CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2023
CLASSICS the Small Luxury" is based on the concept of "a small luxury in the palm of your hand.2003CLASSICS the Small Luxury" was launched in 2006 with the concept of "a small luxury in the palm of your hand". The parent company, CLASSICS the Small Luxury1879The company is a handkerchief specialty store that produces original designs for each season by combining the know-how and techniques inherited from Blooming Nakanishi, which was founded in 1949, with modern sensibilities. The company is a specialty handkerchief store that creates original designs for each season by combining the techniques and techniques inherited from Blooming Nakanishi, the company's parent company, and the sensibilities of today.
In the old days,18century Europe. Handkerchiefs were used as works of art and love gifts for the nobility. Handkerchiefs have always been a part of people's lives, both in special occasions and in everyday life.
Happy, sad, joyful, and many other events that happen in this world are accompanied by various tears of people.
Sometimes we change our feelings. To convey our feelings.
We believe that a handkerchief can express our feelings. We also believe that a handkerchief can be a special gift for someone.
2022Year11Month3Effective from3CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award" will be held for the second time. The theme of this year's award is "This world with various tears". Please draw a picture that you think of.
Entry period
2022Thursday, November 3, 2010～December 31, 2022 (Sat.) (Japan time)
2. Prize
Grand Prix
100,000 yen (about US$674)
Commercialization of the design and sales at the company's directly-managed stores.
Runner-up
Prize money of 30,000 yen (about US$202)
Commercialization of the design,Sold at the company's directly-managed stores.
*The prize money will be paid after deducting withholding tax, special income tax for recovery, and other taxes.
*The amount shown in U.S. dollars is the amount calculated at the time of publication. Prize money will be calculated from the amount shown in Japanese yen based on the exchange rate at the time of payment.(If you are applying from outside Japan)
3. Theme
This World with Many Tears
Submission
Handkerchief design (45 × 45cmsquare)
*File type: png, jpn, jpeg, psd, ai
*6MB or less Resolution300dpi300dpi or higher
*Hard copies are not acceptable.
5. Eligibility
Any company, organization, individual or group, regardless of age, gender, occupation, or nationality.
Entries must be unpublished, both domestically and internationally.
Entrants must agree to the commercialization of the winning entries.
6.Participation Fee
Free of charge
7.Judges
Kanako Kajiwara (Inc.)KAJIHARA DESIGN STUDIO(Representative Director / Textile Designer)
Takashi Saito (Representative Director / Project Designer, Griffon Co.)
Kaoru Takai (Graphic Designer, Sun-Ad Inc.)
Tomohiro Nakayama (Graphic Designer, Sun-Ad Inc.)
Kayoko Goto (Blooming Nakanishi Co., Ltd.) CLASSICS the Small LuxuryDesigner)
Hajime Nakanishi (President, Blooming Nakanishi Co., Ltd.)
8.Announcement of results
Announced on the official website and official Instagram in March 2023
9. Sponsor
CLASSICS the Small Luxury Headquarters
Blooming Nakanishi Co.
10. Entry
Entries will be accepted from Thursday, November 3 at the following address.
Click here for the entry form.
Click here to download a PDF file of the application outline >.
CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2022 Winning Entries >
