Good Design Award 2006

Toward a New Era in Design
“The globalization of design and manufacturing, which underlies the progress being made toward lifestyles of the near future, is now moving full steam ahead and is attracting great attention worldwide. Design is already a core concept in terms of lifestyle, industry, and the economy, and its meaning is itself undergoing an expansion. In the Japanese industrial context, there are now far greater expectations for the production of items with a high degree of originality, and the twin concepts of highly developed aesthetic sense and high technology will soon be keywords for design and manufacturing not just within Japan but worldwide.”

Toshiyuki Kita

Chairman of the Good Design Awards Jury

[ Read more of “Toward a New Era in Design” here ]

The Good Design Award, operated by Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization, has revealed its latest 2006 winners.

i Compact Car
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Good Design Grand Prize 2006
URL: http://mitsubishi-i.jp/

Monpal ML200 Electric Scooter
Honda Motor Co. Ltd
Good Design Gold Prize 2006
Price: 328,000 - 378,000 Yen
URL: http://www.honda.co.jp/monpal/

Pioneer Music Tap Power Line Sound System
Pioneer Corporation
Good Design Gold Prize 2006
Price: 60,000 - 80,000 YEN

[ See more of the winning entries here ]

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