YouFab
Global Creative Awards 2016

2017 entries will be open on August 1st, 2017

CHECK 2017 YouFab

“Fab = creativity that transcends and combines the digital and physical realms” .
YouFab is a global award that recognizes and celebrates creative works and inventions that stem from powerful collaborations between digital and physical fabrication.

About YouFab

2016 RESULTS

We are thrilled to announce the 23 winners of the YouFab Global Creative Awards 2016.
The winners were selected from 196 works from 31 countries.
The winning works will be displayed at Hikarie 8/ CUBE 1,2,3 (Tokyo) from March 8th to 19th, 2017.

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JUDGES

AWARDS

  • Grand Prize 1 WinnerGrand Prize 1 Winner

    Grand Prize
    Trophy, 1000 USD

  • first Prize 1 Winnerfirst Prize 1 Winner

    First Prize
    Trophy, 500 USD

  • Finalists Several WinnersFinalists Several Winners

    Student Category Award
    Award certificate 300USD

  • Finalists Several WinnersFinalists Several Winners

    General Category Award
    Award certificate 300USD

  • Finalists Several WinnersFinalists Several Winners

    Special Prize Yamaha Award
    Award certificate, 1000 USD

  • Finalists Several WinnersFinalists Several Winners

    Finalists
    Award certificate

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SPECIAL PRIZE

At YouFab 2016, there is a special prize from Yamaha Corporation. The theme for the award is "The switch to your emotions.
For those with works related to the theme, you can apply for the special prize at the same time as you do the regular application.

At FabCafe, we will hold workshops and ideathons centering around "The switch to your emotions" from September to October.

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TOKYO

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TAIPEI

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BANGKOK

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BARCELONA

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TOULOUSE

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PAST AWARDS

The 2015 awards received 152 submissions from 26 countries.
Check out the winners !

2014 WINNERS

2013 WINNERS

MESSAGES

We've received messages of support for the applicants from experts in
many different fields who are paying close attention to these awards!

Eric Siu

Founder of TOUCHY Human Camera, Media Art and Creative Director

Eric Siu

Gerard Rubio

CEO at Kniterate, Inc

Gerard Rubio

Akiba

Product Designer

Akiba

Ana Laborde

CEO & Founder of Biosolutions

Ana Laborde

Laura Ruiz

Dean of Education for Development at the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey

Laura Ruiz

Pieter Franken

SAFECAST co-founder and Japan director.
MIT ML affiliate researcher.
Monex, Inc CTO.

Pieter Franken

Escher Tsai

Dimension Plus Inc. co-founder.

Escher Tsai

Chenwei Chiang

Assistant Professor at National Taipei University of Business

Chenwei Chiang

Tim Rowe

Founder & CEO of Cambridge Innovation Center

Tim Rowe

Toshiya Fukuda

YouFab Global Creative Award Chairman

Osaka Art University Professor, 777interactive CEO & Creative Director, Hakuhodo Creative x Technology center, Director, FabCafe co-founder

Toshiya Fukuda

Shigeru Kobayashi

Professor at Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences

Shigeru Kobayashi

Yuji Ueno

Flower arranger, Artist

Yuji Ueno

Jessica Rosenkrantz

YouFab2015 Grand prize winner, Creative Director at Nervous System, Lecturer at MIT

Jessica Rosenkrantz

Diego Pinochet

YouFab 2015 First prize winner, Associate Profesor DesignLab UAI Chile

Diego Pinochet

Mitch Altman

CEO, Cornfield Electronics

Mitch Altman

Kenichiro Kamijo

Hida Sangyo Co. Ltd.

Kenichiro Kamijo

Yusuke Oono

Architect

Yusuke Oono

Shiho Fukuhara

Artist, Researcher,
Textile and Creative Lead for Google ATAP Project Jacquard

Shiho Fukuhara

Kenji Toki

URUSHI artist, designer, Associate professor, Department of Spatial Design and Information Systems, Miyagi University

Kenji Toki

Takahito Iguchi

DOKI DOKI INC. Founder CEO

Takahito Iguchi

Yukiko Shikata

Creative Curator

Yukiko Shikata

Kyle Li

Program Director of BFA Design & Technology at Parsons School of Design

Kyle Li

Singh Intrachooto

Professor at Kasetsart University Architecture, Design Principal at Osisu

Singh Intrachooto

Natalia Argüello

Consultant: Design + Tech + Entrepreneurship

Natalia Argüello

Hiroya Tanaka

Professor at Keio University,
Representative of SFC Social Fabrication Lab

Hiroya Tanaka

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SUPPORTERS

SPECIAL SPONSORING PARTNER

PLATINUM

PLATINUM

SPONSORING PARTNERS

SILVER

  • BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    SILVER

  • Loftwork Inc.

    SILVER

BRONZE

  • Roland DG Corporation

    BRONZE

  • Autodesk Ltd.

    BRONZE

  • Trotec Laser Japan Co., Ltd.

    BRONZE

  • TOKYU CORPORATION

    BRONZE

TROPHY PRINT SUPPORTER

3D PRINTED BY shapeways

SUPPORTER

  • FabLab Japan
  • FabLab Japan

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