APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please be sure to read the application requirements before applying.

Theme

Wooden furniture

Works entered must be newly created and previously unpublished.

Qualification

Any individual, group or business will qualify.

Number of entries

No limit is set on the number of entries from any one applicant.

Registration fee

¥8,000 / for each entry

Application period

From Thursday, June 1st until Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 midnight Japan time

Prizes

Gold Leaf ¥3,000,000

Silver Leaf ¥1,000,000

(Minoru Nagahara Prize)

Bronze Leaf ¥300,000
Maple Leaf ¥300,000

Judges

Sou Fujimoto

Chief Judge, Architect

Masaaki Hiromura

Graphic Designer

Anne-Louise Sommer

Museum director, adjunct professor Design museum Denmark, Denmark

Tucker Viemeister

Industrial Designer, America

Michael Young

Industrial Designer, England

Schedule

Application period

From Thursday, June 1st until Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 midnight Japan time

Preliminary selection process

End of January, 2024

Main selection process

June 18th, 2024 (tentative)

*Judgement based on a presentation and prototype (either online or in-person).

Awards Ceremony

June 19th, 2024 (tentative)

*Schedule subject to change.

Exhibition of Winners’ and Finalists’ Works