.
Grand Award (1)
- Regional Planning
- Creating “New Places to Belong” A Proposal for Gathering Spaces that Nurture Diverse Relationships and Evolve with Each Local Community
SEKISUI HOUSE, Ltd: Japan
Gold Awards (14)
- Package Design
- “Guide for QR”: Enhancing Accessibility for Those With Visual Disabilities Through Tactile Navigation That Supports Information Access
Sony Group Corporation / Sony Corporation: Japan
- Inclusive Cleanliness Through Playful Handwashing – One-Hand Usable Bioré u Foaming Stamp Hand Wash
Kao Corporation: Japan
- Universal Design in General
- ServiceNow Now Platform - Inclusive by Design
ServiceNow: UK
- MY COLOR MY BEAUTY
SHISEIDO CREATIVE Co., Ltd.: Japan
- Imagining the Future
- WELL-VOYAGE SEAT
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency / TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORPORATION: Japan
- EnVision VR: A Scene Interpretation Tool for the Visual Accessibility of Virtual Reality
Junlong Chen, John Dudley and Per Ola Kristensson, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge / Rosella P. Galindo Esparza and Vanja Garaj, Brunel Design School, Brunel University of London: UK
- Public Space Design
- Inclusive Public Space - Waterfront on the Danube
Wolfhouse Productions (Iulian Canov, Marius Vasile), Iris Popescu, Monica Sabău - main designers, AMAIS - collaborator on project.: Romania
- Education and Enlightenment
- Bevica Scholarship Programme
The Bevica Foundation: Denmark
- Universal Design Grand Challenge
Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, National Disability Authority, Ireland.: Ireland
- Project “Lernacker”
Hephata Diakonie e.V.: Germany
- Product Design
- 3D-Printed Attachment Chip for Home Appliance Controls
Transformation Design Center, Design Division, Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd.: Japan
- Ergonomics
- PULSE
Fundación ONCE para la Cooperación e Inclusión Social de Personas con Discapacidad: Spain
- Architecture
- UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS NISHIFUTENMA CAMPUS & UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS HOSPITAL
NIHON SEKKEI, TECHNO KOEI, IZUMI SEKKEI Design Joint Venture: Japan
- Website Design
- Accessibility Built In: IKEA’s Digital Design System
IKEA: Netherlands
Silver Awards (10)
- Product Design
- Toshiba refrigerator GR-Y-XFS series
Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation: Japan
- Easy-to-use scissors that work with either hand
KOKUYO Co.,Ltd: Japan
- QuickSnap Binder
KOKUYO Co.,Ltd: Japan
- RP-241: A drawer-type refrigerator designed for easy use and comfort in hospital rooms, with a friendly feel
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: Japan
- Break-Resistant Eraser Parallelogram
KOKUYO Co.,Ltd: Japan
- Interaction Design
- SmartAll “All-Challenge” / Accessible and engaging learning for all children
Woongjin Thinkbig: Korea
- Inclusive Culture
- CaixaSon: Social Harmony. Inclusive Music for Cross-Border Cooperation and Social Transformation
Lead: IKFEM Festival Tui-Valença (Xuventudes Musicais Eixo Atlántico, non-profit organization, member of Jeunesses Musicales International) Collaborating Organizations: “la Caixa” Foundation - BPI Bank / Tui City Council / Valença: Spain
- Interior Design
- Living with Dignity: Detailing Spaces for Accessibility
369 Ochre Studio: India
- Package Design
- Paper packaging with an accessible code for audio information
KOKUYO Co.,Ltd: Japan
- Communication Design
- Senior-Friendly Live Commerce: A Universal Design Interface Framework
Heejung Kim (CJ ENM Commerce Division): Korea
Bronze Awards (4)
- Social Welfare Services
- Solo Pizza Pie - Vocational Training for youth at risk
Shekulo Tov Group: Israel
- Shokolatop - Vocational training for prisoners with disabilities
Shekulo Tov Group: Israel
- Public Space Design
- Seamless Link: Connecting People, City, and Nature in Harmony
GS E&C / Samsung C&T / Seolim landscape Architect: Korea
- Sustainable Design
- Design for Shades of Lifestyle
Chabana: Japan
Awards of Excellence for Student Design Challenge 2025 (2)
- EaseFlow
Lo-Ying Yeh: Taiwan
- StellarVision: A Visual Training Game Device for Preventing Strabismus in Children
Tsuki Design & Innovation Lab: Taiwan
Awards for Student Design Challenge 2025 (11)
- A Study on the Accessibility of Public Toilets from the Aspect of Inclusive Urban Planning -Case Study of Public Toilets in Bunkyo District, Tokyo-
Miyo Hataoka: Japan
- C.F.T Patch
Chen Yen-Chun / Advised by Prof. Kai-Chu Li: Taiwan
- A platform for free education - EduBridge
Jin Watanabe: Japan
- ROLL ON SKIN
Guo Yi-Rou, Yeh Lo-Ying, Advised by Prof. Kai-Chu Li: Taiwan
- C.Clipper
Chen Yen-Chun / Advised by Prof. Kai-Chu Li: Taiwan
- CryoNail Relief
Ming Chi University of Technology: Taiwan
- WildOne
Papasvi Chanyam / Shania Firdaus / Sijia Li: UK
- Fast Lithium Accident Mitigation Equipment
National Taipei University of Education: Taiwan
- Renew Harvest Pack - A Regenerative Nutrition Kit for Refugees
Tsuki Design & Innovation Lab: Taiwan
- BruxRelief
National Taipei University of Education: Taiwan
- Drying Rack Chair
Guo Yi-Rou, Yeh Lo-Ying, Advised by Prof. Kai-Chu Li: Taiwan
IAUD International Design Award 2025 Selection Committee
- Chair of the Selection Committee: Onny Eikhaug (Executive Board, 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 International /Founder, ProAsolutions, S.L., Spain)
- Valerie Fletcher (Executive Director, Institute for Human-Centered Design, USA)
- Rama Gheerawo (Director, INSTILL LTD / President, EIDD Design for All Europe, UK)
- Antika Sawadsri (Dean, School of Architecture, Art, and Design, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand)
- Carolin Pauly (Executive Director, Institute for Universal Design, Germany / Chairwoman, Universal Design Forum e.V., Germany)
- Keiji Kawahara (Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences / Executive Director, IAUD, Japan)
CHAIR'S INTRODUCTION & FULL CITATIONS
Report on the IAUD International Design Award 2024 Awards Ceremony and Presentation
