Japanese Object Makers

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Jin Kuramoto

Credentials: Kanazawa College of Art (1999)
From: Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Furniture, Industrial Design

JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO: https://www.jinkuramoto.com

FOUR chair

Pleats

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Nao Tamura

Credentials: Parsons School of Design
From: Tokyo, Japan
Based: New York, United States
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Lighting

Website: https://naotamura.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nownao/

TIKI

ORIGATA

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Toshiya Hayashi

Credentials: Hitotsubashi University
From: Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture

we+: https://weplus.jp
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toshiya__hayashi/

Unseen Objects / Overflow

In-Between Matter

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Kinya Tagawa

Credentials: University of Tokyo (Engineering), Royal College of Art (MA)
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Hardware, Industrial Design

Website: https://www.takram.com/people/kinya-tagawa
Takram: https://takram.com
X: https://x.com/_tagawa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kinya.tagawa
Medium: https://medium.com/@Kinya_Tagawa

Tagtype Garage Kit

TAMRON New SP Series

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Shin Azumi

Credentials: Kyoto City University of Arts (1989); M.A. Industrial Design, Royal College of Art (1994)
From: Kobe, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture

Website: https://www.lemnos.jp/en/designers/shin-azumi-2/
A STUDIO DESIGN Shin Azumi: https://www.astudio.biz/

Quaint

Orb

Edge Clock

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Takahiro Yagi

Credentials: Kyoto Sangyo University, Faculty of Foreign Studies
From: Kyoto, Japan
Based: Kyoto, Japan
Discipline: Hardware, Industrial Design

Kaikado: https://www.kaikado.jp/
GO ON: https://www.go-on-project.com/member/takahiro_yagi/
Kaikado Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaikadoteacaddy/

Kyo-Zutsu Wireless Speaker

Handmade Tea Caddies

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Koichi Futatsumata

Credentials: Representative Director, CASE-REAL and KOICHI FUTATSUMATA STUDIO
Based: Fukuoka and Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting

Website: http://www.futatsumata.com/en/biography/koichi-futatsumata/
KOICHI FUTATSUMATA STUDIO: http://www.futatsumata.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koichi_futatsumata/
CASE-REAL: http://www.casereal.com/en/

SAND

KIULU BENCH

Untitled

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Ryosuke Fukusada

Credentials: Kanazawa College of Art and Design; Domus Academy Milan
From: Osaka, Japan
Based: Kyoto, Japan
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting

Website: https://ryosukefukusada.com/
FUKUSADA STUDIO: https://ryosukefukusada.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryosukefukusada/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fukusadastudio/

RELIEF

BRIM PENDANT

Alysoid

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Ichiro Iwasaki

Credentials: Sony Design Center early career, studied in Milan, lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts and Tama Art University
From: Tokyo, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Lighting

Website: https://www.iwasaki-design-studio.net
Iwasaki Design Studio: https://www.iwasaki-design-studio.net
Vibia: https://vibia.com/us/usa/designers/ichiro-iwasaki
Arper: https://www.arper.com/us_EN/designers/ichiro-iwasaki.html

Pin

Kiik

Flat

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Keiji Ashizawa

Credentials: Yokohama University School of Architecture
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Architecture, Furniture

Keiji Ashizawa Design: https://keijidesign.com/
Ishinomaki Laboratory: https://ishinomaki-lab.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keijiashizawadesign/

Raft Sofa

Sori Chair

Ishinomaki Stool

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Mikiya Kobayashi

Credentials: Musashino Art University, Department of Industrial, Interior and Craft Design
From: Tokyo, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Furniture, Industrial Design

Website: https://www.mikiyakobayashi.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikiyakobayashi/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikiyaKobayashiInc

YAMANAMI YC1

NAGI Furniture Collection

HARU Collection

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Sosuke Nakabo

Credentials: Kyoto City University of Arts, Design Products; MA Royal College of Art, Design Products
From: Kyoto, Japan
Based: Kyoto, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture

Website: https://sosukenakabo.com/
Sosuke Nakabo Design Office: https://sosukenakabo.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sosukenakabo/
E&Y: https://www.eandy.com/en/designers/sosuke_nakabo/

Moon Stool

Saga Benches

Kitchen Knives MUJI

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Keita Suzuki

Credentials: Tama Art University Product Design (2006)
From: Aichi, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Lighting

Product Design Center: https://productdesigncenter.jp/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keitasuzuki_pdc/

SOLO Portable Lamp (Yamagiwa)

SYNC Modular Furniture Collection (Cassina ixc.)

Fujiyama Glass (Sugahara)

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Kota Nezu

Credentials: BE in Industrial Design, Chiba University; Toyota Motor Corporation; Professor, Design Research Institute, Chiba University
From: Tokyo, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Automotive Design, Toy Design, Hardware

Website: https://www.cn.chiba-u.jp/en/researcher/nezu_kota/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kotanezu/
znug design: https://www.znug.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kota.nezu

LOVOT

Tamiya Mini 4WD RAIKIRI

zecOO

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Shigeki Hattori

Credentials: Kyoto University of the Arts, Department of Information Design, Professor
From: Osaka, Japan
Based: Osaka, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Architecture

Website: https://www.graf-d3.com/
graf: https://www.graf-d3.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/graf.studio/
X: https://twitter.com/graf_d3

Kyoto Hotel Interior Renovation

Narrative Furniture Series

graf Studio Shop and Kitchen

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Tetsu Kataoka

Credentials: Nihon University College of Art, Chief Art Director at Sony Design Center
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Hardware

Website: https://japan-designers.jp/en/profile/803/
Kataoka Design Studio: https://www.kataokadesign.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tetsukataoka/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kataokadesignstudio
Behance: https://www.behance.net/TetsuKataoka

Sakaeya Steak Knife LOUIS

ZOOM 360° VR Audio Recorder H3-VR

Benesse Challenge Tablet

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Wataru Kumano

Credentials: Lahti Polytechnic (BA Furniture Design), Aalto University (MA)
From: Tokyo, Japan
Based: Miyota, Nagano, Japan
Discipline: Furniture, Industrial Design

Website: https://watarukumano.jp/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watarukumano/

MAS

Hammock Chair

ETS Bench

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Shiro Nakamura

Credentials: B.A. Industrial Design, Musashino Art University; B.S. with distinction, Transportation Design, ArtCenter College of Design
From: Osaka, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Automotive Design, Industrial Design

SNDP: https://www.sndp.design/en

Nissan GT-R (R35)

Nissan Cube

THK LSR-05

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Masayuki Kurokawa

Credentials: Doctor of Arts, Kanazawa College of Art; Waseda University, Nagoya Institute of Technology
From: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture

Website: https://masayuki-kurokawa.jp/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kurokawamasayuki/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kurokawa.masayuki.7/

Chairs

Frame

Suki Chair

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Teiyu Goto

Credentials: Kanazawa College of Art, Department of Industrial Arts, Industrial Design; Sony Corporation Master Designer
From: Kyoto, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Hardware

Website: http://www.teiyugoto.com/TGI/About_Me.html
Teiyu Goto, Inc.: http://www.teiyugoto.com/

PlayStation (SCPH-1000)

PlayStation 2 (SCPH-10000)

VAIO Note 505 (PCG-505)