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Designer
Tokujin Yoshioka
Tokujin Yoshioka was born in 1967 in Saga Prefecture, Japan, graduated from the Kuwasawa Design School in 1988, worked under Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake, and founded Tokujin Yoshioka Inc. in 2000.
Biography
Background
Tokujin Yoshioka was born in 1967 in Saga Prefecture, Japan, graduated from the Kuwasawa Design School in 1988, worked under Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake, and founded Tokujin Yoshioka Inc. in 2000.
Signature Style
Wikipedia describes work under the theme of light and nature that reflects a Japanese idea of beauty and uses immaterial elements such as light to go beyond shape.
Notable Works
- Honey-pop paper chair (2001), Pane chair (2006) and Venus natural crystal chair (2008)
- Water Block glass bench (2002), shown at the Musée d'Orsay since 2011
- Rainbow Church (2010, 2013) and the Kou-an glass teahouse (2011, 2015)
- The Invisible collection for Kartell (2010) and the Ami Ami chair (data sheet 2009)
- The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic torches
Legacy
His works are held by museums such as MoMA and the Israel Museum.
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Products
Invisible Side
Invisible Side side or console table by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell, in transparent PMMA.
Sparkle
Sparkle side table by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell, in transparent or batch-dyed PMMA.
Invisible Table
Invisible Table by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell: a transparent PMMA table in Crystal.
Ami Ami
Tokujin Yoshioka's 2009 Ami Ami for Kartell, a chair whose Japanese name means "to weave".
Invisible Table Low
Invisible Table Low coffee table by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell, in transparent PMMA.
Smatrik Stool
Yoshioka's Smatrik stool for Kartell: a polycarbonate 3D-net seat on a steel frame.
Smatrik
Smatrik: a 2018 Kartell armchair by Tokujin Yoshioka.
Brook
Brook ottoman by Tokujin Yoshioka for Moroso: a faceted, twisting form in three sizes
Bouquet Armchair
Bouquet swivel armchair by Tokujin Yoshioka for Moroso, covered in hand-folded fabric squares
