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awards

1994Yamagata Green Design Award – Environment System Design Division
1999Living Design Award / “Handy Birdy” (ballpoint pen), “Minny Birdy” (ballpoint pen)
Good Design Award / “Handy Birdy”
2000Good Design Award / “ZUDA” (bag)
Mono Magazine – Super Goods of the Year 1999 Bronze Award / “Handy Birdy”
AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING (USA) – Universal Design Competition Award 2000 – Honorable Mention / “Minny Birdy”
2001JIDA Design Museum Selection Vol.3 Recommended Merchandise /  “U-Wing” (ballpoint pen), “Handy Birdy”, “Handy Wormy” (carrying handle)
Good Design Award / MU (watch) 
Selected as “Universal Design Exemplars “-  Industrial Design by THE CENTER FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN (USA) / “Handy Birdy” selected
2002WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS (USA) – Wexner Center Galleries – “MOOD RIVER” / “U-Wing” selected
2004Good Design Award / The Fitted Mouse “Te No Takumi” (mouse) 
Good Design Award / Casta (scissors)
2005Good Design Award / “Kamikirimushi” (line handy paper cutter)
2007IF Awards (Germany) – International Forum Design / “CASSO” (fire extinguisher)
2008Good Design Award / “Udea” (gas stove)
Kids Design Award / “Udea”
Japan Manual Contest 2008 – The Best Award in a division / instruction manual of “Udea”
Good Design Award 2008 (USA) / Chopsticks for JAL First Class In – Flight Meal (chopsticks)
JIDA Design Museum Selection Vol.9 Recommended Merchandise / “yupatio Riz” (bathtub) 
2009JIDA Design Museum Selection Vol.10 Recommended Merchandise / “Nail” (nail clipper)
Public Design Awards – The Best of the Best Award (South Korea) / JAL First Class Flight Meal (mug and chopsticks)
Good Design Award / “Morinomizudayori” 2L the Lightest Plastic Bottle (water bottle – graphic design)
2010Good Design Award 2010 (USA) – Household Products / Rice Cooker (rice cooking pot)
2011Good Design Award / Universal Design (UD) Spray (trigger spray)
Good Design Award / “Chibion Touch” (thermometer for kids)
IF Awards (Germany) – International Forum Design / “Chibion Touch” (thermometer for kids)
2012ASIAN PACKAGING FEDERATION  2011 Asia Star Award / UD Spray
Kids Design Award – Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Award / “Chibion Touch” (thermometer for kids)
Design for Asia Award – Silver Award / hug Japan
2018Good Design Award 2018 (USA) / Sensing Chair “ARGUS” 
2021Good Design Award 2021 (USA )/ “DROOP” (environmental lighting)
2022Good Design Award 2022 (USA) / “KU-AN” (off-grid architecture)