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Award-winning item: slide fastener [Magnet Fastener]
Business Owner: YKK CORPORATION
Category: Accessories and personal items
Company: YKK CORPORATION (Japan)
Award Number: 20G010030
Outline of Good Design Award winners: Outline of Good Design Award winners 2020

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Outline: This universal designed product was developed so that everyone could enjoy fashion. It can be operated easily without even looking at your hand, thus making it suitable for athletes who need to dress up quickly, to kids, seniors, and those with disabilities. We want to make a big difference in the world through our little parts.
Producer: Hisashi Yoneshima, Director, Product Development Division, Slide Fastener Business, YKK CORPORATION
Director: Kazunori Okita, Product Planning Department/ Kiyomasa Segawa, Product Development Division, Slide Fastener Business, YKK CORPORATION
Designer: Yuchen Tung, Kazuo Tamura, Product Development Division, Slide Fastener Business, YKK CORPORATION
More information: https://www.ykk.co.jp/japanese/corporate/g_news/2020/20200219.html
Market release pending: 2021/4

Evaluation

Almost everyone has experienced problems doing up or undoing the base of a zip fastener, but this item uses a magnet to make the process simple and our praise for this design is mingled with high hopes for its potential for use in a variety of situations. It is an outstanding product that does not merely use a magnet, but also demonstrates meticulous consideration for such matters as control over the magnetic force to ensure safety.