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Motomi Kawakami |
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| 1940 |
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Born in Hyogo prefecture |
| 1964 |
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Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Majored in Industrial Design) |
| 1966 |
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Graduated from Master course of the same university |
| 1966-69 |
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Professional practice at Angello Mangiarotti Architect Office, Milan |
| 1971- |
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Established Kawakami Design Office |
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Visiting Professor at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tama Art University
Design work specializing in product, interior, space and environmental design.
Collaboration in local industry promotion projects and professional education.
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Exhibitions, Lectures, etc.
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| 1969 |
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White Chapel Art Gallery “Modern Chairs 1918-1970” Exhibition (London) |
| 1970 |
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Good Design Exhibition “Global Eye” (Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo) |
| 1971 |
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Good Design Exhibition “My Seat” (Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo) |
| 1978 |
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The National Museum of Art, Osaka “The Form of a Chair - From Design to Art” |
| 1982 |
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Joint Exhibition in Five Galleries (Furniture)
Gallery LUFT (Tokyo), BUSHI showroom (AXIS, Tokyo), SKIPPER showroom (Milan), ARFLEX showroom (Milan), DESIGN 19 (Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo) |
| 1984 |
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“Design in Japan - Tradition and the Present” exhibition organization and installation (Moscow) |
| 1987 |
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One-man furniture exhibition “Hybrid - Light and Shade” (Gallery MA, Tokyo)
“Contemporary Scandinavian Crafts” exhibition coordination and installation (Yurakucho Seibu Art Forum, Tokyo / The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto) |
| 1988 |
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One-man exhibition “Fragments of Form - Furniture and Lighting” (Creators Gallery, Yurakucho Seibu, Tokyo)
Symposium "DESIGNERS WEEK-END” panel speaker (Brussels) |
| 1991 |
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One-man furniture exhibition “Industrial Symphony” (Quest Hall, Tokyo) |
| 1995 |
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Philadelphia Museum of Art “Japanese Design – A Survey Since 1950” |
| 1996 |
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Wood of Finland “Innovative Industrial Wooden Products” competition
juror and lecturer (Finland) |
| 1997 |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry “Good Design Award” Head of General Jury |
| 1999 |
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“New Perspectives on Industrial Design” exhibition coordination (The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama) |
| 2000 |
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“Masterpiece Chairs of the 20th Century - 200 Chairs by 200 Designers” (Kobe Fashion Museum)
One-man exhibition "Material Message” (OZONE Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2005 |
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“Pioneers in the globalization of design” (Musashino Art University Museum & Library)
“ARITA-HOUEN” Exhibition (Spiral Hall, Tokyo) |
| 2006 |
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One-man exhibition “MOTOMI KAWAKAMI–Design with Precision and Flexibility” (Paramount Bed Showroom, Nagoya)
“Japanese Cool 1 (Timeless & Contemporary)” (Danish Design Center, Copenhagen)
“Japanese Cool 2 (Designers Chair & interior)” (Bella Center, Copenhagen) |
| 2007 |
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“TOKYO DESIGN PREMIO” Exhibition (Super studio Piú ART POINT, Milan) |
| 2008 |
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6 Designers make the “Furniture to use it for myself” (Design Gallery Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo)
“International Furniture Design Seminar 2008” Sponsoring of The Japan Foundation (Hongik Univresity, Seoul), (Dong-A University, Pusan) Korea
“Foodesign Japan by Guzzini” (Trinnale di Milano, Palazzo di Arte)
“KANSEI—Japan Design Exhibition” (Musee des arts Decoratif, Paris)
(Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, N.Y.) |
| 2009 |
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“Japan Design Selection 2009” (Triennale di Milano, Parazzo di Arte)
“101st Anniversary Works in Progress for Mihoya Glass” (AXIS Gallery, Tokyo)
Hida Shunkei, a Set of Bowls “Lacquer Ware for Daily Use” (Design Gallery, Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo ) |
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Books and articles
'The Beauty of Bridges II: Road Bridges Landscape Handbook' 1981, Japan
Road Association)
'GACHI - The Furniture of Motomi Kawakami' 1988, Rikuyousha
Article in 'Dictionary of Furniture' 1986, Asakura Shoten
Article in 'Dictionary of Design' 2000, Heibonsha |
- 14th Milan Triennale, Gold Prize
- Japan Interior Designers’ Association Award
- 1st Prize, The Open International Chair Design Competition (The American Institute of Architects)
- Japan Package Design Award for Super Excellence (85), Excellence (86)
- Mainichi Design Prize
- Kitaro Kunii Industrial Design Award
- Tanaka Prize, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (for “Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge”)
- Yokohama Civic Design Award
- Prize for Excellence, Wood Chairs in Living Exhibition
- IF Prize (Germany)
- Gold Prize, Good Design Award
- Long Life Design Prize, Good Design Award
- Japanese Society for the Science of Design (JSSD) Excellent Design Award 2010
- CHICAGO GOOD DESGIN AWARD
etc.
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