We are pleased to announce that at the 60th Japan Sign Design Awards (organized by the Japan Sign Design Association), the YKK AP Technology Museum, for which we assisted in creating the space, received the Japan Sign Design Grand Prize/Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award; "Signs that Resonate with the Environment (Pacific Industrial Innovation Center Pacific Port Entrance Area)", "National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan Gallery 1st Floor South Wing 'Techniques for Observing Nature'", and "Canal City Hakata Ramen Stadium RAUMEN STADIUM" received Silver Awards; and "Ashio Copper Mine Memorial Museum" and "National Agriculture and Food Research Organization Museum of Food and Agriculture" received Bronze Awards. In addition, the following projects were selected as finalists.
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.
Japan Sign Design Award, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
"YKK AP Technology Museum"
Photo: Level9 inc.
[Business Owner]
YKK AP Inc.
[Our representative]
Design Direction: Masaki Ikeda / Design: Takahiro Ishikawa, Tetsuya Yamaguchi / Planning Direction: Haruhiro Tateishi
Planning: Mugiko Komatsuda, Yuna Yabe / Video Direction: Kenya Hirata / Video Management: Yuka Yoshigami
Production, Construction: Takahiro Iikawa, Takehiro Harada, Naoki Torimaru, Taro Watanabe, Takayuki Goto, Shuhei Okawa / Project Management: Kazunari Sakai, Tatsuya Yamazaki
<Our Company's Projects >
"YKK AP Technology Museum" - Leveraging the historical value of YKK AP's founding factory and inheriting its manufacturing DNA -
Silver Prize / Invited Judges' Award (Miki Orihara Award / Kazuko Akamatsu Award)
『環境と呼応するサイン(太平洋工業イノベーションセンターパシフィックポートエントランスエリア)』
Photo: Level9 inc.
[Business Owner]
Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.
[Our representative]
Design: Takahiro Ishikawa
Silver Award and Invited Jury Award (Kobayashi Akira Award)
"National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan Gallery, 1st Floor, South Wing: 'Techniques for Observing Nature'"
Photography: Masato Kono / Nakasa & Partners Co., Ltd.
[Location] Tokyo
[Business owner] National Museum of Nature and Science
[Our representative]
Direction: Toshitake Tanaka, Takeshi Kato / Planning: Kanako Chiba / Design, Layout: Takashi Fukuda, Risa Kitagawa
Video Technical Direction: Takuto Sato, Takuma Shimazawa / Production, Construction: Toku Arawaka / Project Management: Yuta Otake, Atsushi Kudo
*This project is being promoted through a joint venture with Nomura Co., Ltd.
<Our Company's Projects >
National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan Gallery, 1st Floor, South Wing: Renewal of "Techniques for Observing Nature" - An exhibit tracing the traces of the ingenuity and creativity of our predecessors.
Silver Award, Invited Jury Prize (Yuji Hanazawa Award), Kyushu Regional Design Award
『キャナルシティ博多 ラーメンスタジアム RAUMEN STADIUM』
Photo: Taichi Misonoo
[Business Owner]
FJ Entertainment Works Co., Ltd.
[Our representative]
Design, Layout: Yukie Koiwa, Haruka Baba / Production, Construction: Kenhiro Murakami / Project Management: Keiji Yoshihara
<Our Company's Projects >
Canal City Hakata Ramen Stadium - Impressive ramen bowls express the unique worldview of each shop -
Bronze Medal
『足尾銅山記念館』
Photography: Tomotake Ito
[Business Owner]
Koga City Hyoe Memorial Center (General Incorporated Association)
[Our representative]
Direction: Haruhiro Tateishi, Takeshi Kanda / Display Planning: Kanako Chiba, Mei Yoshida / Design, Layout: Koshiro Takeshima, Katsuhisa Ohashi
Production, Construction: Shotaro Nara, Masashi Uchiyama, Shuhei Okawa / Video Production: Tatsuro Shiota, Hanako Yoshitani, Tansei Institute Co., Ltd.
<Our Company's Projects >
Ashio Copper Mine Memorial Museum: Passing on the "passion" that began at the mine to future generations.
『農研機構 食と農の科学館』
Photography: Taira Kurihara
[Business Owner]
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
[Our representative]
Direction: Hiroyuki Yamamori / Planning: Mugiko Komatsuda, Kohei Miyamoto / Design, Layout: Kenji Takahashi, Junko Ikeda
Selected
『TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO HOSPITALITY AREA』
[Building Owner] TOYOTA FUDOSAN CO., LTD.
[Operating Company] TOYOTA ALVARK TOKYO CORPORATION
Denso Museum
[Business Owner] DENSO Corporation
(Chubu Region Design Award)
Shinhotaka Ropeway Nishihotakaguchi Station
[Business Owners] Okuhi Tourism Development Co., Ltd., Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
The Japan Sign Design Award (commonly known as the SDA Award), organized by the Japan Sign Design Association, is Japan's only award program dedicated to sign design, which has been running since 1966 with the aim of promoting and raising awareness of sign design by widely showcasing outstanding sign design works to society. (From the Japan Sign Design Award website)
Announcement of the results of the 60th Japan Sign Design Awards (Japan Sign Design Association)
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