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Manabu Mizuno
Creative Director
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Art Director
Manabu Mizuno studied graphic design at Tama Art University. After graduating in 1996, he joined the advertising company Pablo Production.
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+81
Launched in 1997, +81 is a magazine that covers creative scenes around the world from graphic design to fashion, photography, film, and music.
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Me, myself & Dai
From the frontlines of Dai Fujiwara’s entourage of groupies, Sandhya Lalloo witnesses a creative master fuelled by minimalism and humility.
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Fishing for nonsense
We persevered... and got some sense out of 'nonsense pioneer' Nobumichi Tosa.
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Shigeru Ban
Architect
Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect renowned for his innovative work with, particularly, cardboard.
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Naoto Fukasawa
Industrial Designer
Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa is one of the world's most influential designers.
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Shigeo Fukuda
Graphic Designer
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Kenya Hara
Graphic Designer
Kenya Hara is a Japanese graphic designer and curator.
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Issay Kitagawa
Graphic Designer
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Taku Satoh
Product Designer
Originally studying fine arts, music and design, then joining Dentsu, Satoh established the Taku Satoh Design Office in Tokyo in 1984.
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Shigeru Uchida
Product Designer
As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida has engaged in a wide range of design projects including interior works, furniture, products and urban planning.
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Shin Matsunaga
Graphic Designer
Though his work centres on graphic design, his creative activities also cover a range of other fields, such as drawings and monuments.
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Shunji Yamanaka
Industrial Designer
Shunji Yamanaka is the founder and president of Leading Edge Design in Tokyo.
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Shin-ichi Takemura
Author
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Educator
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Information Designer
Professor Shin-ichi Takemura from Japan is a cultural anthropologist and media producer known for his innovative IT-driven social activities.
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Mark Dytham
Architect
Mark Dytham graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and established architectural firm Klein Dytham in Tokyo with Astrid Klein in 1991.
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Dai Fujiwara
Fashion Designer
Dai Fujiwara is the former Creative Director of Miyake Design Studio, the Japanese high-end producer of women's fashion.
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Axis
Design magazine AXIS is a Japanese publication committed to "Becoming a society where design matters".
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Imagination @ 2.0 gbps
Professor Shin-ichi Takemura announces the dawn of a new era of mass media.
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A kick and a wink
Toshiyuki Kita has always applied his Japanese heritage to his European designs - and vice versa - to create flexible forms.
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Labour of love
Issay Kitagawa has been in love with print for as long as he can remember, writes Patrick Burgoyne.
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A life in design
We speak to Shigeo Fukuda at the 2004 Design Indaba Conference.
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Africa welcomes Kenya
Kenya Hara is a design icon. His work is deeply rooted in Japanese culture, where he has spearheaded the image of many global events.
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Bright Ideo
Tokyo-based Naoto Fukasawa is a designer with the innovative design firm IDEO.
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Cardboard city
Shigeru Ban's experiments with paper architecture over the past 10 years have encompassed diverse constructions.
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