Japanese designer and artist, Tokujin Yoshioka has won many international design awards with many of his works chosen as part of permanent museum collections worldwide.
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What Do We Know About The Japanese Designer?
Tokujin Yoshiokawas born in 1967, inSaga,日本和在学校长大的设计师Issey Miyake. An apprenticeship that greatly influences his interpretation of design, leading him to experiment a language close to art withinnovative shapes,techniquesandmaterialsto achievesurprising effects. Tokujin foundedYoshioka Inc, in 2000. He has worked with many international companies such asHermes, Toyota, BMW, Kddi, Swarovski,Moroso, and the awards he has accredited are those of the most prestigious, as having his own collection extensively exhibited at theMuseum of Modern Artin New York (MoMA), at theCenter Pompidouin Paris, at theVitra Design Museumin Berlin and at theVictoria & Albert Museumin London.
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Raised at the school of the great Japanese designer Miyake, rather than devising objects, he designs sensations. In its poetic installations, the function of the object takes second place: a poor orthodoxy that raises the eyebrows to the purists and instead raises the hearts of ordinary mortals. Design awards include the ones given to theworld’s most active designers, Design Miami / Designer of the Year, Elle Deco International Design Awards / Designer of the Year, Maison & Objet / Creator of the Year etc. he was chosen as “the 100 people Japanese respected by the world” by USA Newsweek magazine.
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Most Famous Works
- SF_Senses of the Future
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It’s calledSF_Senses of the Futureand is the scenographic work created with Oled lights by the designer Tokujin Yoshioka in collaboration with LG, winner of the Milan Design Award 2017. The installation, presented at Superstudio Più, won for its ability to involve the viewer and reconcile the conceptual, technological and narrative aspects in a single project. The work illustrates thehuman relationshipwith the natural worldemphasizing the vision of Tokujin Yoshioka that placesman at the center. A feast for the senses that offers visitors a glimpse of what the future holds thanks to the union ofcutting-edge technologywithinnovative experimental design techniques.
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This installation was presented as a composite of several elements: theS.F. Chair, much more like a futuristic chair than a commonly used object, and theWall of the Sun, a real wall of lights 16 meters wide and 5 meters high, made with over 30,000 single modules of light, which give the light barrier a sense of scary lightness. Seventeen S.F chairs were created by art using LG OLED screens. The chairs convey both a静态和动态的感觉, thanks to flashes of light emitted by double panels, which recall thelightning speed of the frenetic flow of modern life. Visitors will have the opportunity to sit on S.F chair, experimenting with the future display technology. The Japanese artist has declared that the aim of the work is to represent the importance of man in the philosophy of design, through theunion betweentheavant-garde technology of LGand theinnovative experimental techniques of the designer. “This collaboration has been a great experience for me and at the same time a stimulating opportunity to create an artistic work that has never been seen before” said Yoshioka.
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- Blossom Stool for Louis Vuitton
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Blossom Stoolis a minimal stool created by Tokujin Yoshioka forLouis Vuitton. For creating the ‘blossom stool’, the Japanese designer was inspired by thecompany’s petal monogramand translated it into a symbolic piece representing the motion of blooming petals that transform into abud. The seating object reflects on Louis Vuitton’s craftsmanship with wood and leather, featuring the techniques they have been cultivating throughout their long history. through its clean and clever design, the art object communicates an iconic message and travels beyond times, projecting not only the history but also the future of Louis Vuitton.
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“Timeless Beauty Comes From The Design Of The Structure”
Tokujin Yoshioka proposesspiritual landscapesandilluminating visionspermeated with light. Fascinated by theregulated randomnessof natural phenomena, he believes in the possibility of reproducing the elements thatinspire usmost deeply and integrate them into the design process. In Tokujin Yoshioka’s artful,ephemeral designsthat captivate audiences. the secret is in thematerial surprise. His often playful experimentation with materials and shapes is based onextensive research, the balance betweengravityandlightnessengaging us with something unexpected. Probably, however, with theobsessive repetitionandentrustedto the case of a single element that Yoshioka manages tosurprisein a particular way, coming to create ethereal and dreamlike landscapes to be crossed on tiptoe. He claims that sculpture is no longer a static environment in which to move but adynamicandengaging spectacleto be reinvented every time, leading us to rediscover the childlike wonder for the little things and the momentary phenomena enclosed in the refraction of a light ray. He says “I’m very interested in the mixture of design and art. It will be a strong message if I can introduce a design that no-one has seen before.”
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