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Naoto Fukasawa

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  • Furniture Design
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Overview

Naoto Fukasawa is a Japanese industrial and furniture designer based in Tokyo.1,2,3

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Naoto Fukasawa
Plate I · Wikimedia CommonsNaoto FukasawaWJournalist · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

At a glance

Career and education

Fukasawa studied at Tama Art University in Japan, where he later taught.2 He has authored or co-authored several books.2 His clients have included Muji, B&B Italia, Samsung, and Artek.3

Fukasawa won the 2018 Isamu Noguchi Award.3 His book Naoto Fukasawa: Embodiment was advertised for release in 2018.3

Design philosophy

Fukasawa holds that people should not have to think about an object while using it.1 He describes design as objective observation of everyday life and its surrounding environment.4

Hiroshima Chair and Maruni

Maruni Wood Industry was founded in Hiroshima in 1928.1 In 2008 Maruni launched the Maruni Collection in collaboration with Fukasawa.1 The Hiroshima armchair, designed by Fukasawa and manufactured by Maruni, was the first result of that collaboration.1

Sources

  1. 1Hiroshima Chair | Naoto Fukasawa | V&A Explore The CollectionsVictoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections · Universities & libraries · Tier B
  2. 2DESIGN IN MIND: Naoto Fukasawa – Arkitektura AssemblyArkitektura Assembly · Other · Tier C
  3. 3Industrial Designer Naoto Fukasawa on His Creative Process - MetropolisMetropolis · Other · Tier C
  4. 4naoto fukasawa interviewdesignboom | architecture & design magazine · Other · Tier C

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Image plates

4 images · Wikimedia Commons

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IIau CDMA 1X WIN W42T neon is a mobile phone that was designed by Fukasawa Naoto.Qurren · CC BY-SA 3.0
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IIIja:INFOBAR2 is Japanese mobile phone.Batholith (talk) · Public domain
KDDI INFOBAR A02 NISHIKIGOI
IVINFOBAR A02 by iidaのカラーのひとつ、NISHIKIGOI8F02E · CC BY-SA 3.0
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VAu CDMA 1X WIN W42T neon mizuiro closeQurren · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lifeline

1928–2011 · scroll to travel

  1. 1928

  2. 1956

    Naoto Fukasawa (Japanese, born 1956): 'Shelf' bookcase & 'Cloud' sofa (2006), designed by Naoto Fukasawa…Wikimedia Commons ↗
    Disign by Naoto Fukasawa 1
    Naoto Fukasawa (Japanese, born 1956): 'Shelf' bookcase & 'Cloud' sofa (2006), designed by Naoto Fukasawa for B&B ItaliaД.Журнал · GFDL · Wikimedia Commons

  3. 2008

  4. 2011

    auのシャープ社製スマートフォンINFOBAR A01。 2011年度グッドデザイン賞受賞。Wikimedia Commons ↗
    INFOBAR A01(HACCA)
    auのシャープ社製スマートフォンINFOBAR A01。 2011年度グッドデザイン賞受賞。Overgo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

4 dated events from this entry and its sources · Elapsed: years since 1928, the first dated event

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