YAMAHA CORPORATION's EAD50, which connects drum performance and streaming, has won the Good Design Grand Award. It broadly demonstrates new possibilities for drum expression through the power of design.
YAMAHA CORPORATION's EAD50 has won the Good Design Grand Award as a product that integrates drum performance and streaming functions. The article reports on the award and focuses on the new possibilities for expression created by combining design and functionality.
The integration of real-time performance with the streaming environment is cited as a factor behind the award. This allows performers to pursue forms of expression spanning the stage and streaming environment, a feature said to have been highly evaluated.
The article was published by a MONOist-affiliated media outlet and is dated 16 October 2026.