The Designers\

STUDY
– Industrial Design at Chiba University in Japan (1989) and subsequently Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art in London (1992);
– in the year of 1985 starts the 2.5-Dimensional Design in Milan; draws
Ceramics (“Stars”) with A. Mendini & E. Sottsass; In the same year presents his collections at international fairs;
– in 1997 Slide lecture, Royal College of Art, London;
– in 2000 becomes Art Director of the Covo, Rome draws the COVO SHOP in Rome;
– in 2001 Rim tableware collection with Vico Magistretti for Rörstrand, Sweden;
– in 2004 becomes Art Director of NUSSHA, Paris; 

AWARDS
– in the 1990s scholarship from Cassina & British Council to study at Royal College of Art, London;
– in 1991 the first prize at the “Architectural Future of Stainless Steel” competition by Sir Noman Foster, London;
– in 1993 won the Marchette Award Gold, RCA, London
– in 1997 Roter Punkt Award, Design Zentrum Nordrhein
Westfalen, Essen; Asahi Modern Crafft Awards, Osaka; Honorable Citizen Prize, Verona;
– in 1998 the Judge’s Prize, International Ceramic Competition, Mino; G-mark distinction / Good Design Award, Small & Medium Enterprises Dept., JIDPO, Tokyo;
The International Design Yearbook, London;
– 1999 Design Plus Award, Frankfurt / Main;
The International Design Yearbook, London;
– in 2001 2 Design Plus Awards, Frankfurt / Main;
The International Design Year Book, London Designing 21st Century, Taschen, Cologne;
– 2002 International Design Year Book, London 2 Prizes: International Ceramic Competition, Mino A + Award, Accent on Design Fair, NYC SHAPE Award, Frankfurt / Main; 

EXHIBITIONS
– in 1999, 2.5-dimensional design, solo exhibition, Ozone Gallery, Living Design Center, Tokyo
– in 2001 Italian Design Furniture on Tour
– 2002 “COVO” exhibition, Totem gallery SOHO, NYC
– in 2003 “RE-FUSION”, fifteenth, Milan
– in 2002 FUSION: Architecture + Design in Japan, Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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