Winners of the 16th Kids Design Awards Program's Grand Award and Excellence Awards Announced

1. Overview

"Kids Design" is a group of ideas and activities about using the power of design to create a social environment that will contribute to the sound growth and development of children (who will be the next generation's adults).
The Kids Design Awards (organized by an NPO called the Kids Design Association) is a program aimed at recognizing outstanding products, spaces, services, activities, and academic programs in terms of three design missions: [i] designs that contribute to the safety and security of children; [ii] designs that develop children's creativity and shape their future; and [iii] designs that contribute to comfortably raising children.

2. Winners of the 16th Kids Design Awards

The 16th Kids Design Awards received 383 entries, and 214 of these were selected as winners. From among these, one winner was selected for the Grand Award, called the Prime Minister's Award, and four winners were selected for the Excellence Awards, called the METI Minister's Awards.

Prime Minister's Award (One winner)

Junzo Kuroda Atelier; NANAIRO Ladies Clinic: NANAIRO COMACHI

METI Minister's Awards (Four winners)

Designs that contribute to the safety and security of children — Category: Children
MIKI HOUSE Co., Ltd.: MIKI HOUSE School Shoes

Designs that contribute to the safety and security of children — Category: General
Nasta Co., Ltd.: Nasta Interphone

Designs that develop children's creativity and shape their future — Category: Creative
Fukuoka City Science Museum; Total Media Development Institute Co., Ltd.: "Darwin Course and Newton Course" to Nurture the Junior Scientists Who Will Pioneer the Future

Designs that develop children's creativity and shape their future — Category: Literacy
House Foods Corp: Waku-Waku Spice Trio no Daiboken

Details of other winners

• List of the winners of the 16th Kids Design Awards (in Japanese)

3. Commendation ceremony

A commendation ceremony was held on September 28, 2022, with measures against COVID-19 taken in accordance with government policies. State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nakatani attended the ceremony, congratulated the winners with a celebratory speech and expressed his hopes for further development of Kids Design, and presented the Prime Minister's and METI Minister's Awards.

• Celebratory speech at
  the commendation ceremony
  (State Minister of Economy,
  Trade and Industry Nakatani)
• Presenting the Prime Minister's Award

4. Contact for inquiries

• The Kids Design Association (NPO) (in Japanese)

Division in Charge

Design Policy Office, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group