One of the two main contents represented by the "School Exhibition" & the "Young Creator Exhibition" have showcased so far more than 6,000 teams of students and young designers from both inside and outside Japan. This year, a comprehensive Asian creative award has been established to gather all the young creative power from Asia and around the world in the centre of Tokyo. It aims to become a platform for students and young designers to help them develop their capabilities to excel on the global stage. An international design & art award aimed to foster and dispatch young energetic talented designers from Asia and around the world.
【ASIA AWARDS Award content】
THE YOUNG ASIA (U-30)・THE SCHOOL OF ASIA・THE STUDENT OF ASIA Grand Prix 100,000JPY each
THE YOUNG ASIA (U-30)・THE SCHOOL OF ASIA・THE STUDENT OF ASIA Grand Prix 100,000JPY each
Semi Grand Prix Young Creator Exhibition 2 participants School Exhibition 2 School Student Exhibition 2 participants
Corporate Awards
Purpose
To foster young talented designers, the future of the creative industries.
To gather all the young creative power from Asia and around the world in the centre of Tokyo.
Cultural Exchange
To build domestic and international connections through art and design.
Representative
ASIA AWARDS Special Jury Members
■Executive Chairman
Kenji Kawasaki Founder of Tokyo Designers Week Design Association
■Vice Chairman
Toshiyuki Kita Product Designer
Vice Chairman
Hiroo Mori Mori Building Co. Executive Vice President
Vice Chairman
Shigeru Sato Able&Partners Inc. Chairman
■ Media Jury：Yoshiko Ikoma Fashion Journalist/Teiya Iwabuchi Chief editor of BIJUTSUTECHO/Kazuya Shimokawa Chief editor of Nikkei Business Publications/Touru Matsubara Chief editor of Casa BRUTAS/Izumi Miyaji Yomiuri Shimbun,Lifestyle and Culture section, Manager
■Director：Mika Ikenobo Flower artist/Yoichiro Ushioda LIXIL Corporation, Executive Chairman/Kimitaka Kato FUJITSU LIMITED SVP Marketing Transformation Project Office Marketing Business Unit/Maiko Kawakami Actress,Glass artist/Motomi Kawakami designer/Kengo Kuma Architect / Takeshi Kobayshi Music Producer/Kundo Koyama Screenwriter/Kashiwa Sato Art Director/Satoshi Tabuchi Professor,Tama Art University,Architect/ Hiroshi Tsuruta Real Style President/Koichi Nezu Nezu Museum, Director /Katsuhiko Hibino Artist/Ken Mogi Brain Scientist
■Supporting Embassies
Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan / Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Japan/Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Japan/Embassy of India in Japan / Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tokyo / Embassy of Israel in Japan / Korean Embassy in Japan, Korean Cultural Center / Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency / Embassy of Nepal in Japan / Embassy of the Republic of Philippines / Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, Japan / Royal Thai Embassy / Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste / Turkish Embassy in Tokyo / Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Tokyo / Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Japan
Kenji Kawasaki Founder of Tokyo Designers Week Design Association
■Vice Chairman
Toshiyuki Kita Product Designer
Vice Chairman
Hiroo Mori Mori Building Co. Executive Vice President
Vice Chairman
Shigeru Sato Able&Partners Inc. Chairman
■ Media Jury：Yoshiko Ikoma Fashion Journalist/Teiya Iwabuchi Chief editor of BIJUTSUTECHO/Kazuya Shimokawa Chief editor of Nikkei Business Publications/Touru Matsubara Chief editor of Casa BRUTAS/Izumi Miyaji Yomiuri Shimbun,Lifestyle and Culture section, Manager
■Director：Mika Ikenobo Flower artist/Yoichiro Ushioda LIXIL Corporation, Executive Chairman/Kimitaka Kato FUJITSU LIMITED SVP Marketing Transformation Project Office Marketing Business Unit/Maiko Kawakami Actress,Glass artist/Motomi Kawakami designer/Kengo Kuma Architect / Takeshi Kobayshi Music Producer/Kundo Koyama Screenwriter/Kashiwa Sato Art Director/Satoshi Tabuchi Professor,Tama Art University,Architect/ Hiroshi Tsuruta Real Style President/Koichi Nezu Nezu Museum, Director /Katsuhiko Hibino Artist/Ken Mogi Brain Scientist
■Supporting Embassies
Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan / Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Japan/Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Japan/Embassy of India in Japan / Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tokyo / Embassy of Israel in Japan / Korean Embassy in Japan, Korean Cultural Center / Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency / Embassy of Nepal in Japan / Embassy of the Republic of Philippines / Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, Japan / Royal Thai Embassy / Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste / Turkish Embassy in Tokyo / Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Tokyo / Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Japan
Corporate Partners
INTER PLANETS Inc.／ WOODONE CO.,LTD. ／ABLE Inc.／ SIMMONS CO.,LTD.／SHIMIZU CORPORATION／SPACE CO., LTD.／Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd／ CHINTAI Corporation／TOKYO GAS CO., LTD.／TOTO LTD.／TOYO INK CO., LTD.／MISAWA HOMES CO., LTD.／Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co.,Ltd.／ISETAN MITSUKOSHI HOLDINGS／Mori Building Co., Ltd.／Real Style CO., LTD.
