[Award] Students from the Industrial Design Course received awards at the 21st Student Interior Design Contest 2026

At the “21st Student Interior Design Contest 2026,” organized by the Japan Interior Designers’ Association (JID), four students from the Industrial Design Course of the School of Design received the Excellence Award, Encouragement Awards, and a Special Award.

[Excellence Award]
Designer: Yuiri Ishida(3rd-year student, Industrial Design Course, School of Design)
Project Title: KOMO | basket lantern

[Encouragement Award]
Designer: Yuuta Okubo (3rd-year student, Industrial Design Course, School of Design)
Project Title: hidamari

[Encouragement Award]
Designer: Haruka Kumazaki (3rd-year student, Industrial Design Course, School of Design)
Project Title: YUDANE

[Special Award]
Designer: Hana Yamaguchi (3rd-year student, Industrial Design Course, School of Design)
Project Title: kururi

These works were created as part of the project “Interior Product Design” within the course “Creative Design Project” in the Industrial Design Course (Course Instructors: Yasuyuki Hirai and Naoshige Akita). In addition, Kyushu Rinsan Co., Ltd. provided expert advice on forestry and wood properties, and the works were produced using cedar materials supplied by the company.