Japanese Object Makers

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Megathread covering Japanese object makers covering architecture, industrial design, and product design.

Format should follow

Name

Credentials:
From:
Based:
Discipline:

Website:
Instagram:
X:
Other Links:

At least 1 image

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Naoto Fukasawa

Credentials: MA Product Design, Tama Art University
From: Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture

Naoto Fukasawa Design: https://naotofukasawa.com

MUJI Wall-Mounted CD Player

INFOBAR

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Tokujin Yoshioka

Credentials: Kuwasawa Design School, Tokyo (1986)
From: Saga Prefecture, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting, Industrial Design

Tokujin Yoshioka Design: https://www.tokujin.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokujin_yoshioka/
X: https://twitter.com/tokujinyoshioka

Honey-pop

PANE Chair

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Toshiyuki Kita

Credentials: Naniwa Junior College (now Osaka University of Arts Junior College), Industrial Design (1962)
From: Osaka, Japan
Based: Osaka, Japan
Discipline: Furniture, Industrial Design

Website: https://www.toshiyukikita.com

Wink

Dodo

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Oki Sato

Credentials: MA Architecture, Waseda University (2002)
From: Toronto, Canada
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Lighting

nendo: https://www.nendo.jp/en/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nendo_official/

Hanabi

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Cauldron

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Shigeru Ban

Credentials: Southern California Institute of Architecture; Cooper Union
From: Tokyo, Japan
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Architecture, Furniture

Shigeru Ban Architects: https://shigerubanarchitects.com

Cardboard Cathedral

Centre Pompidou-Metz

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Kengo Kuma

Credentials: Ph.D. Architecture, Keio University (2006)
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Architecture

Kengo Kuma & Associates: https://kkaa.co.jp
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kkaa_official

Japan National Stadium

V&A Dundee

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Fumie Shibata

Credentials: Professor, Tama Art University
Based: Tokyo, Japan
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture

Design Studio S: https://design-ss.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fumie.design/

BONBORI

vertebra03

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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

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