Received the Silver Award, Invited Jury Award, and other awards at the 59th Japan Sign Design Awards

We are pleased to announce that the "Sona Area Tokyo Renewal Project," for which we assisted in creating the space, won the Silver Award and Invited Jury Award (Kobayashi Akira Award), and the "Fujinokuni Museum of Earth Environmental History: The Complete Earth History" won the Silver Award and Invited Jury Award (Yoshiizumi Satoshi Award) at the 59th Japan Sign Design Awards (sponsored by the Japan Sign Design Association, a public interest incorporated association). In addition, the following projects were selected:

This award is a well-known honor in the industry, and aims to promote and raise awareness of sign design. High-quality sign design works are solicited, judged, and awarded to outstanding works. We would like to express our gratitude to our customers who gave us this opportunity, as well as to everyone who cooperated with us throughout the various processes.

Going forward, we will continue to keep in mind the perspective of those who will use the space and work to create rich spaces that can contribute to our customers' businesses.

Silver Award and Invited Jury Award (Kobayashi Akira Award)

"Sona Area Tokyo Renewal Project"

Photography: (1st photo and 2nd photo bottom) Giant trees at Jingu Shrine, (2nd photo top) Shingo Fujimoto (sinca)

[Design Intention]
The images of evacuees facing difficulties and the diverse characteristics of people are expressed through a common system that runs throughout the entire building: backdrop panels. In the evacuation experience on the first floor, backdrops that highlight the words of disaster victims present the challenges that can be expected in the event of a disaster. This fosters a "spirit of preparation" and leads to preparation learning. In the preparation learning on the second floor, backdrops are pictograms of 72 different characteristics sought after by victims of past disasters such as the Great East Japan Earthquake, providing preparation information that is tailored to each individual's characteristics. Backdrops that represent a variety of people encourage participants to actively move around, with the aim of making disaster preparation their own responsibility.

[Employer]
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (primary contractor: Nippon Koei Urban Space Co., Ltd.)

[Our representative]
Direction: Ishikawa Takahiro / Design: Kaneko Hanae / Planning: Chiba Kanako, Kumagai Mayuko

We are extremely honored to receive the prestigious Japan Sign Design Award. We would like to express our gratitude once again to all the people involved who provided such great cooperation in building the facility. The purpose of the Sona Area Tokyo Renewal Project is to encourage people to think about and make personal preparations for an earthquake directly beneath the capital, which is an urgent issue. We hope that this award will encourage more people to visit the facility, practice "preparation" in line with their own lifestyles, and further increase their understanding of the increasingly diverse people around them. (Photo and commentary: Kaneko Hanae)

Silver Award and Invited Jury Award (Yoshiizumi Satoshi Award)

"Fujinokuni Earth Environmental History Museum: The History of the Earth"

Photo: Level 9

[Design Intention]
Using a technique called masking, we designed an exhibition that conveys 12.6 billion years of Earth's history, from when the Earth was born 4.6 billion years ago to when it may disappear 8 billion years from now, through rocks collected from around the world. The exhibition room, a former classroom of a closed prefectural high school, is covered entirely with perforated carpeting, and by cutting out sections to expose the floor, a world map emerges, creating a space for displaying the rocks. Meanwhile, by displaying and concealing text information on the walls, we aimed to provide an explanation of the exhibition that will pique the interest of visitors. This exhibition is characterized as a visual space through the two expressions of "spatial masking" and "information masking," and by effectively using perforated carpeting, we are also challenging ourselves to achieve both cost reduction and design.

[Employer]
Fujinokuni Museum of Earth Environmental History

[Our representative]
Exhibition Design Collaboration: Takahiro Ishikawa / Exhibition advice: Tsuneo Hong

It's been almost 10 years since the museum opened. As we approach this milestone, we are grateful that our new challenge with the curators has been highly praised, and we feel very happy that we have contributed to building expectations for the Fujinokuni Museum of Global Environmental History in the future. We hope that this will be an opportunity to attract more new fans to the museum. (Photo and commentary by Ishikawa Takahiro)

*Applicant: Fujinokuni Museum of Earth Environmental History

Selected

"Ikei Pharmacy Nakai Branch"

[Business Owner] San IM Planning Co., Ltd.
Projects
"Ikei Pharmacy Nakai Branch" - A dispensing pharmacy that supports the health of local residents and specializes in providing people-oriented services.

『ジェイアールウェスト パレードトレイン』

[Employer] West Japan Railway Company

"Kurasuwa Forest"

[Business Owner] YOMEISHU SEIZO CO., LTD.
Projects
"Kurasuwa Forest" - Enjoying the rich forest and spreading the circle of healthy living -

"Osaka-Kansai Expo International Red Cross and Red Crescent Sports Center"

[Employer] Japanese Red Cross Society
Projects
"Osaka-Kansai Expo International Red Cross and Red Crescent Sports Center" - Creating empathy for the Red Cross's humanitarian activities and leading to the first step in helping through experience -

『Yamaha Sound Crossing Shibuya』

[Employer] Yamaha Corporation

"Yamaha Music Yokohama Minato Mirai"

[Employer] Yamaha Corporation