Taketombo won the 2020 iF Design Award

Taketombo Corp was a winner of this year's iF Design Award, the world-renowned design prize, in the discipline of Service Design — Tourism category.

Each year, the world's oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, organizes the iF Design Award.

Taketombo won over the 78-member jury, made up of independent experts from all over the world, with its social innovation. The competition was intense: 7,298 entries were submitted from 56 countries in hopes of receiving the seal of quality.

More information about Taketombo's entry “Driving Social Impact through Experiential Travel” can be found in the Winners section of the iF World Design Guide ↗

For 67 years, the iF Design Award has been recognized as an arbiter of quality for exceptional design. The iF label is renowned worldwide for outstanding design services, and the iF Design Award is one of the most important design prizes in the world.

Submissions are awarded in the following disciplines: Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design, Architecture and Interior Architecture, as well as Professional Concept. All awarded entries are featured on the iF Award webpage and are displayed at the iF design exhibition in Berlin.

Named after a traditional bamboo propeller toy, Taketombo is a craft incubation travel program based in Japan, providing access to authentic traditional craft experience from its origin or historic source.

We facilitate and incubate craftwork business models for young craftsmen and designers, supporting new creative industry and energizing rural economies by leveraging craft practice as a key competitive advantage of Japan. While we work to re-activate forgotten rural craft towns, we also aim to give global culture travelers remarkable experiences — the opportunity to rethink modern-day commodities with renewed appreciation for slow craft.