The winners of the 2021 International Ceramics Competition MINO, Japan

The 12th International Ceramics Competition MINO, Japan

September 30 – October 17, 2021

The International Ceramics Festival MINO, Japan is the biggest ceramics triennale in the world that has been held from 1986 in Tajimi city, Mizunami city, Toki city and Kani city of Gifu prefecture, which are national special production areas of ceramics. This year’s theme is From You, From Now, From Here, supporting the enhancement of culture through the global exchange of ceramics design and ceramic art.

The festival’s main event, The International Ceramics Competition MINO, Japan, is an internationally recognized ceramics competition, where over 100 works have been selected to participate from all around the world.

The winners of the 2021 International Ceramics Competition MINO, Japan are:

Prize / Winner / Country / Award Category

• Grand Prix: Ma Huiyuan, People’s Republic of China – Ceramic Art
• Gold Award: Ceramic Japan Co. Ltd, Japan – Ceramic Design (Factory)
• Silver Award: Vilma Villaverde, Argentina – Ceramic Art
• Silver Award: studio record / Miyabe Tomohiro, Japan – Ceramic Design (Factory)
• Silver Award: Sakai Tomoya, Japan – Ceramic Design (Studio)
• Bronze Award: Kato Tomonari, Japan – Ceramic Art
• Bronze Award: Thomas Schmidt, USA – Ceramic Art
• Bronze Award: secca inc / Yanai Yuichi, Japan – Ceramic Design (Factory)
• Bronze Award: Matsumura Jun, Japan – Ceramic Design (Studio)
• Sakazaki Shigeo Ceramics Award: Yamaura Yosuke, Japan – Ceramic Art
• Sakazaki Shigeo Ceramics Award: Aoki Takefumi, Japan – Ceramic Design (Studio)
• Special Judges Award (selected by Tatehata Akira): Oleksandr Miroshnychenko, Ukraine – Ceramic Art
• Special Judges Award (selected by Enomotu Toru): Kato Ichiro, Japan – Ceramic Art
• Special Judges Award (selected by Maeta Akihiro): Nakamura Seigo, Japan – Ceramic Art
• Special Judges Award (selected by Fujimori Terunobu): Suzuki Tamami, Japan – Ceramic Design (Studio)
• Special Judges Award (selected by Karasawa Masahiro): Margot Thyssen, Belgium – Ceramic Design (Studio)
• Special Judges Award (selected by Kaneshima Takahiro): Dorothy Feibleman, Japan – Ceramic Design (Studio)

The exhibition is on view at the Main Exhibition Hall, Ceramics Park MINO, in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Photos courtesy of The International Ceramics Festival MINO, Japan