Sangetsu Wallpaper Desugn Awards 2017

About award winners and reports on the event

About award winners
and reports on the event

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WINNERS

Theme

Joy of Design

Winners were selected from 506 works.
A new prize was set up as the "Encouragement Award", and
two "Honorable Mention" has selected instead of selecting three "Honorable Mention" by consensus.

Total number of entry: 506
Entry passed the first round judgement: 104

  • Grand Prize 1 million yen / product commercialization
    _Title
    『mist (gold)』
    _Designer:
    Shigeru Yamada
    mist (gold)
    mist (gold)
    _Title
    『mist (gold)』
    _Designer:
    Shigeru Yamada
    Minimal expression and Japanese taste are blended together to depict the feeling of Japan in modern times. The background features gold foil, used by Rimpa 400 years ago, and randomly arranged dots, or particles that look like water or light. The entire wall turns into a misty air layer.
    Designer's comment
    Shigeru Yamada

    Thank you for paying attention to this quiet piece. As a painter, I am often asked to produce a piece that matches the given space. But I have desired to design a wallpaper that covers the entire wall. The wallpaper is one element of the space. I am looking forward the day my piece will be commercialized and I can experience that space.

    Rating point
    Ryo Takarada
    Randomly arranged dots soften the strength of gold foil. This piece can be used for households, restaurants, and commercial facilities.
    Mitsuko Kuroda
    This is an impressive perfect piece. It goes nicely with Japanese as well as Western style. It retains an analog yet sophisticated feeling.
    Shogo Kishino
    This exploits the strength of gold foil but is not too much bound by the Japanese tradition. Organic use of dots is an innovative idea.
    Shosuke Yasuda
    Brass can be a viable alternative for gold foil. So, this piece has a market viability. It is likely to stimulate high demand in foreign-owned hotels.
  • Award for Excellence 500,000 yen
    _Title
    『kotei-sarenai kabegami』
    _Designer:
    Shingo Isobe
    『kotei-sarenai kabegami』
    『kotei-sarenai kabegami』
    _Title
    『kotei-sarenai kabegami』
    _Designer:
    Shingo Isobe
    The theme is the movement that changed the impression of the wallpaper. Inspired by the technique of running brush wildly like traditional Japanese calligraphy and pop art, I explored for a magnificent expression. The motif can be perceived as petals, shells, clouds, and so forth.
    Designer's comment
    Shingo Isobe

    By sticking to the size of the motif, I aimed a wallpaper design that leaves margins to stimulate imaginations of the user, being bold and the main role of a space. I work for a cosmetics company as a graphic designer for product packages. Challenging a big space has been my dream. I am so pleased with this prize.

    Rating point
    Ryo Takarada
    A wallpaper that creates the atmosphere “like never before”. Margins and motif size are exquisitely blended into space.
    Mitsuko Kuroda
    Graphical yet natural. Excellence in the delicate color usage and artistic sense.
    Shogo Kishino
    Marvelous also as a stand-alone picture or design. The motif is magnified skillfully.
    Shosuke Yasuda
    Tempted to print it 3 meters wide. A fresh piece to lure into space.
  • Honorable Mention 200,000 yen
    _Title
    『CMYK Rainbow』
    _Designer:
    Tiffany Loy
    • 『CMYK Rainbow』
      _Title
      『CMYK Rainbow』
      _Designer:
      Tiffany Loy
      Ultra-fine lines in vivid colors propose gentle gradations into a rainbow-like space.
      Rating point
      Lattice-like grids give an unique feeling of Japan. Architectural design matches a crisp space. (Ryo Takarada)
    • Honorable Mention 200,000 yen
      _Title
      『TO SPOT (tenn wo tsukeru)』
      _Designer:
      Frank la Rivière
      (Frank la Rivière, Architects inc.)
      『TO SPOT (tenn wo tsukeru)』
      _Title
      『TO SPOT (tenn wo tsukeru)』
      _Designer:
      Frank la Rivière
      (Frank la Rivière, Architects inc.)
      Textile nuance, shades of ink, and hand-made tenderness all depict margins that expand the space.
      Rating point
      Geometric and organic elements are blended into modern Japanese feel that can be proposed only by foreign designers.(Shogo Kishino)
  • Encouragement Award 100,000 yen
    _Title
    『amour doux』
    _Designer:
    Chizuru Mitsui
    • 『amour doux』
      _Title
      『amour doux』
      _Designer:
      Chizuru Mitsui
      French expression “Amour doux” meaning “sweet love” is associated with the language flowers under the theme of love with no fear.
      Rating point
      Viewers cannot help but feel the enormous potential of energy vividly flowing out. (Mitsuko Kuroda)
    • Encouragement Award 100,000 yen
      _Title
      『SHIFT』
      _Designer:
      Hiroaki Tachibana (PHISDESIGN Inc.)
      『SHIFT』
      _Title
      『SHIFT』
      _Designer:
      Hiroaki Tachibana (PHISDESIGN Inc.)
      Challenging to a new style of wallpaper that brings a 3D change to space by separating the pasting and selecting the direction.
      Rating point
      Proposal for use of wallpaper to change the way space exists. Looks precedent but not really. A new viability of wallpaper. (Ryo Takarada)
  • Sangetsu Award 50,000 yen
    _Title
    『IROTORIDORI』
    _Designer:
    Marie Fujimura, Megumi Katayama, and Natsumi Oiwa (Towa Printing Co., Ltd.)
    『IROTORIDORI』
    _Title
    『IROTORIDORI』
    _Designer:
    Marie Fujimura, Megumi Katayama, and Natsumi Oiwa (Towa Printing Co., Ltd.)
    Color the space at any time you choose, with any materials, and in a wild imagination. The one and the only space in the world.
    Rating point
    An impressive interpretation of the theme, Joy of Design, paves the way for the designer and family to play their roles in completing the wallpaper. (Shosuke Yasuda)

Report on the event

  • The awards ceremony
    2017.08.29
    The awards ceremony was held.
    The awards ceremony took place at Sangetsu Shinagawa Showroom in Tokyo at the end of August. The ceremony was attended by all prize winners and many media reporters. During the ceremony, the winners of “Sangetsu Wallpaper Awards 2017” and their pieces of work were announced.

    Details

  • The review board
    2017.07.21
    The review board took place.
    In spite of the first-ever attempt, “Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Awards 2017” collected 506 entries. Of them, 104 passed the first round. Four judges exchanged heated arguments as they examine those pieces.

    Details

Overview

Sangetsu provides interior decorating materials for various spaces, such as homes, commercial facilities, offices, hotels and medical care and welfare facilities in order to share with people the joy of designing spaces.
We do not just supply interior decorating materials. We design to bring joy and comfort to the space. This is the idea that underlies the role of the Sangetsu Corporation in the society, and we have strived to create a rich lifestyle and culture under the brand concept of the “Joy of Design.”
As part of our corporate activities, we are holding the “Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Awards” which is our first attempt.

Theme

Joy of Design

Offering the joy of design for people
to create new spaces

The joy of conceiving and creating an unprecedented commercial space or facility.
The joy of fulfilling the wishes for new lifestyle at a new home.
We are hoping to meet and make products from new wallpaper design concept that demonstrate a spatial effect.
We would love to see designs of products with beauty and functionality as well as designs imbued with fresh sensitivity, which enrich our spirit and living experience.
We invite you to work with Sangetsu to create the value of new designs.

Valid Entries

「Wallpaper」

We accept any kind of idea and design for wallpaper that is appropriate for a new, space of upcoming days.
* There is no limit to the number of entries.

Eligibility Requirements

The competition is available to all regardless of the company, organization, individual, group, age, gender, occupation and nationality.

Awards & Prize

Grand Prize(1 entry)1 million yen

Award for Excellence(1 entry)500,000 yen

Honorable Mention(3 entries)200,000 yen

(for each winner)
  • The winning entry of the Grand Prize will be developed into a product.
  • The winner may be asked to participate in the product development meeting(s) during product development. The winner will be contacted separately with further details.
  • Other entries that did not win the Grand Prize may be considered for product development. In this situation, further details will be communicated separately.
  • During product development, the design may be adjusted due to the production method or due to standards, etc.
  • Taxes such as income tax (withheld at the source) or special income tax for reconstruction shall be subtracted from the total prize money that is paid.
  • There may be “No corresponding entry” for a particular prize. In addition, there may also be an additional award conferred, such as the “Judges' Award.”
    The winners will be requested to attend the award ceremony. Details are to be confirmed in due course.
  • The winners will be requested to attend the award ceremony. Details are to be confirmed in due course.

Judges

Ryo Takarada

Ryo Takarada

Architect and CEO of the range design INC.

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Shogo Kishino

Shogo Kishino

Graphic designer and CEO of 6D

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Mitsuko Kuroda

Mitsuko Kuroda

Interior stylist, Laboratory office Mitsuko Kuroda

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Shosuke Yasuda

Shosuke Yasuda

<Chairman of Judging Committee>
CEO of Sangetsu Corporation

Judging Criteria

  • Relevance to theme
  • Novelty and originality
  • Design excellence and effective impact on space
  • Consistency with concepts and ideas as a product proposal
  • Realness and persuasiveness of proposed description
  • Functional and figurative beauty as a product

Entry Period

Feb.1st (Wed) - Jun.30th (Fri), 2017
Must arrive no later than deadline

The submission period has ended.

Announcement of Results

The results shall be announced on this website in the beginning of August, 2017.
The winner will be contacted directly by the office.
*No information about the judges' review or results will be provided until the day of the announcement.

Entry Guidelines

Entry Method

Send your entry to the following address.

301 Kanaya Hotel Mansion, 3-1-25 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0031
Attn: Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Award Office, Bamboo Media Co., Ltd.

Submissions

Submissions should be completed with a set of following boards and entry sheet.

A. Design image – Presentation board A2 size landscape (W 594 mm × H 420 mm) – Single sheet, one side
There are no restrictions for the mode of expression in the board. Express the design or pattern (CG or sketch) in full size.

  • An illustration board (thickness – 1 mm or less) must be used for the presentation board.
  • Please read thoroughly “Special Notes on Design”.

B. Installed image – Spatial image A4 size landscape (W 297 mm × H 210 mm) – Single sheet, one side
Express a spatial image (perspective drawing or sketch, etc.) with the wallpaper.

C. Entry sheet A4 size landscape (W 297 mm × H 210 mm) – Single sheet, one side
Print out the downloaded entry sheet, fill out the requirements (including the design concept).

  • Only entries in Japanese or English will be accepted.

How to submit

  • ① Join a A3 size (portrait) illustration board to the right side of the presentation board［A］(A2 landscape).
  • ② Affix the A4 size (landscape) Spatial image ［B］to the upper half of the A3 size (portrait) illustration board, and affix the A4 size (landscape) entry sheet ［C］to the lower half.
  • ③ Fold the A3 size (portrait) board inward into an A2 size and submit it.
  • Do not roll up or fold too small when submitting.

Entry sheet

Download entry sheet

The submission period has ended.

Special Notes

Special Notes on Design

  • The wallpaper product is rolled up with a width of 92 cm. Excessive 3dimensional design is not allowed.

  • When a specific material must be used, please note it in the entry sheet.

Rights and Regulations

  • Entries must be applicant's original pieces that have not been announced both domestically and internationally.
  • Entries that have also been submitted in other contests or competitions shall not be accepted. In addition, the entry shall not be posted publically without the consent of the promoter.
  • All rights of the winning entry, including intellectual property rights in Japan and in all countries around the world, shall belong to the promoter and the entry applicant shall not exercise moral rights. Compensation for those rights shall be fulfilled with prize money.
  • As a general rule, the rights, such as intellectual property rights, for entries that did not win an award shall belong to the applicant. However, the rights related to exhibition or publication (excluding personal information about the entry applicant) shall be retained by the promoter.
  • If the entries and submitted materials (illustrations or images used therein) infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party (including infringement after entry), any award conferred may be withdrawn even after the results have been announced.
  • We take every possible measure for the management of entries submitted, however, the promoter shall not be liable in any way for damage or loss due to a disaster or other unforeseen accident.
  • Entries shall not be returned. When necessary, make a copy beforehand.
  • For minors, consent from a parent or guardian is required when receiving an award.

Privacy Policy

The personal information of the entry applicant shall be managed by Sangetsu Corporation and the Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Competition Office. The information shall only be used within the required scope to communicate for operations, provide news on related events and perform statistical processing.

Promoter: Sangetsu Corporation
Collaborator: Bamboo Media Co., Ltd.

<Click here to download the overview and the entry guidelines(PDF)>

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Ryo Takarada

Ryo Takarada

Architect and CEO of the range design INC.

Takarada was born in Tokyo. He worked as the Creative Design Director for UDS Ltd., an architectural design firm, and then established the range design Inc. in 2016. He has been involved with architectural design and interior design in a broad range of fields, such as hotels, ryokans (traditional Japanese inns), apartment buildings, commercial facilities, and offices. Recently, he is expanding his range of activities in project planning production, design direction as well as product design with furniture and lighting. He is also taking on the challenge of creating spaces and architecture that give birth to new lifestyles. Some of his outstanding works include “Shinjuku Granbell Hotel,” “Hotel Emerald Isle Ishigakijima,” and “Cascade Harajuku.” He has received many awards such as the 31st Tokyo Architecture Award, being listed in the 40th Top 100 Hotels and Ryokans Selected by Professionals and the 2015 Good Design Award.

 

Shogo Kishino

Shogo Kishino

Graphic designer and CEO of 6D

Kishino was born in Tokyo. He worked at the Hiromura Design Office and then established 6D in 2007. His main works include the art direction for “KIRIN Brewery Owners Club” and the “Suntory Aichou (Bird conservation) activities,” the brand planning for “JA Minds” and “Toyota City” in Aichi Prefecture, sign planning for “NEWoMan” and “LUMINE0” as well as VI planning for “Yuki Sawaya,” a business dealing with the Japanese craft of silk cloth (known as Yūki-tsumugi) and for “HMV&BOOKS.” He has received many domestic and international awards, which mainly include the Cannes Golden Lion, the D&AD Yellow Pencil, the Silver in One Show, the Gold Award in the Design For Asia Awards, First Prize in SDA, JAGDA New Designer Award and an ADC Award. In 2016, he served as a judge for the D&AD Graphic Design Department. He currently works as an assistant professor in the Department of Design at Tokyo Polytechnic University.

 

Mitsuko Kuroda

Mitsuko Kuroda

Interior stylist, Laboratory office Mitsuko Kuroda

Kuroda became a magazine journalist as a member of the initial team that launched “Hanako” (Magazine House) in 1988. After working in editing for 7 years, she was mainly in charge of designing as well as editing, writing, and styling of interior-related articles mainly in magazines such as women's and design magazines. She has been involved in styling commercial spaces, visual merchandising, concept works, interior and installations, advertisement styling, creating promotion tools, and editing business advertisement magazines, etc. She is known for her style that mixes in bright colors, and offers ideas that combine various elements, such as modern and antique. Her major recent works include a design collection for the IFFT interior lifestyle exhibition, interior styling for model homes for Hebel Haus Sofit, as well as interior direction and styling of TV commercials, posters and images for the Sajima Club, the Kamakura dining restaurant “Kogatei,” and the Panasonic Eco-Navi Campaign, “Fudan Premium.”

 

2017.07.21

The review board took place.

In spite of the first-ever attempt, “Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Awards 2017” collected 506 entries. Of them, 104 passed the first round. Four judges exchanged heated arguments as they examine those pieces.

The review board

A graphic designer sticks to the beauty as a picture. An architect highly evaluates an innovative proposal by a wallpaper. An interior designer decorates the space. A business person aims for actual commercialization of a wallpaper. All four judges re-confirmed the examination criteria and cast their vote to those pieces of work that have touched their heart.

The review board

In the first round, not a single piece of work collected votes from all four judges. Thirteen pieces collected three votes, 24 pieces collected two votes, and 67 pieces collected one vote. So, these 104 pieces advanced to the second round.

The review board

In the second round, all judges exchanged their arguments again though they take rest as they wish. After all, 43 pieces were selected for the final round partly based on the judgment of merchandise development team as to the viability of commercialization considering the design reproducibility and the cost.

The review board

The Grand Prize was unanimously selected with the immediate consent of all judges and Shigeru Yamada became the laureate. The Excellent Award Winner Shingo Isobe has contributed several pieces of work, all going to the final round. Judges took time to narrow them down to one piece for the Excellent Award.

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2017.08.29

The awards ceremony was held.

The awards ceremony took place at Sangetsu Shinagawa Showroom in Tokyo at the end of August. The ceremony was attended by all prize winners and many media reporters. During the ceremony, the winners of “Sangetsu Wallpaper Awards 2017” and their pieces of work were announced.

The awards ceremony

The awards ceremony started with the introduction of four judges, followed by the greetings from our company president, Mr. Yasuda, who is also the chief judge. He referred to the circumstances surrounding wallpapers in Japan, the purpose of this competition, and the schedule of the next competition.

The awards ceremony

Chizuru Mistui received the Encouragement Award as the only student among the winners. She was celebrated with warm applause from the audience.

The awards ceremony

The Grand Prize laureate, Mr. Yamada, is already active as a painter. As an artist who works on the two-dimensional pieces for interior decoration, he says, “the wallpaper exists on the extension of two-dimensional pieces of work. He voiced his hopes for the commercialization of his work.

The awards ceremony

The awards ceremony was followed by a photo session and question and answer time with media reporters. Winners eagerly explained the merits of their pieces not only to media reporters but also to judges and other winners. Thereafter, discussion was held with all winners, Mr. Yasuda, and the merchandise development team concerning wallpapers.

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