ItNaoto Fukasawa
Japan
Naoto Fukasawa is a Japanese product designer.
With his designs devoted to the sublime beauty of form imbued with the power of silence, Fukasawa has designed for a wide range of leading brands worldwide.
He also works as a consultant for major international manufacturers. His designs span a wide variety of fields, from precision electronic equipment to furniture and interior spaces.
He has garnered international recognition, not only for his designs but also for the essence, thought and expression at the heart of things through design.
Winner of numerous awards, including the 2018 Isamu Noguchi Award.
He was accorded the title of Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (Royal Society of Arts, UK).
Fukasawa is one of the directors of 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT.
He is a professor in the Integrated Design Department at Tama Art University.
Since 2012, he is the Director of Nihon Mingei-kan (The Japan Folk Crafts Museum).
He is a member of the judging committee for the LOEWE Craft Prize.
Awards
1998
D&AD Selection
2000
IDSA/IDEA Award Gold
2002
iF Product Design Award Gold
2003
Mainichi Design Award
2005
Oribe Award
2005
iF Product Design Award Gold
2005
Good Design Award Gold
2007
ELLE DECO International Design Awards
2007
Red dot award-best of the best
2009
Good Design Award Gold
2010
Wallpaper* DESIGN AWARDS Best bench
2013
Good Design Award Gold
2014
International Invitational Tang Prize Medal Design Competition, Gold Award
2014
Good Design Award Gold
2015
Good Design Award Gold
2018
Isamu Noguchi Award
2019
Wallpaper* DESIGN AWARDS Best meals on wheels
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