Motomi
KAWAKAMI
Kawakami Design Room
Japan Institute of Design Promotion
Product Design / Interior Design / Design Education / Local Industry Development / Environmental Design
Motomi
Biography
1940
Born in Hyogo prefecture
1964
Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
(Majored in Industrial Design)
1966
Graduated from Master course of the same university
1966 – 1969
Professional practice at Angello Mangiarotti Architect Office, Milan
1971
Established Kawakami Design Officen
Design work specializing in product, interior, space and environmental design
Honors
Japan Interior Designers’ Association Award
1st Prize, The Open International Chair Design Competition
(The American Institute of Architects).
Mainichi Design Prize.
Kitaro Kunii Industrial Design Award.
Tanaka Prize, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
(for “Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge”).
Yokohama Civic Design Award.
Gold Prize, Good Design Award
IF Prize (Germany) etc.
Exhibitions
One-man exhibition “Hybrid — Light and Shade” (Gallery MA, Tokyo)
One-man furniture exhibition “Industrial Symphony” (Quest Hall, Tokyo)
One-man exhibition “Material Message” (Ozone Gallery, Tokyo)
“Pioneers in the globajization of design” (Musashino Art University & Museum)
Books and articles
‘GACHI – The Furniture of Motomi Kawakami’ Rikuyousha.
“Kawakami Motomi-Design with Precision and Flexibility” amus arts press.