福山ミステリー文学新人賞 トロフィーデザイン 
福山市

Fukuyama Mystery Literature Award – Trophy Design 
Fukuyama city

Category: product Date: 2017

The Fukuyama Mystery Literature Newcomer Award is an open literary competition organized by Fukuyama City in Hiroshima Prefecture, the hometown of mystery writer Soji Shimada. On the occasion of the trophy renewal in 2017, the design was developed in collaboration with GK Tech and GK Dynamics. While inheriting the philosophy of Kenji Ekuan (founder of the GK Design Group), who designed the original trophy, we aimed to achieve a sense of dignity that aligns with contemporary values.
 In the design, the bat motif used in the official emblem of Fukuyama City is expressed through an origami approach, in which a single sheet of paper unfolds into multiple forms. The way a single form transforms into different appearances through folding symbolizes the essence of mystery—that the same subject can give rise to different phenomena depending on how it is conveyed.