| 1942 |
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Born in Osaka, Japan. |
| 1964 |
Graduated in Industrial Design from Naniwa College,
Osaka. |
| 1967 |
Established a design office in Osaka.Began studying
habitat,lifestyle and traditional craftwork in local areas. |
| 1969 |
Began to work in Japan and Milan,Italy. |
| 1970 |
Released interior products from Japan and Italy. |
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Started studying living environments and interior design. |
| 1981 |
"WINK" (chair) --selected for the permanent
collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. |
| 1984 |
"KICK" (table) --the second piece to be included
in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. |
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Served as an instructor of industrial/craft design
in Malaysia and Singapore. |
| 1985 |
Member of the Jury at the 19th SMAU Awards for Industrial
Design,Italy. |
| 1986 |
"WINK" (chair), "KICK" (table)--selected
for the permanent collections of the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe
in Hamburg, Germany. |
| 1987 |
Participated in the celebrations at the Centre Georges
Pompidou's 10th Anniversary.Exhibited "CEREMONIAL SPACE". |
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Exhibitions in Barcelona and Vienna. |
| 1988 |
Established Tenjin Barca Committee and organized a
symposium with designers from Osaka and Milan. |
| 1990 |
Member of the Jury for the Sony Design Competition,
Japan. |
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Exhibition in Milan. |
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Won the Delta de Oro Award, Spain. |
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Exhibition at the Hiroshima Modern Art Museum, Hiroshima. |
| 1991 |
Designed the chairs and interior for the rotating theatre
at the Japanese Pavilion in Seville '92. |
| 1992 |
Member of the Jury for DELTA ADI FAD, Spain. |
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Exhibition in Helsinki, Finland. |
| 1993 |
Lectured at Design Forum, Singapore. |
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President of the Jury at an International Design Competition
in Osaka,Japan. |
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Exhibition in Milan. |
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Honorary visiting lecturer at Hochschle fur Angewandte
Kunst in Vienna, Austria. |
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Designed the monument"IBUKI"in Wakayama,Japan. |
| 1994 |
President of the Jury at the Good Design Products System,Japan. |
| 1995 |
Member of the Jury in the EIMU Design Competition,Milan. |
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Member of the Jury for the Honda ICVS Design Competition,Japan. |
| 1997 |
Member of the Jury for the International Design Competition,
Valencia,Spain. |
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"MULTI LINGUAL CHAIR" -- selected for the
permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York (third
piece) and for the Centre Georges Pompidou,Paris. |
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Invited by the Vitra Workshop to teach design. |
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Member of the Jury of the Pro Finnish Design Competition,Helsinki. |
| 1998 |
Invited by the Vitra Workshop to teach design. |
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Member of the Jury of the Pro Finnish Design Competition,
Helsinki. |
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Thirteen (13) of his works are selected for the permanent
collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Saint-Etienne, France. |
| 1999 |
Exhibition in Helsinki. |
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Honorary visiting lecturer at CIDA,Shien-Chien University,Taipei. |
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Lecturer at the design symposium for the Asia Design
Center,Beijing,China. |
| 2000 |
Exhibition"L'anima del design"in Milan. |
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Exhibition at the Four Seasons Resort in Sayan,Bali,Indonesia. |
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Exhibition at the Haifa Museum, Israel. |
| 2001 |
Exhibition at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg,Germany. |
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"Wide 28-inch LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY TV"
and "WINK" (chair) --selected for the permanent collection
of the Centre Georges Pompidou,Paris. |
| 2002 |
Exhibition at the show room Silvera in Paris. |
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Exhibition "L'anima del design" in Milan. |
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Exhibition and Lecture in the international Furniture
Fair in China. |
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Exhibition at the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore. |
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Exhibition "L'anima del design" in Milan. |
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Exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris. |
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Exhibition in Verona. |
| 2003 |
Exhibition in Frankfurt. |
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Exhibition at the FAD in Barcelona. |
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Exhibition in Milan. |
| 2004 |
Exhibition in Milan. |
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Exhibition in Kyoto. |
