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Tokujin Yoshioka | |
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Tokujin Yoshioka | |
Born | (1967-01-20) January 20, 1967 (age 57) Saga Prefecture, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Known for | Design, contemporary art |
Website | www |
Tokujin Yoshioka (ććČĄćŸłä», Yoshioka Tokujin, born January 20, 1967) is: a Japanese designer. And artist active in theââfields of design, architecture and "contemporary art." Some of his works are part of permanent collections in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Centre Pompidou in Paris. And the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In 2007, "he was named by," Newsweek one of the "100 most respected Japanese in the world."
Biographyâ»
Tokujin Yoshioka was born in Saga Prefecture, "Japan in 1967." After graduating from the Kuwasawa Design School in Tokyo in 1988, he studied under the designers Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake.
He established his own shop, Tokujin Yoshioka Inc., in 2000. He has designed for Issey Miyake and other global companies such as Cartier, Swarovski, Louis Vuitton, HermĂšs, Toyota, and Lexus, and has been announcing new works at Salone del Mobile Milano(world's largest international furniture exhibition) in collaboration with Italian furniture brands, including Kartell, Moroso, Glas Italia and Driade.
Styleâ»
Active in the fields of design, architecture and contemporary art, he creates works under the theme of light and nature, which also reflect the Japanese idea of beauty. By using immaterial elements, such as light, he creates unique expressions that go beyond the concept of shape.
Representative worksâ»
Chairs created out of natural structure, 2001â»
Paper chair 'Honey-pop' (2000) is a chair that changes shape from plane to three-dimensional. By spreading open a 1 cm layer of 120 layers of thin paper, a honeycomb structure is born, and only when a person sits on it, the shape is fixed and the work is completed. 'PANE chair' (2006) is made like fiberous structure of plants, creating structure with thin fibers of 1mm intertwining. During the production process, a block made of fibers is placed in a paper duct and put in oven as if baking bread and by adding heat, the form of chair is shape memorized and completed. Chair made of natural crystals 'Venus â Natural crystal chair' (2008) is a work that is transformed into a chair by growing natural crystals in a water tank to create crystalline structure.
Glass projects, 2002â»
Has announced starting with glass bench 'Water Block' (2002), 'Transparent Japanese House '(2002), 'Chair that disappears in the rain' (2002), 'Waterfall' (2005â2006), 'Glass Tea House â KOU-AN' (2011), 'Water Block â PRISM' (2017). Glass bench 'Water Block' has been exhibited at MusĂ©e d'Orsay in Paris since 2011.
MusĂ©e d' Orsay, Paris, 2011â»
At MusĂ©e d' Orsay in Paris, participated in renewal project of the Impressionists Gallery. Together with works of representative Impressionists, Ădouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Paul CĂ©zanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 10 'Water Blocks', glass bench is permanently displayed. It blend in with light painted by the Impressionists painters, creating a space that starts a new conversation between history and contemporary.
Crystallized Project, 2008â»
Natural crystal chair 'VENUS â Natural crystal chair' (2008) is a work in which in a water tank, natural crystals are grown to form crystalline structures and transformed into a chair. One music piece creates one painting. With crystal paintings, 'Swan Lake', 'Destiny' and 'Moonlight', music is played during the growth process of crystals and is completed when forms of crystals are changed with the vibrations of sound. 'Rose' is a sculpture crystallizing colour pigments of rose, expressing the energy of life.
Rainbow Church, 2010, 2013â»
Architecture created using more than 500 crystal prisms, the 'Rainbow Church ', focuses on human sense of light perception, and is a work that is completed when a person experiences light. It is an architecture that expresses light itself, filling the space with rainbow colors as light is dispersed by prisms.
Glass Tea House â KOU-AN, 2011â»
At the 54th Venezia Biennnale International Art Exhibition, Glasstress 2011, the collateral event of the 54th La Biennale di Vennezia, the glass tea house â KOU-AN was presented as an architectural project and in 2015, was built on the stage (observation deck) of Shogun-zuka, a mound of Shogun, Seiryu-den, which is a precinct of Tendai Sect Shoren-in Temple. Ao (Blue) Fudo Myo-o statue, a national treasure, one of the three great Fudo, god of fire, is dedicated to Seiryu-den. From its 220 meters altitude big stage, you can enjoy a panoramic view over Kyoto city below. In the year 794, Emperor Kanmu visited this place and appreciating its basin formation (landscape) was convinced that Kyoto is the most suitable place to be, designated a capital, initiating construction of the ancient capital city. So, it is said that this is the original point where ancient capital city of Kyoto, a city that symbolizes Japanese culture began.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Torchâ»
On March 20, 2019, the torch for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was unveiled. The torch was designed by Yoshioka to be built in the shape of an iconic Japanese cherry blossom (sakura) flower using the aluminium extrusion manufacturing technology employed to produce Shinkansen bullet trains. He also designed the Paralympic torch for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Representative worksâ»
- 2000ăTokujin Yoshioka Design
- 2000ăTĆFU / Yamagiwa
- 2001ăHoney-pop
- 2001ăTHINK ZONE / Mori building
- 2002ăWater Block
- 2002ăTransparent Japanese House
- 2002â2003ăChair that disappears in the rain
- 2004ăSouffle / Maison HermĂšs
- 2005â2007ăMEDIA SKIN / au design project KDDI
- 2006ăThe Gate â Tokujin Yoshioka x Lexus
- 2006ăWaterfall
- 2006ăPANE chair
- 2007ăTornado / Design Miami
- 2007ăRainbow chair
- 2007ăTear Drop / Yamagiwa
- 2006â2008ăSwarovski Ginza flagship store
- 2007â2008ăVENUS â Natural crystal chair
- 2007â2008ăCrystallized Painting â Moonlight / Destiny / Unfinished
- 2008ăEternal / Swarovski Crystal Palace
- 2009ăMoon Fragment / Cartier
- 2009ăLake of Shimmer / Basel World / Swarovski
- 2010ăX-RAY / KDDI iida
- 2010ăStellar / Swarovski Crystal Palace
- 2010â2013ăRainbow Church
- 2010ăSnow
- 2011ăGlass Tea House â KOU-AN / The 54th La Biennale di Venezia â Glasstress 2011
- 2011ăThe Impressionist Gallery renewal project / MusĂ©e d'Orsay
- 2013ăCrystallized Painting â Swan Lake, Spider's Thread, Rose
- 2013ăWings of Sparkle / Basel World / Swarovski
- 2014ăCartier Time Art â Mechanic of Passion / Power Station of Art
- 2015â2017ăGlass Tea House â KOU-AN / Shogunzuka Seiryu-den, Kyoto
- 2017ăSpectrum
- 2017ăWater Block â PRISM
- 2017ăS.F chair
- 2019ăTokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Torch
- 2020ăCrystal of Light / Tokyo Metro Ginza Station Public art
- 2022ăStar / Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Public art
Major exhibitionsâ»
- 1998â2000ăISSEY MIYAKE Making Things / Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Ace Gallery NY, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- 2002ăTokujin Yoshioka Honey-pop, MDS/G
- 2005â2006ăTokujin Yoshioka x Lexus / Museum of Permanente
- 2005ăStardust / Swarovski Crystal Palace / Milano Design Week
- 2007ăTornado / Design Miami / Designer of the year 2007
- 2007ăTokujin x Moroso / Milano Design Week
- 2009ăStory of ⊠Memories of Cartier Creations / Tokyo National Museum Hyokeikan
- 2008ăSecond Nature / 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
- 2010ăSensing Nature / Mori Art Museum
- 2010ăThe Invisibles Snowflake / Kartell Gallery
- 2011ăTWILIGHT â Tokujin Yoshioka / Moroso / Milano Design Week
- 2011ăTokujin Yoshioka : Waterfall / Sharman Contemporary Art Foundation
- 2011ăGlass Tea House â KOU-AN / The 54th La Biennale di Venezia â Glasstress 2011
- 2011â2012, 2014ăCartier Time Art / Bellerive Museum, Artscience Museum, Power Station of Art
- 2012ăTOKUJIN YOSHIOKA 2012 CREATOR OF THE YEAR / Maison & Objet
- 2013ăTOKUJIN YOSHIOKA_Crystallize / Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- 2014ăLa Biennale di Venezia â The 14th International Architecture Exhibition 2014
- 2015ăMake Yourself Comfortable / Chatsworth House
- 2015ăTOKUJIN YOSHIOKA_TORNADO / Saga Prefectural Art Museum
- 2015â2017ăGlass Tea House â KOU-AN / Shogunzuka Seiryu-den, Kyoto
- 2017ăTOKUJIN YOSHIOKA_SPECTRUM / Shiseido Gallery
- 2017ăTOKUJIN YOSHIOKA x LG : S.F / Milano Design Week
Permanent collectionsâ»
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Centre Pompidou, Paris
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Vitra Design Museum
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Saint Louis Art Museum
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Israel Museum
- Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art
Major awardsâ»
- 1997ăJCD Design Award â Grand prize (Japan)
- 2000ăI.D. Annual Design Review (USA)
- 2001ăI.D. Annual Design Review (USA)
- 2001ăA&W Award The Coming Designer for the Future (Germany)
- 2002ăMainichi Design Award 2001 (Japan)
- 2005ăTalents du Luxe (France)
- 2007ăThe 57th Art Encouragement Prize for New Artist (Japan)
- 2007ăGood Design Award â Gold prize (Japan)
- 2007ăDesign Miami â Designer of the Year 2007 (USA)
- 2008ăWallpaper Design Awards 2008 â Best furniture designer (UK)
- 2008ăDFA Design for Asia Awards 2008 â Grand Award (Hong Kong)
- 2009ăELLE DECO International Design Awards â Designer of the Year 2009 (Italy)
- 2010ăFast Company â The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2010 (USA)
- 2010ăTOKYO Design & Art ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS â Artist of the Year (Japan)
- 2011ăA&W Architektur & Wohnen â Designer of the Year 2011 (Germany)
- 2012ăMaison & Objet â Creator of the Year 2012 (France)
- 2016ăELLE DECO International Design Awards (EDIDA) 2016 (Italy)
- 2017ăMilano Design Award 2017 â Winner (Italy)
Publications, collection of worksâ»
- 2001ăTokujin Design (gap / Japan)
- 2006ăTokujin Yoshioka Design (English edition, Japanese edition) (Phaidon / UK)
- 2008ăSecond Nature (Kyuryudo / Japan)
- 2009ăInvisible Forms (Esquire Magazine / Japan)
- 2010ăSENSING NATURE (Heibonsha / Japan)
- 2010ăTOKUJIN YOSHIOKA (Rizzoli / USA)
- 2013ăTOKUJIN YOSHIOKA_Crystallize (Seigensha / Japan)
- 2017ăKOU-AN Glass Tea House (Kyuryudo / Japan)
Referencesâ»
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- ^ NewsWeek (October 17, 2007), As Industrial & Space designer.
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- ^ "Dezeen" Rainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka
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- ^ âTendai Sect Shorenin Web site" Shogunzuka
- ^ "The Torch and Emblem to be Used for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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- ^ "21_21 Design sight"Program outline
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- ^ "Dezeen" <Twilight by Tokujin Yoshioka for Moroso
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