About

IFDA (International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa) is an international furniture design competition established in 1990 and held every three years in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, one of Japan's leading furniture production regions. Over the course of its first twelve editions, the competition has received 10,084 entries from 79 countries and regions, with more than 50 prize-winning designs commercialized by Asahikawa manufacturers.

Theme

Origin

Furniture is an essential part of everyday life, shaping the spaces we live in and the way we interact with them. The 2027 theme, "Origin," invites designers to return to the essence of furniture by exploring its relationship with materials, craftsmanship, technology, and design. Entries should envision new possibilities for wooden furniture that can be presented to the world as Asahikawa Furniture.

Entry Requirements
Application period: July 1 – December 11, 2026
Eligibility: Newly created, previously unpublished wooden furniture designs, with wood as the primary material
Entry fee: JPY 10,000 per entry

Awards
Gold Leaf Award: JPY 3,000,000
Silver Leaf Award: JPY 500,000
Bronze Leaf Award: JPY 300,000
Special Jury Prize: JPY 100,000 (4 winners)

Jury
Jin Kuramoto — Jury Chair / Product Designer (Japan)
Tsuyoshi Tane — Architect (Japan)
Ronan Bouroullec — Artist & Designer (France)
Cecilie Manz — Designer (Denmark)
Tetsuya Fujita — Chairman of the IFDA Organizing Committee