Press Release Toshiba Honored with Two Accolades at GOOD DESIGN
AWARD 2021
Toshiba Honored with Two Accolades at GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021
TOKYO, October 20, 2021 — Toshiba Group clinched two
awards at Japan's Good Design Award 2021, the annual awards
sponsored by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion to honor good
design and product quality. The award-winning products are the
traction energy storage system for railway with SCiBTM
and the HAORI inverter air conditioner. The product submissions were
joint entries by Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) (hereinafter
"Toshiba") and Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions
Corporation (hereinafter "TISS"), and Toshiba and Toshiba Carrier
Corporation (hereinafter "TCC"), respectively.
The same products also secured distinctions at the
iF Design Award
earlier this year. Toshiba Group's recognition in both prestigious
product design awards reaffirms the Group's commitment to high
quality and excellent standards in user-centric designs.
Comments from the Good Design Jury on Toshiba’s winning
products:
Traction energy storage system for railway with SCiBTM
– joint application by Toshiba and TISS
This regenerative power storage system for railways, the interface
for important social infrastructure invisible to the general public,
was created through collaboration between engineers and designers,
and engages with new issues for B2B products and services. At a time
when hiring young engineers is becoming difficult, and the number of
skilled engineers working in the field is decreasing, the developers
listened closely to opinions from the workplace, and are to be
commended for advocating the importance of creating an interface
that even in experienced engineers will find easy to use.
HAORI inverter air conditioner – joint application by
Toshiba and TCC
To realize air-conditioners that complement interior spaces, the
body and the cover were separated, and the structure of the housing
reconsidered. The finish is simple, with a fabric cover that can be
changed to coordinate with the room. In addition, full consideration
was paid to the appearance of the flaps after operation, a source of
noise other than the cover. We evaluated this proposal of a new way
to combine equipment with fabric and make it part of the interior.
About The Good Design Award
Established in 1957, Good Design Award is Japan's leading
commendation system. Eligible for wide range of works including
products, architecture, application and software, projects and
initiatives that utilize design and more. Through this system, many
people come in contact with “good design” and appreciate their
value. The recognition rate of the award is 84%*, with its familiar
symbol, G-Mark.
*According to the latest survey by Japan Institute of Design
Promotion in 2020.
http://www.g-mark.org/
About Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
Toshiba leads a global group of companies that combines knowledge
and capabilities from over 140 years of experience in a wide range
of businesses–from energy and social infrastructure to
electronic devices–with world–class capabilities in
information processing, digital and AI technologies. These
distinctive strengths support Toshiba's continued evolution toward
becoming an Infrastructure Services Company that promotes data
utilization and digitization, and one of the world's leading
cyber–physical–systems technology companies. Guided by
the Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, "Committed to People,
Committed to the Future," Toshiba contributes to society's positive
development with services and solutions that lead to a better world.
The Group and its 120,000 employees worldwide secured annual sales
surpassing 3.1 trillion yen (US$27.5 billion) in fiscal year 2020.
Find out more about Toshiba at
www.global.toshiba/ww/outline/corporate.html
About TISS (Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions
Corporation)
TISS is the core company promoting Toshiba Group's business in
social infrastructure. Split off from Toshiba Corporation in 2017,
TISS and its group companies promote realization of reliable
products and systems for a sustainable future that is safe and
secure, and seeks to improve value for customers with solutions for
social and industrial infrastructure, buildings and facilities.
About TCC (Toshiba Carrier Corporation)
TCC is a Japan-based air-conditioning joint venture between Toshiba
Corporation and Carrier Global Corporation. As a global heat pump
solution company, TCC is committed to responding to customer needs
by offering excellent products, systems, and services, all featuring
our signature heat-application solutions.
