was a Japanese
ceramic
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designer
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born in
Saga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasak ...
,
Japan
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. The well known "G-type Soy Sauce Bottle" he designed in 1958 won the 1st Good Design Award in 1960 and its production and sales have continued until today (as of December 11, 2011). He won the Good Design Award more than 110 times in his life. In describing his design philosophy, he stated, "My pleasure as a designer is to conceive of forms for daily use, and to create pieces for production in the factory, so that many people can appreciate and enjoy using them". He worked to design ceramic dishes suitable for the Japanese lifestyle in post-
World War II
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.
Biography
* 14 November 1927 Born in Shiota-cho Fujitsu-gun, Saga prefecture (Currently Shiota-cho Ureshino-shi, Saga prefecture)
* Apr, 1941 Saga Prefectural Arita Institute of Technology (Currently Saga Prefectural Arita Technical High School) Design department (till Mar, 1945)
* Jan, 1946 Studied under the potter Haizan Matsumoto (〜1947年)
* Apr, 1948 Studied at Department of craft and design, Tama College of Art and Design (Currently
Tama Art University
or is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan.
History
The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) founded in 1935 ...
) (till Mar, 1952)
* Jun, 1949 Worked as a research student at the 2nd design office, craft guidance office, Ministry of Commerce (till 1951)
* Apr, 1952 Worked at the editorial department of Gakken Co., Ltd. (till 1953)
* Jan, 1954 Worked at the design office, Ceramic technology guidance office in Nagasaki (Currently Ceramic Research Center of Nagasaki ) (till 1956)
* Jul, 1956 Worked for Hakusan porcelain co., ltd. Worked at the design office set up some time later (till Mar, 1978)
* Oct, 1958 Participated in the workshop by
Kaj Franck
Kaj Gabriel Franck (9 November 1911 Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland – 26 September 1989 Santorini, Greece) was one of the leading figures of Finnish design and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940 and 1980.
Franck's paren ...
(Finnish designer) Industry and crafts guidance office, Ministry of Commerce invited (Tokyo)
* Oct, 1961 Went over the design in Europe and the United States. Met
Isamu Noguchi
was an American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known for his sculpture and public artworks, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, and several ...
at Genichiro Inokuma's home in United States. Visited Kaj Franck in Finland. (till Nov, 1961)
* 1965 A member of Japan Design Committee (till November 12, 2005)
* Apr, 1974 Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts in
Kyushu Sangyo University
was founded in 1960 in Fukuoka City, and currently has twenty departments and six graduate schools. It is a private university.
Undergraduate Faculties and departments
*Faculty of Economics
**Department of Economics
*Faculty of Commerce
**Depar ...
(till 1982)
* 1976 A member of the nominating committee for
Mainichi Design Prize
The , originally the ''New Japan Design Competition'', is an annual award given to outstanding Japanese designers. The award, founded in 1952, is sponsored by Japanese newspaper ''Mainichi Shimbun''. It is considered Japan's most prestigious award ...
(till 1995)
* Mar, 1978 Quit Hakusan porcelain co., ltd.
* Apr, 1978 Established Mori Masahiro Industrial Design Laboratory
* Sep, 1978 Panelist of the session meeting, the 8th World Craft Conference in Kyoto
* 1979 A member of the International Academy of Ceramics (till November 12, 2005)
* Apr, 1985 Guest professor at the Ceramics Division in the Department of Design and Craft,
Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music (till 1989)
* Apr, 1989 Professor at the Ceramics Division in the Department of Design and Craft,
Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music (till 1993)
* Jun, 1992 Lectured titled "Farms of Nature and Life" at
University of Art and Design Helsinki
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
in Finland. Symposium "Interaction in ceramics : art, design and research"
* 1989 The exploratory committee for Ceramics Park (
Hasami, Nagasaki
is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is known, along with neighboring Arita, Saga Prefecture for its china manufacturing.
As of 2 September 2021, the town has an estimated population of 14,511. The total ...
) was established. Took care of Ceramic art wall "Ceramic Road (Toji no michi)", the symbol mark of the park and the design of facilities such as lounge. Directed the restoration of 12 "Kilns in the world" at the open-air museum. (till 1996)
* Apr, 1999 Guest professor,
Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music (till 2005)
* 2004 Won the Masaru Katsumi Award
* November 12, 2005 Died at a hospital in
Sasebo, Nagasaki
is a Core cities of Japan, core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is also the second largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki. On 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 247,739 and a population de ...
Works
In the 1950s
file:1955 TrialPieceByGOTOWhiteCray Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Trial Piece by GOTO White Clay (1955)
file:1955 PrototypeByGOTOWhiteClay SoySauceBottle Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Trial Piece by GOTO White Clay / Soy Sauce Bottle (1955)
file:1957 TeaSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Tea Set (1957)
file:1957 SoySauceBottle Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Soy Sauce Bottle (1957)
file:100 1957 TeaPot Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Tea Pot (1957)
file:1957 SuzumeguchiSyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Sake Set (1957)
file:1958 G-typeSoySauceBottle Masahiro-Mori.jpg, G-type Soy Sauce Bottle (1958)
file:1958 G-typeSoySauceBottle2 Masahiro-Mori.jpg, G-type Soy Sauce Bottle (1958)
file:1958 FuchiSabiAndFuchiGosuBowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Rust fringe, Zaffer fringe Bowl (1958)
In the 1960s
file:1960 T-typeHaizara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, T-type Ashtray (1960)
file:1960 HakujiSabiSensujiSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Rusty, Liner Ware series (1960)
file:1961 CoffeeSetRolledWithBamboo Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Coffee Set Rolled with Bamboo (1961)
file:1962 HiragataSyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Flat Sake Bottle (1962)
file:1962 SomeGoshiSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Some Goshi series (1962)
file:1963 ToriOrnament Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Bird Ornament (1963)
file:1963 TeaSetPrintedUmeMotif Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Tea Set Printed Ume Motif (1963)
file:1963 MokudaiTsukiHorsDoeuvres Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Hors d'oeuvres dishes with wood base (1963)
file:1964 TsuchiNoKo Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Offspring of Clay (1964)
file:1964- TsuchiNoMi Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Fruit of Clay (1964-)
file:1964 DoubutsuOrnament Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Animal Ornament (1964)
file:1964 AccessoryHook Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Accessory Hook (1964)
file:1964 SukiyakiNabeIron Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Sukiyaki Pan ron Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
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(1984)
file:1964 MatsubaWazara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Pine needle dishes (1964)
file:1964 MatsubaMeshiwan Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Pine needle ricebowl (1964)
file:1965 FutabaHaizara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Seed Leaf Ashtray (1965)
file:1965 Casserole Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Casserole (1965)
file:1965 TwinCruet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Twin Cruet (1965)
file:1965 HanaTenmokuHirazara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Floral Tenmoku plates (1965)
file:1966 Obj Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Object ware (1966)
file:1966 Q-typeHaizara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Q-type Ashtray (1966)
file:1966 JamJar Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Jam Jar (1966)
file:1967 A-typeCoffeeCup Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Stoneware A-type Coffee Cup (1967)
file:1967 O-typeTeapot Masahiro-Mori.jpg, O-type Teapot (1967)
file:1967 SekkiRoundTeaSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Stoneware Round Tea Set (1967)
file:1968 NejiriUmeSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Twisted Ume Blossom series (1968)
file:1969 FancyCup Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Fancy Cup (1969)
file:1969 FancyCup Masahiro-Mori 2.jpg, Fancy Cup (1969)
file:1969 G-typeCup Masahiro-Mori.jpg, from the left : G-type Demitasse / G-type Coffee Cup / G-type Tea Cup / G-type Morning Cup (1969)
In the 1970s
file:1970 LiquorSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Liquor Set (1970)
file:1970 KakuHaizara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Square Ashtray (1970)
file:1970 RingHaizara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Ring Ashtray (1970)
file:1971 HakujiSendanSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, White Strings Ware series (1971)
file:1971_U-typeSeasoningSet_Masahiro-Mori.jpg, U-type Seasoning Set (1971)
file:1971 SekkiHiragataBowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Stoneware Shallow Bowl (1971)
file:1972 TenmokuSeijiTetsuakaBowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Tenmoku Soup Bowl (back), Celadon Soup Bowl (center), Red Iron Soup Bowl (front) (1972)
file:1972 LiddedJar Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Lidded Jar (1972)
file:1972 H-typeCoffeeService Masahiro-Mori.jpg, H-type Coffee Service (1972)
file:1972 H-typeSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, H-type set (1972)
file:1973 M-typeCoffeeSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, M-type Coffee Set (1973)
file:1973 HornMug Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Horn Mug (1973)
file:1973 FutatsukiSyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Lidded Sake Set (1973)
file:1974 FancyBowl-FingerBowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Fancy Bowl (front), Finger Bowl (back) (1974)
file:1974 S-typeCutlery Masahiro-Mori.jpg, S-type Cutlery (1974)
file:1974 P-typeCoffeeService Masahiro-Mori.jpg, P-type Coffee Service (1974)
file:1975 S-typeMoribachiBowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, S-type Serving bowl, Bowl (1975)
file:1975 TetsukiKobachi Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Bowl with Handle (1975)
file:1976 S-typeHaizara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, S-type Ashtray (1976)
file:1976 MultiSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Multi series (1976)
file:1976 A-typePartyTray Masahiro-Mori.jpg, A-type Party Tray (1976)
file:1976 SystemBowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, System Bowl (1976)
file:1976 DressingPot Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Dressing Pot (1976)
file:1976 SnackPlate Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Snack Plate (1976)
file:1977 KinokawaMeshiwan Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Ricebowl "KINOKAWA" (1977)
file:1977 HishigataSara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Diamond Shaped Plate (1977)
file:1977 LiddedLippedBottle Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Lidded Lipped Bottle (1977)
file:1977 CubicSeasoningSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Cubic Seasoning Set (1977)
file:1977 Bowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Bowl for boiled (1977)
file:1977 BlueStripeTeaSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Blue Stripe Tea Set (1977)
file:1977 HakujiSendanMarugataSyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, White Strings Ware Round Sake Set (1977)
file:1977 NatsumeGataMizuwariSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Whisky-and-water Set (1977)
file:1978 TenmokuKamonKakuzara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Tenmoku Floral Pattern Square Plate (1978)
file:1978 S-typeSeasoningSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, S-type Seasoning Set (1978)
file:1978 HakujiTachisujiTeaSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, White Line Tea Set (1978)
file:1978 HakujiTachisuji-Q-typeCoffeeCup Masahiro-Mori.jpg, White Line Q-type Coffee Cup (1978)
file:1978 PosenA Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Lighting fixture POSEN A (1978)
file:1978 PosenB Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Lighting fixture POSEN B (1978)
file:1978 PosenC Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Lighting fixture POSEN C (1978)
file:1978 RockSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Whisky Set (1978)
file:1978 TobanHokkyoku Masahiro-Mori.jpg, "The Arctic" (1978)
In the 1980s
file:1980 SeseragiKakumoribachi Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Square Plate "Babbling stream" (1980)
file:1980 SoySauceBottle-Dimple Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Soy Sauce Bottle "Dimple" (1980)
file:1980 GosuNoKozuSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Blue Composition series (1980)
file:1980 HotaruSeikaSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Star flowers like firefly series (1980)
file:1981 FreePlate(Stripe) Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Free Plate, Free Plate Stripe (1981)
file:1981 Pitcher Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Pitcher (1981)
file:1981 PrintJimonSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Print Weave series (1981)
file:1981 UneriGataKabin Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Waving Shaped Vase (1981)
file:1982 ShellSara2 Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Shell Plate (1982)
file:1982 ShellBowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Shell Bowl (1982)
file:1982 ServingSpoon-Spoon Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Serving Spoon, Spoon (1982)
file:1983 O-typeTeapot Masahiro-Mori.jpg, O-type Teapot (1983)
file:1983 HakujiSazanami-L-typePartyTray Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Ripples L-type Party Tray (1983)
file:1983 HakujiSazanamiSeries Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Ripples series (1983)
file:1983 JigazouToban Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Self-portrait Tile (1983)
file:1984 KasaneShimaKakuzara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Double Stripe Square Plate (1984)
file:1984 Koukadaizara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Plate with Tall Foot (1984)
file:1984 O-typeTeaSet-GoldenSplash Masahiro-Mori.jpg, O-type Tea Set "Golden Splash" (1984)
file:1984 ShellCoffeeSetMug Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Shell Coffee Set, Mug (1984)
file:1984 O-typePartyTray Masahiro-Mori.jpg, O-type Party Tray (1984)
file:1985 HR-typeGlassSara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, HR-type Glassware (1985)
file:1985 SekkiKumoK-type-Sara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Stoneware K-type / Dish (1985)
file:1985 SekkiKumoK-type-Bowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Stoneware K-type / Bowl (1985)
file:1985 DoubleStripeSquareTeaSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Double Stripe Square Tea Set (1985)
file:1985 SekkiKumo-K-typeCoffeeCupMug Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Stoneware K-type Coffee Cup, Mug (1985),
file:1987 UzushioShell-Sara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Shell series "Eddying Current" / Dish (1987)
file:1987 A-typeSoySauceBottle Masahiro-Mori.jpg, A-type Soy Sauce Bottle (1987)
file:1987 C-typeSoySauceBottle Masahiro-Mori.jpg, C-type Soy Sauce Bottle (1987)
file:1987 D-typeSoySauceBottle Masahiro-Mori.jpg, D-type Soy Sauce Bottle (1987)
file:1987 E-typeSoySauceBottle Masahiro-Mori.jpg, E-type Soy Sauce Bottle (1987)
file:1987 H-typeSeasoningSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, H-type Seasoning Set (1987)
file:1987 KakiMaterial Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Vase "Material" (1987)
file:1988 ThermosJug Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Thermos Jug (1988)
file:1988 KouchiTorukoYuuSyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Sake Set "Turkey Blue" (1988)
file:1988 GinsaiArabesqueSyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Sake Set "Arabesque" (1988)
file:1988 KinsaiSyumakiSyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Sake Set "Vermilion" (1988)
file:1989 Seiikimon-Sara Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Oriental Pattern series / Dish (1989)
file:1989 Seiikimon-Bowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Oriental Pattern series / Bowl (1989)
file:1989 Seiikimon-Teapot Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Oriental Pattern series / Teapot (1989)
file:1989 Kaki-Seidou Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Vase (bronze, 1989)
file:1989-1990 KakugataKabin Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Square Vase (1989-1990)
file:1989 SakazukiA Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Sake Cup A (1989)
file:1989 SometsukeRokkakuhai Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Hexagonal Sake Cup (1989)
file:1989 GoldPearlSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Gold Pearl Set (1989)
In the 1990s
file:1990 O-typeTeapot-HOHIN Masahiro-Mori.jpg, O-type Teapot "HOHIN" (1990)
file:1990 TeapotPrintedArabesque Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Teapot Printed Arabesque (1990)
file:1991 No4PartyTray Masahiro-Mori.jpg, No.4 Party Tray (1991)
file:1991 Tsunohai Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Horn Cup (1991)
file:Masahiro Mori 1992 Hirameshi.jpg, Shallow Ricebowl (1992)
file:1992 HirameshiChawan2 Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Shallow Ricebowl (1992)
file:1992 HashiokiMaruSankakuShikaku Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Chopstick Rest "Circle, Triangle, Square" (1992)
file:1993 Q-typeMug Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Q-type Mug (1993)
file:1993 KakugataReisyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Cubic Cooling Sake Set (1993)
file:1993 MarugataReisyuki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Round Cooling Sake Set (1993)
file:1994 PartyTrayCerabesque Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Party Tray "Cerabesque" (1994)
file:1994 SquareHashioki-CircleHashioki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Square, Circle Chopstick Rest (1994)
file:1995 UzushioShell-Bowl Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Shell series "Eddying Current" / Bowl (1995)
file:1998 FeeBowlSmall Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Free Bowl, Small (1998)
file:1998 FreeBowlLarge Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Free Bowl, Large (1998)
file:2000 TorigataSuzuriSet Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Bird Calligraphy Set (2000)
file:2001 UniversalPlate Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Universal Plate (2001)
file:2004 8-typeMug Masahiro-Mori.jpg, 8-type Mug (2004)
file:2004 MujiWanoSyokki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, MUJI Japanese Tableware (2004)
file:2004 RippoutaiKaki Masahiro-Mori.jpg, Cubic Vase (2004)
file:2004 LoveBird Masahiro-Mori.jpg, LoveBird (2004)
file:2005 MujiBoneChina Masahiro-Mori.jpg, MUJI Bone China (2005)
Awards and honors
* May 1960 The 1st Good Design Award by Good Design Committee (current Japan Design Committee)
* 1960 Good Design (G mark) Selection (
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
The was a ministry of the Government of Japan from 1949 to 2001. The MITI was one of the most powerful government agencies in Japan and, at the height of its influence, effectively ran much of Japanese industrial policy, funding research and di ...
) G-type Soysauce Bottle
* 1973 The 1st KUNII KITARO Industrial Design Award (Japan Industrial Arts Foundation)
* Jan, 1975 The 20th Mainichi Industrial Design Award (Sponsored by The Mainichi Newspapers)
* Jul, 1975 International Ceramic Art Exhibition, Industrial Department Gold award, Faenza Italy for P-type Coffee Service
* 1977 The 7th International Industrial Design Exhibition in Valencia, Spain, Gold Prize in the Ceramic Division for A-type Party Tray
* Mar, 1983 The 13th International Industrial Design Exhibition in Valencia, Spain, Grand Prix in the Ceramic Division for Shell Bowl
* May 1999 Japan Ceramic Society Gold Award (Japan Ceramic Society)
* 2004 Masaru Katsumi Award
Exhibitions
* Feb, 1969 ''Perspectives of Modern Design'' (
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
The is an art museum in Kyoto, Japan.
This Kyoto museum is also known by the English acronym MoMAK (Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto).
History
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK) was initially created as the Annex Museum of the National ...
) - Invited exhibits (Table ware set)
* Feb, 1982 ”Modern dishes - Pouring" (
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
The in Tokyo, Japan, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting modern Japanese art.
This Tokyo museum is also known by the English acronym MOMAT (National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo). The museum is known for its collection of 20th-centu ...
) - Invited exhibits (G-type Soysauce Bottle, P-type Coffee Service etc.)
* Nov, 1985 "Prospects for Contemporary Japanese Art - Design in the life" (
Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
The is a museum in Toyama, Toyama. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Museums"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 671-673.
The museum, which opened in 1981, stands within Jōnan ...
) - Invited exhibits (Series "Shell")
* Dec, 1986 "Japanese avant-garde1910-1970" (
Centre Georges Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of ...
, Paris) - Invited exhibits (G-type Soysauce Bottle)
* Jul, 1991 "Japanese modern pottery dishes" (
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Aberystwyth Arts Centre (Welsh: ''Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth'') is an arts centre in Wales, located on Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus. One of the largest in Wales, it comprises a theatre (312 seats), concert hall (900 seats), s ...
, Wales, United Kingdom) - (Series "Ripples" etc.)
* Jul, 1993 "Design made in Nippon" (
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
The is an art museum founded in 1989. It is in Hijiyama Park in Hiroshima, Japan. The building was designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa.
Representative collections
Access
*Hiroden Hijiyama-shita Station
See also
*Hiroshima Museum of Art
* ...
) - Invited exhibits (G-type Soysauce Bottle)
* Oct, 1993 "Always looking at our lifestyle - Considering of Modern Ceramics Dishes" (
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...
) - Invited exhibits (Shallow Ricebowl etc.)
* Sep, 1994 "Japanese Design after 1950" (
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMoA) is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Fr ...
、USA) - Invited exhibits (G-type Soysauce Bottle, A-type Party Tray)
* Sep, 1997 "10 Designers from all over the world" (
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, Italy) - Invited exhibits (Test-B with Cylinder etc.)
* Jun, 1998 "Masahiro Mori's Ceramic Design" (
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum
The is a prefectural art museum located in the city of Seto, north of the metropolis of Nagoya in central Japan. This museum was formally named "Aichi-ken Toji Shiryokan (愛知県陶磁資料館)", but the name in English has been the same as b ...
)
* Oct, 1998 "Product Designer Mori Masahiro Exhibition" (Nagasaki Prefectural Museum)
* Oct, 1999 "Movements of Contemporary Japanese art - New landscape of industrial design" (
Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
The is a museum in Toyama, Toyama. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Museums"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 671-673.
The museum, which opened in 1981, stands within Jōnan ...
) - Invited exhibits (Ricebowl)
* May, 2000 "Masahiro Mori - Japanese Modern Ceramic Design" (German Porcelain Museum, Art Museum in Halle Germany)
* Jun, 2001 "Footprint of Masahiro Mori's Ceramic Design" (Gallery at Saga city public library) Japan Ceramic Society Gold Award Commemorative
* Jun, 2002 "Masahiro Mori: A Reformer of Ceramic Design" (National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
* Oct, 2009 "Retrospective of Masahiro Mori's oeuvre - Seeking the affluence of daily dishes" Organizers (
Agency for Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture.
The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion.
Overview
The ag ...
, Executive Committee for the promotion plan for regional arts and culture in Saga , Executive Committee for the Retrospective of Masahiro Mori's oeuvre.) Co-organizer (The Kyushu Ceramic Museum
The Kyushu Ceramic Museum
)
See also
* Haizan Matsumoto
* Katsuhei Toyoguchi
* Masaru Katsumi
* Kaj Franck
Kaj Gabriel Franck (9 November 1911 Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland – 26 September 1989 Santorini, Greece) was one of the leading figures of Finnish design and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940 and 1980.
Franck's paren ...
* Isamu Kenmochi
* Yusaku Kamekura
Yūsaku Kamekura (, ''Kamekura Yūsaku''; April 6, 1915 – ) was a Japanese graphic designer, the leading figure in post-World War II Japanese graphic design. His stature in the field led to the nickname "Boss".
Early life and career
Yūsaku ...
* Sori Yanagi
was a Japanese industrial designer. He played a role in Japanese modern design developed after World War II to the high-growth period in the Japanese economy. He is both a representative of the wholly Japanese modern designer and a full-blown mod ...
* Kenji Ekuan
was a Japanese industrial designer, best known for creating the design of the Kikkoman soy sauce bottle.
Biography
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Notes
* "Product designer Mori Masahiro Exhibition" Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum (Oct, 1998)
* "Ceramic Standard - Masahiro Mori Collection -" Petit Grand Publishing, Inc., (May, 2005)
* Mori Masahiro Design Studio, LLC. "The works of Masahiro Mori" Random House Kodansha (Oct, 2009)
External links
Japan Design Committee
(Masahiro Mori had served on since 1965.)
Hakusan Toki
(The company Masahiro Mori worked for 22 years, from June 1956 to March 1978.)
Mori Masahiro Design Studio, LLC.
(Official website. Legal organization for management of Masahiro Mori's design properties.)
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1927 births
2005 deaths
Japanese industrial designers
Japanese ceramists
People from Saga Prefecture
20th-century ceramists