Japan Institute of Design Promotion

The Japan Institute of Design Promotion (Japanese: 公益財団法人日本デザイン振興会) is a Japanese design institution. Originally called the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization, it was founded in 1969[1] with the goal of promoting industrial design. It issues annual Good Design Awards.[2]

Business overview

  • Projects related to applications, evaluation, announcement of winners, and awards for the Good Design Award.[3]
  • Projects related to the development of human resources in design.[3]
  • Projects that enrich and enhance the lives of people by exhibiting and proposing excellent designs.[3]

History

  • 1969 – Established as the "Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization" (財団法人日本産業デザイン振興会)[note 1][3].
  • 1971 – Joined the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID)[5].
  • 1974 – Commissioned by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to operate the "Good Design Product Selection System"[5].
  • 1998 – The "Good Design Product Selection System" was privatized and continued as the "Good Design Award"[5].
  • 2011 (1 June) – Transitioned to the "Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Japan Design Promotion Organization" in accordance with the Public Interest Corporation System Reform[6]. Kazumasa Nagai became chairman.
  • 2013 (1 April) – Motomi Kawakami became chairman.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The founding general meeting was held on 14 April 1969; on 1 May of the same year, permission to establish the foundation was granted by the Minister of International Trade and Industry, and registration was completed on 13 May[4]

References

  1. ^ "Japan Institute of Design Promotion". Icograda. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Twenty-three Wins for ASUS at the Good Design Awards 2012". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "沿革". 日本デザイン振興会. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  4. ^ Establishment (PDF). Tokyo: Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization. 1969. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "History". Japan Design Promotion Organization. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  6. ^ 内閣府大臣官房公益法人行政担当室 (8 June 2011). "「公益財団法人日本デザイン振興会」「【公示】公益財団法人日本デザイン振興会〔移行認定〕」". 公益法人information. Retrieved 5 May 2012.