【Book Description】
GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2025 is the official yearbook of the Good Design Award, one of Japan’s most influential and internationally recognized design awards. Featuring all 1,619 award-winning projects from the 2025 edition, the publication offers a comprehensive overview of the latest developments and creative innovations across diverse fields including product design, architecture, services, social initiatives, and contemporary lifestyle culture. More than simply a design archive, this volume serves as an important annual record reflecting current social issues, industrial transformation, and evolving design thinking.
For the first time, this year’s edition is published as a two-volume set. GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2025 Special Awards and Best 100 focuses on the “GOOD DESIGN BEST100,” a selection of the most outstanding projects chosen from all award-winning entries. The volume features in-depth coverage of special prize winners including the Grand Award and Gold Award recipients, alongside 20 exclusive interviews with designers and creative teams that provide insight into the concepts and processes behind the works. The second volume comprehensively documents the remaining 1,519 award-winning projects, systematically presenting how contemporary design is being applied across industries while revealing its future potential.
In addition to showcasing award-winning works, this edition introduces a new “Focus Issue” feature, presenting six key perspectives and questions derived from the analysis of representative projects from the 2025 awards. These essays move beyond trend analysis to explore how design responds to social needs, changing lifestyles, and future challenges, demonstrating design’s role as a force that actively shapes society.
The publication also includes summary evaluation points for every winning project, designer and team information, as well as coverage of the “Long Life Design Award,” which honors designs continuously supported over time, and the “New Hope Award,” which encourages emerging generations of creators. Together, these elements make this book an essential resource combining archival value, industry insight, and design research significance.
GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2025 is an indispensable publication not only for designers, branding professionals, architects, and those working in creative industries, but also for readers seeking a broader understanding of how contemporary design continues to influence society and everyday life.
【Details】
Editor: Japan Institute of Design Promotion
Publisher: Sendenkaigi Co., Ltd.
Publication Year: 2026
Size: 30 × 21 cm
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1118 pages