2022/04/19
Local Commendation for Invention of Kanto
The Encouragement Prize for Invention
RICOH GR series
In the past, you needed to have a professional-level SLR camera to create beautiful images. Compact digital cameras were easier to carry around, but they lacked the operability for snap shooting, and rendering sometimes disappoints.
In 2005, RICOH introduced GR DIGITAL, a digital camera of a size that fits into your pocket. Its form allows you to grip the camera with one hand, and easy operation ensures that you do not miss a single shutter chance. Images are of high quality. In the next 17 years, eight models were launched. Its highly finished design was passed down from model to model, and remains unchanged today.
GOOD DESIGN AWARD
GOOD DESIGN BEST 100
My Favorite Design(Juror:Ms.Kaori Akiyama)
RICOH HANDY PLASTIC SENSOR B150
HANDY PLASTIC SENSOR is a portable device that detects different plastic materials. Small and light, you can carry it with you and use it everywhere, such as recycling stations. For those generating plastic waste, no special knowledge is needed to sort the waste. This makes sorting and collection easy, and improves the plastic recycling rate, contributing to the efficient circulation of resources.
RICOH THETA X
An advanced model of Ricoh's THETA series of 360-degree cameras. While staying true to the original THETA concept, THETA X has new features to meet growing needs of the 360 degree photography business. It is the first model with a touch screen. A boost in resolution creates more vivid images. A changeable battery supports prolonged shooting, and an external memory card provides additional storage.
RICOH Pro Z75
This high-end sheet-fed inkjet printer answer the needs of printing companies as the printing industry undergoes digital transformation. RICOH Pro Z75 can output up to 4500 sheets per hour on paper sizes up to B2. It supports an extensive range of media types with image quality comparable to that of offset printing, and is very user-friendly.
LIFE PARTS
LIFE PARTS is a rental service for small size pico-hydro generation systems. Propellers can be custom-made using plant-based resin on 3D printer. By expanding the generation of renewable energy using factory drainage systems / irrigation canals, and promoting education and tourism that raise awareness of the environment and local community, the service boosts employment and brings people together.
iF DESIGN AWARD
RICOH GR IIIx
GR IIIx is the latest addition to the GR Series of high-performance compact digital cameras, loved by many users for the unique concept passed down from model to model for 25 years.
This camera features a new lens with a 40 mm angle of view in the 35mm format considered to be close to the human’s effective field of view.
Perspective and shallow depth of field different from that of the conventional 28mm wide-angle lens makes it possible to express beautiful bokeh (defocusing effect).
We developed this camera as the new snapshooter to stimulate photographer’s creativity by enabling photographic expression unique to a 40mm angle of view.
