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Kokorozashi Mirror Firemní identitní značení by Unou Jikenn, Inc.

Kokorozashi Mirror Firemní identitní značení by Unou Jikenn, Inc. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Bronzová cena A' Design Award in Reklama Competition Category.


BronzReklama· 2026

Kokorozashi Mirror Firemní identitní značení

by Unou Jikenn, Inc.

Client: Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Bronzová cena A' Design Award Winner in Reklama Category

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The Design

About Kokorozashi Mirror Firemní identitní značení

Kokorozashi Mirror je instalace firemního identitního značení vytvořená pro společnost Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Značení je umístěno ve staniční pasáži, která vede k sídlu společnosti. Fotografie zaměstnanců a scén z pracovního prostředí reprezentují deset obchodních divizí. Ručně psané vzkazy překrývající snímky vyjadřují aspirace jednotlivých divizí. Na konci pasáže stojí zrcadlo, které nese sloganovou zprávu značky It all begins with Kokorozashi. Diváci vidí svůj vlastní odraz spolu s poselstvím, což je vybízí k osobnímu zamyšlení.

The Recognition

About the Bronzová cena A' Design Award

Kokorozashi Mirror Firemní identitní značení je vítězem Bronzové ceny A' Design Award, vysoce prestižního uznání udělovaného vynikajícím designům, které se vyznačují kreativitou, vynalézavostí a bystrostí. Bronzoví vítězové jsou hojně zručné a nápadně kreativní artefakty, které dosvědčují rozsáhlé zkušenosti, představivost a vynalézavost svých designérů. Očekává se, že Kokorozashi Mirror Firemní identitní značení bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a milovaným předmětem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a inovativním. Tento design, který získal Bronzovou cenu A' Design Award, zahrnuje osvědčené postupy v umění, vědě, designu a technologiích a vyniká pozorností k detailu. Kokorozashi Mirror Firemní identitní značení nádherně uspokojuje potřeby, dotýká se tužeb, okouzluje city a oslovuje zvědavost.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This display visually expresses the roles and values of each business division, based on Mitsui & Co.'s brand tagline: It all begins with Kokorozashi. Unique to this display is the use of mirrors. The use of an innovative display mirror with the theme It all begins with Kokorozashi provides employees with a unique opportunity to reflect on their own aspirations in the context of their work. And it also shows other passersby that Mitsui & Co. is a company that values its people's aspirations.
Dimensions & Packaging
Mirror Signage: Width 1377 mm x Depth 3 mm x Height 1030 mm.
Business Unit Signage: Width 1377 mm x Depth 3 mm x Height 1030 mm.
Tags
OOH, Out of home, Advertising, CI, Corporate Identity, Signboard, Station sign, Mirror
Production Technology
This PR display can communicate a variety of messages reinforcing the overall theme of Kokorozashi. The layout is unified so the different messages are easy to read. By using handwriting, the concept is personalized and individualized.
Design Challenge
The greatest challenge was inspiring Mitsui & Co. employees to reflect on their own Kokorozashi. Conventional signage offers merely a passive viewing experience. However, by having viewers superimpose their reflections over the concept It all begins with Kokorozashi displayed on a mirror, we created a natural catalyst for them to question their own aspirations. This transformed a one way message into an interactive experience.
Research
To visualize the brand tagline Kokorozashi, we expressed the aspirations of Mitsui & Co.'s 10 business divisions through handwritten messages. The aim was to convey that the company values personal aspiration, and to communicate the diverse range of its businesses. We developed a spatial design featuring the brand tagline on mirrors and the aspirations of the business divisions, reconstructing the station passage into a narrative space for visitors to experience the corporate values.
Inspiration
As a global trading and investment company, Mitsui & Co. faces the challenge that its wide range of businesses makes it difficult for many people to understand what exactly it is and its people do. Images of employees and workplace scenes are overlaid with messages articulating the Kokorozashi of each business division, followed by the reflection of the person looking into the mirror and the message. It symbolizes the inner drive needed to turn aspirations into reality.
Project Duration
Published: August 28, 2025 to Present in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow
The placement of the displays is arranged according to the natural flow of traffic to maximize impact. There are messages from 10 different employees one after the other. The brand tagline comes last in the mirror. This allows passersby to get a sense of each business division's aspirations. The mirror and its message make a connection to them personally, to their own lives. It all begins with Kokorozashi.
Team Members
Art Director: Daichi Takizawa
Graphic Designer: Daichi Takizawa
Photo Editor: Akira Sudo
Photographer: Fumio Doi
Photographer: Takumi Ota
Producer: Masayo Tachibana
Producer: Yuki Ito
Producer: Shiori Kusabe
Planner: Shota Takei
Planner: 502 Tanaka
Planner: Kurumi Kamata
Media Agency: Metro Ad Agency Co., Ltd.
Creative Director: Kashiwa Sato
Image Credits
Images 1 to 5: Photographer Takumi Ota.
Video Credits: Director, Cinematographer and Editor Yuki Nobue.

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