is a product designer who is actively based in Tokyo.She handles designs for a wide range of products, from electronics to household items, medical equipment, and even total direction duties for hotels. She is recognized for her gentle and elaborately detailed expressions of form, and she has received very high acclaim primarily throughout Asia. She is one of the most influential female designers in Japan, and she served as Chair of the Judging Committee for the Good Design Award (Japan), Good Design Award from 2018 to 2020. She is a Japan Design Committee member.

Select awards

*2006 – AVON Awards to Women Art Awards *2007 – iF Gold Award *2008 – iF Award *2008 – Red Dot product design award *2010 – Good Design Gold award *2010 – Design for Asia Awards *2011 – Good Design Gold award *2011 – Red Dot product design award *2011 – iF Award *2012 – Mainichi Design Prize *2013 – iF Award *2014 – Good Design Long life design award *2014 – The Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany *2015 – Good Design Long life design award *2016 – The Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany *2017 – Good Design Gold award with 2items *2020 – Good Design award Best100 *2021 – ELLE DECO INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

Select works

* 9h(ninehours) * muji ** body sofa ** Oral care series * Omron ** Thermometer[Omron Electronic Thermometer MC-670/681] * KINTO **Table ware series * ITOKI ** Working chair vertebra03 * HOLMEGAARD **CADO vase * BROKIS **Glass Lighting AWA **Glass Lighting BONBORI * franky, Inc. **Suitcase moln

Book

*'Forms within Forms' (2012), Art Design Publishing

References

External links

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