Article: Announcement of CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2026

Announcement of CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2026
“CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2026” will be held from Monday, November 3, 2025. We are looking for handkerchief designs from all over the world.
To date, we have released handkerchiefs in collaboration with many artists both domestically and internationally. By infusing the power of design, we seek to expand the new appeal and possibilities of handkerchiefs. In addition to supporting the activities of artists, we hope that design will become more intimate for people, and since 2020 we have launched the ``CLASSICS the Small Luxury''. Design Award ” was founded.
CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2026
design theme
"Yum Yum"
Each “delicious”In shape.
There are as many moments as there are people who feel that something is delicious.
For example, the scenery of the dining table spread out over the steam.
Memories of childhood wrapped in gentle sweetness.
Sometimes the scent that touches the tip of your nose can melt your heart.
It could be a color, a sound, or someone's gesture.
"Taste" is something that can be felt not only by taste but also by all five senses.
For you “YUM YUM」As a person's sensibility,
Why not try putting it on a handkerchief?
*Recruitment will start from November 3rd (Monday).
1.Application period
2025Monday, November 3rd~Saturday, January 31, 2026 (Japan time)
2.Award
Grand Prix
・Prize 100,000 yen (approximately US$663)
・Commercialization of design,CLASSICS the Small LuxurySold at directly managed stores, online shops, and other retailers.
Second Grand Prix
・Prize 30,000 yen (approximately US$199)
・Commercialization of design,CLASSICS the Small LuxurySold at directly managed stores, online shops, and other retailers.
*Prizes will be paid after deducting taxes such as withholding tax and special income tax for reconstruction.
*Amounts shown in dollars are calculated at the time of publication. Prizes will be calculated from the amount stated in Japanese Yen based on the exchange rate at the time of payment. (For applications from outside Japan)
Special Jury Award
・The winning design will be presented as a handkerchief.
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3.Theme
"Yum Yum"
4.Submission
Handkerchief design (45 × 45cmsquare)
*File type: JPEG5.Eligibility for participation
We do not care about companies, organizations, individuals, groups, age, gender, occupation, or nationality. Entries must be unpublished domestically or internationally. Those who agree to commercialize the winning work.
6.Participation fee
free
7.judge
Kanako Kajiwara (Co., Ltd.KAJIHARA DESIGN STUDIORepresentative Director/Textile Designer)
Takashi Saito (Griffon Co., Ltd. Representative Director/Project Designer)
Kaoru Takai (Graphic designer, Sun-Ad Co., Ltd.)
Tomohiro Nakayama (Graphic Designer, Sun-Ad Co., Ltd.)
Kayoko Goto (Blooming Nakanishi Co., Ltd.) CLASSICS the Small Luxury designer)
Hajime Nakanishi (President, Blooming Nakanishi Co., Ltd.)
8. Schedule
[Application period] |
2025year11month3Sun (Mon) ~2026year1month31Sunday (Saturday) (Japan time)
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【Finalists decided] |
2026Scheduled for early March |
[Result announcement] |
2026year4Scheduled for mid-month Brand official website and various brand official websitesSNSIt will be published on. |
9. Sponsored by
CLASSICS the Small Luxury Headquarters
Blooming Nakanishi Co., Ltd.
10.Entry
*Recruitment will start from November 3rd (Monday).
You can download the application summary PDF here>
〇About the award
*Depending on the award, there may be cases in which there are no eligible works.
*Prize money will be paid after deduction of taxes such as withholding tax and special income tax for reconstruction.
*Amounts shown in dollars are calculated at the time of publication.
Prizes will be calculated from the amount stated in Japanese Yen based on the exchange rate at the time of payment.(For applications from outside Japan)
〇Notes on application participation
*The purpose of using applicant's personal information is as follows.
*Applicants' personal information will be handled in compliance with Japanese laws and regulations and the organizer's privacy policy at the time of application.
*The applicant does not belong to any anti-social forces, and the application does not violate public order and morals.
*Application for this award is an application for an honor prize advertising contract as stipulated by Article 532 of the Japanese Civil Law, and acceptance of the application is considered acceptance. Applicants must accept the following conditions and apply for this contract, and may not raise any objections.
*Submitted works must, of course, not infringe on the rights of third parties, and must be original and unpublished domestically or internationally.
*Duplicate applications to other competitions, etc. are not permitted. In addition, submitted works will not be made public to others without the prior consent of the organizer.
*After receiving the submitted work, the organizer will take all possible care in managing and transporting the submitted work, but will not be responsible for any damage or loss caused by natural disasters or other unforeseen accidents.
*Entries (including presentation sheets and models) become the property of the organizer and will not be returned. In addition, the organizer can display and present the submitted works.
*During the judging process, or during the process of commercializing the winning work or applying for various rights, we may make inquiries about the submitted work.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Japanese law.
Applicants agree that any dispute regarding this Award shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the district court having jurisdiction over the Sponsor's headquarters.
〇About rights etc.
*Entrants of award-winning works must inform the organizer that, at the time of award-winning work, the award-winning work is protected by patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, and copyrights (under the Copyright Act) of Japan and all countries around the world.27 Article and Article28 (including the rights stipulated in this article) shall be transferred free of charge, and no rights will be reserved.
*In the case of an application that violates the application conditions, if the information submitted by the applicant is contrary to the facts, if the winning work violates the application conditions, especially if the winning work is the same as or very similar to a previously announced design, or if it infringes on a third party's intellectual property rights (including cases where the infringement occurs after the application), the applicant's name and the outline of the case may be made public even after the award results have been announced, and the award may be cancelled. The applicant must compensate the organizer for any damage caused by this.
*In response to the award notification from the organizer, 3If you do not provide the information necessary to receive the prize within a month, you will be deemed to have waived your right to receive the prize.
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