awards
| 1994 | Yamagata Green Design Award – Environment System Design Division |
| 1999 | Living Design Award / “Handy Birdy” (ballpoint pen), “Minny Birdy” (ballpoint pen) Good Design Award / “Handy Birdy” |
| 2000 | Good 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” |
| 2001 | JIDA 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 |
| 2002 | WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS (USA) – Wexner Center Galleries – “MOOD RIVER” / “U-Wing” selected |
| 2004 | Good Design Award / The Fitted Mouse “Te No Takumi” (mouse) Good Design Award / Casta (scissors) |
| 2005 | Good Design Award / “Kamikirimushi” (line handy paper cutter) |
| 2007 | IF Awards (Germany) – International Forum Design / “CASSO” (fire extinguisher) |
| 2008 | Good 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) |
| 2009 | JIDA 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) |
| 2010 | Good Design Award 2010 (USA) – Household Products / Rice Cooker (rice cooking pot) |
| 2011 | Good 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) |
| 2012 | ASIAN 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 |
| 2018 | Good Design Award 2018 (USA) / Sensing Chair “ARGUS” |
| 2021 | Good Design Award 2021 (USA )/ “DROOP” (environmental lighting) |
| 2022 | Good Design Award 2022 (USA) / “KU-AN” (off-grid architecture) |