Coral Rescue wins Core77 Design Award 2026 Notable!
- 6 days ago
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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, which was also featured on NHK World.
This project took years of work to bring to life. Being chosen by a jury of internationally acclaimed innovators means a great deal to our entire team. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey.
An upcoming workshop in Amami Oshima is planned for later this year
Project website
https://coralrescue.wixsite.com/coral-rescue
Latest Project video
Credits
Creative Core Team
Cretive Director: Tomomi Sayuda (DLX Design Lab, UTokyo) Design Engineer: Hemal Diaz (DLX Design Lab, UTokyo) Product Designer: Shota Kiuchi (DLX Design Lab, UTokyo)
Scientific Collaborators
Toh Tai Chong & Sam Shu Qin (TMSI, National University of Singapore)
Nastassja Lewinski (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Nina Yasuda (The University of Tokyo)
Masako Nakamura (Tokai University)
Local Ocean Advisor
Kazuya Asakura (Hirasawa Marine Centre)
Software Engineer
Isamu Sakamoto
