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DLX x UNIST Treasure Hunting Workshop

DLX Design Lab visited UNIST in South Korea for a two-day treasure hunting workshop.

Aug 29

Redefining the Elderly Care Industry through Design: As Partners x DLX

What did a four-month collaboration between DLX Design Lab and As Partners reveal about loneliness, technology in the care industry, and the challenges of building meaningful industry–academia partnerships?

Jun 26

Coral Rescue wins Core77 Design Award 2026 Notable!

Coral Rescue — a citizen participatory coral conservation project led by DLX Design Lab at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo — has been selected as a Notable at the Core77 Design Awards 2026. The project was previously recognised by the Wired Japan Creative Hack Award (Grand Prix, 2023), Re:Design Everything, and D&AD — all at a conceptual stage. This Core77 recognition reflects the full arc of the project, including its real-world implementation, w

Jun 17

Two UTokyo graduate students dressed in graduation formalwear and weilding prototyping tools (an electric drill and a hammer)

2026 Master's Graduation Projects

Explore our two master's students graduation projects from 2026. Both graduated this spring from the Emerging Design and Informatics course at the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies (GSII), The University of Tokyo, class of 2026. Their projects explore the bridge between design thinking and emerging technologies.

May 7

Mirai Designers by DLX - Design-Led Innovation Education Program for High School Students: First Cohort Completed

The first cohort of the high school design innovation program Mirai Designers by DLX successfully concluded on February 28, 2026. With the support of the Mitsubishi Memorial Foundation for Educational Excellence, 24 high school students learned about design, innovation, and prototyping over a five-month period from October 2025 to February 2026.

Mar 26