BORN in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1965
STUDIES B. Eng. Industrial Design at Chiba University in Japan (1989)
MA. Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art, London (1992)
AND
- in 1993 establishes 2.5-Dimensional Design; produces
ceramic bowl “Stars” with A.Mendini & E.Sottsass;
- in 1993 presents his own collections in international fairs
- in 1997 Slide lecture, Royal College of Art, London
- in 2000 Art Director of Covo, Rome
designes the COVO SHOP in Rome
- in 2001 Rim tableware collection with Vico Magistretti
for Rörstrand, Sweden
- in 2004 Art Director for Nussha, Paris
AWARDS
- in 1990 Cassina Scholarship & British Council Grant
to study at the Royal College of Art, London
- in 1991 First Prize in “Architectural Future of Stainless Steel
competition”, London
- in 1992 Marchette Award, Royal College of Art, London
- in 1997 Roter Punkt Award, Design Zentrum Nordrhein
Westfalen, Essen; Asahi Modern Crafft Awards,
Osaka; Honorable Citizen Prize, Verona
- in 1998 Judge's Prize, International Ceramic Exhibition
in Mino; G-mark special / Good Design Award,
small&medium enterprises dept., JIDPO, Tokyo;
The International Design Year Book, London
- in 1999 Design Plus Award, Frankfurt / Main;
The International Design Year Book, London
- in 2001 2 Design Plus Awards, Frankfurt / Main;
The International Design Year Book, London
Designing 21st Century, Taschen, Köln
- in 2002 The International Design Year Book, London
2 Honarable Mentions, Intl.Ceramic Compe. Mino
A+ Award, Accent on Design Fair, NYC
SHAPE Award, Frankfurt / Main;
EXHIBITIONS
- in 1999 2.5-dimensional design, solo exhibition, Ozone
Gallery, Living Design Centre, Tokyo
- in 2001 Italian Design Furniture on Tour, around the world
- in 2002 'COVO' exhibition, Totem gallery SOHO, NYC
- in 2003 'RE-FUSION'exhibition, Quattrocento, Milano
- in 2003 FUSION: Architecture+Design in Japan,
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Tomita Kazuhiko website
