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Announcement of IAUD Award 2017 Winners

2018.03.16 Updated

IAUD Award 2017 had 43 entries from all over the world.

IAUD Award 2017 Selection Committee judged the entries rigorously and impartially, and finally selected 2 Grand Awards, 9 Gold Awards, 14 Silver Awards and 14 IAUD Awards.

The IAUD Award 2017 Ceremony was held at Oskar von Miller Forum in Munich on March 9, 2018.
The Grand and Gold Award winners had presentations for their works after receiving Certificates.

CHAIRS INTRODUCTION & FULL CITATIONS

GRAND AWARDS (2 Joint Grand Awards)

In the category of Business Strategy: Panasonic Corporation receives a Grand Award for:
Panasonic's Universal Design Communication

In the category of Social Design: LIXIL Corporation receives a Grand Award for:
Toilets for All Project

GOLD AWARDS (9)

In the category of Business Strategy: TAKARATOMY GROUP receives a Gold Award for:
Universal Design in the World of Toys - Our Constant Efforts to Enhance Toy's Accessibility

In the category of Education: Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education; Shodoshima Town Board of Education; National University Corporation Kagawa University; FUJITSU LIMITED and FUJITSU DESIGN LIMITED receive a Gold Award for:
Tomoni-Manabu Project: Co-Creation Activities of ICT Utilization Model Development for Inclusive Education in Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration through Design Thinking

In the category of Healthcare & Welfare: Panasonic Hearing Instruments Co., Ltd. receives a Gold Award for:
R4 Series, Rechargeable Receiver-In-Canal Hearing Aid

In the category of Housing & Architecture: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation receives a Gold Award for:
Mitsubishi elevator touch-screen hall operating panel with call registration that can be used comfortably by people with disabilities

In the category of Interaction Design: Panasonic Corporation receives a Gold Award for:
Monitoring System for In-Vehicle

In the category of Product Design: Panasonic Corporation receives a Gold Award for:
Panasonic Let's Remo-con AD/ST PN-L90102, PN-L90101

In the category of Regional Planning: Public interest foundation corporation Kobe citizen welfare promotion association receives a Gold Award for:
Navigation application of the village of happiness "Anyone can navigate" development

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, (KMITL) Thailand receives a Gold Award for:
Development of 'Chao Phraya for All' to Create Inclusive City

In the category of Service Design: FUJITSU LIMITED; FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED and FUJITSU DESIGN LIMITED receive a Gold Award for:
FACT-V ATM Series

SILVER AWARDS (14)

In the category of Communication Design: FUJITSU LIMITED; FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED; FUJITSU DESIGN LIMITED and NTT DOCOMO,INC. receive a Silver Award for:
KID'S KEITAI F-03J

Morisawa Inc. receives a Silver Award for:
MORISAWA BIZ+ —Readable fonts for everyone—

Panasonic Corporation receives a Silver Award for:
BONE CONDUCTION HEAD SET

In the category of Education: Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University and Keiai University receive a Silver Award for:
Development of Educational Program Disaster for Reduction in Home Economics from Viewpoint of Symbiosis and Diversity

FUJITSU DESIGN Limited receives a Silver Award for:
School Tablet

In the category of Housing & Architecture: Kinjo Rubber Co., Ltd receives a Silver Award for:
The walk guidance soft fat for accessibility improvement of indoor public space

In the category of Housing Equipment: Nichibei Co., Ltd. receives a Silver Award for:
PUSHLL DOOR: Safe and easily accessible Bi-Folding Door

In the category of Package Designn: ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD. receives a Silver Award for:
Improvement of usability small size cans using Kansei (Sensitivity) Engineering

ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD. receives a Silver Award for:
Development of 6 can packs for beverages with consideration for the environment and convenience

In the category of Product Design: Panasonic Corporation receives a Silver Award for:
Bagged Canister vacuum cleaner / Panasonic MC-JP800G/SJP800G Series

Panasonic Corporation receives a Silver Award for:
Robotic vacuum cleaner / Panasonic MC-RS800 Series

Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation receive a Silver Award for:
Cordless cleaner VC-NX1/NXS1

In the category of Public Space: SHINOHARA ELECTRONICS COMPANY receives a Silver Award for:
Pedestrian Traffic Light Auxiliary Equipment "Safe Street Crossing for Everyone"

In the category of Regional Planning: DIRTWORKS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, PC receives a Silver Award for:
The Els for Autism Sensory Arts Garden: An Inclusive Space for Discovery and Enrichment

IAUD AWARDS (14)

In the category of Education: FUJITSU DESIGN LIMITED receives an IAUD Award for:
FUJITSU Educational solutions K-12 Individual learning support Penmaru

In the category of Housing & Architecture: Sekisui House, Ltd. receives an IAUD Award for:
HOUSE for maturity -awai-

In the category of Housing Equipment: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation receives an IAUD Award for:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Air Conditioner ZW / ZXV Series

Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation receives an IAUD Award for:
Induction cooker

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation receives an IAUD Award for:
"RX-Series" Refrigerator that support comfortable lifestyles for various consumers

Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation receives an IAUD Award for:
ZITANG RG-HS1 Range-Grill with Voice Guidance

DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD receives an IAUD Award for:
To achieve temperature barrier-free living space by multi cassete type air conditioner

Nichibei Co., Ltd. receives an IAUD Award for:
Cordless Operated Roller Shade with Side Guide Rail

In the category of Interaction Design: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation receives an IAUD Award for:
A car navigation system (NR-MZ300PREMI) that lessens the operating burden on the user as well as reducing danger during a collision

Clarion Co., Ltd. receives an IAUD Award for:
Car navigation HMI "Quad View"

In the category of Product Design: Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation receives an IAUD Award for:
Be-K series lightweight compact vacuum cleaner

Toshiba Corporation and TOSHIBA HOME TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION receive an IAUD Award for:
Cordless iron TA-FLW series

Panasonic Corporation receives an IAUD Award for:
Digital Hivision LCD TV/ Panasonic TH-EX500 Series

In the category of Service Design: Metlife Insurance K.K. receives an IAUD Award for:
Innovation of Insurance, "Payment for Just In Case" to "Total Health Support"

IAUD Award 2017 Selection Committee

The Chair of the Selection Committee: Roger Coleman (Professor Emeritus of the Royal College of Art, UK)
Vice Chair of the Selection Committee: Fumikazu Masuda (President, open house inc., Japan)
The member 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)
- Toshiharu Arai (Professor Emeritus, Kanazawa College of Art, Japan)
- Keiji Kawahara (Professor, Head of Department of Design, School of Media and Design / Graduate School in Media and Design, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences; Executive Director, IAUD, Japan)