
CELEBRATING THE LATEST LAUREATES
- Leading Design Trends -
As well as promoting cooperation between design and society, the Kyoto Global Design Awards recognizes new trends in design.

Real Estate
National Museum of the United States Navy
Designer: Bjarke Ingels Group
Country: United States
The planned state-of-the-art National Museum of the United States Navy is envisioned as a home for both Naval veterans and the public, a living memorial to the U.S. Navy’s heritage and a lighthouse in the community for education and public events.

Industrial
Spark Sofa
Designer: Jun Wang Studio
Country: China / Italy
Spark Sofa has smooth, fluid lines and lacks hash edges, a direct result of the procedure that produced this monobloc sofa.

Visual
Life Extending Stickers
Designer: Grey Colombia
Country: Colombia
To carry out their purpose of promoting sustainability and fostering more responsible consumption, Makro and creative agency Grey Colombia have launched Life Extending Stickers, an initiative that seeks to extend the lifespan of fruits and vegetables.

Environment
50 QUEENS
Designer: Golden Days, BIG, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Studio C
Country: Denmark
525,000 spectators participated and the impactful spacial takeover of the central square and made international headlines with a total media reach of 291 million people worldwide.

Trend
OLYA KOSTERINA FW23
Designer: Olya Kosterina
Country: Spain
This is OLYA KOSTERINA FW23 designed by Olya Kosterina.

Restaurant / Hotel / Bar
KSANA tea house
Designer/Studio: Juti architects
Country: Thailand
Regarding the interior design of the atmosphere, the brand imagery will not appear in color nor shape, or any material, but it aimed to create a memory of a deeper sense than that.

Theory
OPTIC: Optical Effects in Graphic Design
Author: Jon Dowling
Country: United Kingdom
It is the purpose of ‘Optic’ to attempt a survey of optical effects in graphic design and to help distinguish their various forms.