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STATIONERY OF THE YEAR
What is the STATIONERY OF THE YEAR Award?
The STATIONERY OF THE YEAR Award is the industry’s most valuable award which is given to selected stationery products.
Award-winning products will be chosen by the Screening Committee as below.
Enter your products to win this Award and promote your products widely to the market!
*Entry for this year is closed. Thank you for the application.
STATIONERY OF THE YEAR
Screening Committee Members
The Screening Committee, consisting of Japan's leading product designers and famous magazine editors,
will select 5 award-winning products (including the Grand Prix) for Functionality & Design category.
< Chairman >
Dr. Kazuo Kawasaki
Design Director. Prof., Ph.D./
Professor Emeritus,
Osaka University and
Nagoya City University
Ms. Hiroko Matsumoto
Vice President
Joshibi University of Art and Design
Joshibi College of Art and Design
Mr. Norihito Yasuda
Editor-in-Chief,
DIME
Shogakukan Inc.
Mr. Masamichi Takahashi
Editor-in-Chief,
GoodsPress
TOKUMA SHOTEN
PUBLISHING CO.,LTD.
Ms.Manami Yamaguchi
Representative Director
JAPAN SUSTAINABLE LABELS ASSOCIATION
Scenes of screening
How to Apply
Categories
● Functionality Category - 5 Award-winning products
● Design Category - 5 Award-winning products
● Sustainable Category - 5 Award-winning products
* 1 Grand Prix from those 3 categories
Qualification
Brand-new or renewal items released after May 17th, 2022
Pens, Pencils, Notebooks, Schedule books, Memo pads, Sticky notes, Masking tapes, Greeting cards, Files, Folders, Binders, Scissors, Cutter knives, Rulers, Staplers, Pencil sharpeners, Pen cases, etc.
Entries per company
Limited to max. 10 products / category
Entry Fee
10,000 JPY (excluding tax) / 1product 1category
*Invoice will be sent after the online registration is completed.
*If you make an entry for all categories, you will be charged 30,000 JPY (Excluding tax).
*ISOT exhibitors will be also charged 10,000 JPY (Excluding tax) / product.
How to apply
STEP1. Request Entry form >Click here
STEP2. Register entry product(s) information by June 8
Schedule
June 8 (Thu) : Deadline for registering your product info online
June 12 (Mon) : Entry product(s) and catalogue(s) must arrive to Show Management by this day
Middle of June : Announcement of Award-winning Products
July 19 (Wed) : Award Ceremony (The Grand Prix will be announced.)
Award-Winner Privileges
1.Exposure in Japanese leading media
Award Winners will be covered by leading Japanese TV shows, magazines, newspaper and website to attract attention from industry professionals and public.
Previous(2022) Broadcasts/Coverages(excerpt)
2.Exposure on official website & SNS
From the end of June, Award Winners will be announced in the ISOT official website and SNS page.
▲ISOT Official Website
▲Official Email
3.Award Ceremony & product display at the Special Gallery
<Award Products displayed from the previous show>
July 19th, 2023, the Award Ceremony will be held and the Grand Prix will be announced.The event attracts a high level of interest in the industry and many wholesalers, retailers and media gather up every year. Award-Winning Products will be displayed for all 3 days.
Exhibitors winning the Award will have extra exposure, encouraging more visitors to visit their booths.
4.Winners are highlighted in official Floor Map
Award-winners list will be on the official Floor Map. For exhibitors, it will lead visitors to their booths.
<Floor Map from last year's show>
5.Entitled to use the official Award logo
Grand Prix Logo Image
A trophy, certificate and official logo will be provided.
Utilize them to promote your product widely to the industry and public.
Many of these are seen in shops and also in e-commerce site.
Examples to utilise the Award logo(excerpt)
▲ on online catalogue
▲on website
▲on website
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