KOKUYO and VUILD Co-host New International Design Competition "Digi Fab Award 2025 by KOKUYO x VUILD"

OSAKA, Japan, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (HQ: Osaka) hosts an International Design Competition "Digi Fab Award 2025 by KOKUYO x VUILD" crossing the boundaries of architecture and furniture through digital fabrication. Entry opens June 1 (Sun) through July 31 (Thu), 2025.

Digi Fab Award 2025 by KOKUYO x VUILD:
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1. Overview

In July 2022, KOKUYO entered a capital and business alliance with VUILD, inc. (HQ: Kawasaki). Since then, KOKUYO has adopted VUILD’s digital wood fabrication machine "ShopBot" and has been offering services that utilize digital fabrication technology referred to hereafter as "DigiFab technology" to create original interior spaces, artworks, and furniture primarily using wood materials. These creations have been produced for a wide range of clients and have been implemented in various settings, including office environments.
(*DigiFab technology: The production of physical objects by digital data)

The "Digi Fab Award 2025 by KOKUYO x VUILD," co-hosted by KOKUYO and VUILD, inc., aims to enhance brand recognition for both companies and to further develop and promote DigiFab technology. The competition welcomes submissions from architects, creative practitioners, and students from Japan and around the world, seeking ideas that explore the theme "Personal and Public."

In addition, during the period from May 10 to November 23, 2025, VUILD, inc. participates as an invited exhibitor at the European Cultural Centre – Palazzo Mora, an international exhibition of contemporary architecture held in Venice, Italy. KOKUYO participates in collaboration with VUILD, inc. as a co-sponsor.

The Grand Prize-winning design, selected through a rigorous screening process, will be fabricated during the exhibition period, and displayed both at the European Cultural Centre — Palazzo Mora and at KOKUYO’s Tokyo office, THE CAMPUS.

2. "Digi Fab Award 2025 by KOKUYO x VUILD" Applications Guidelines and Terms and Conditions

Digi Fab Award 2025 application form: https://kokuyo.jp/dfa2025

Reference Links

– KOKUYO official website: https://www.kokuyo.com/ 

– VUILD official website: https://vuild.co.jp/en/ 

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