From architectural designs to functional urban plans, Shigeru Uchida (1943-2016) is one of Japan's top interior designers of the 20th century. In 1970, he founded Uchida Designs Inc., where he made commissioned work for the Japanese government and elite corporations. Interior Designer／As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida engaged in diverse design projects worldwide from architectural interior, furniture and industrial design to urban planning.
His major works include series of boutiques for Yohji Yamamoto, Kobe Fashion Museum, the Tea Rooms 'Ji-An, So-An, Gyo-An'. Shigeru Uchida Interior Designer／As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida engaged in diverse design projects worldwide from architectural interior, furniture and industrial design to urban planning. His major works include series of boutiques for Yohji Yamamoto, Kobe Fashion Museum, the Tea Rooms 'Ji-An, So-An, Gyo-An'.
We were saddened to learn that Japanese interior designer Shigeru Uchida passed away earlier this week on November 21, 2016 from pancreatic cancer. He was 73 years old. We had included the prolific designer in our primer on Japanese contemporary designers.
Uchida was known, both in Japan. A leading designer in Japan, Shigeru Uchida's activities encompass a wide range of areas including interior design, furniture and industrial design, architecture and urban planning. Shigeru Uchida Born in Yokohama in 1943.
As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida has engaged in diverse design projects worldwide from architectural interior, furniture and industrial design to urban planning. His major works are a series of boutiques for Yohji Yamamoto, the Hotel Il Palazzo in Fukuoka, the Kobe Fashion Museum, the tea rooms 'Ji-an, San, Gyo-an,' the Mojiko Hotel, AVIAMO series. Profile Vol.3 Shigeru Uchida Interior Designer Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School.
Guest Professor at Tokyo Zokei University and Kuwasawa Design School. Recipient of the Mainichi Design Prize, JCD International Design Award, the First Kuwasawa Design Award, Art Encouragement Prize of the Minister of Education, and the Medal with Purple Ribbon. As a leading designer representing Japan, he.
Shigeru Uchida A leading designer in Japan, Shigeru Uchida's activities encompass a wide range of areas including interior design, furniture and industrial design, architecture and urban planning. In 1970 he established the Uchida Design Studio, and in 1981 established 'Studio 80' with Toru Nishioka. A prolific designer and major figure of post-war Japan, Shigeru Uchida (1943-2016) left his mark on his era with a resolutely contemporary design, at once rooted in a reflection on Japanese aesthetics and in contemporaneity with the cutting edge of global design.
In his multi-faceted work, chair design occupies a fundamental and special place. SHIGERU UCHIDA nterior Designer／As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida engaged in diverse design projects worldwide from architectural interior, furniture and industrial design to urban planning. His major works include series of boutiques for Yohji Yamamoto, Kobe Fashion Museum, the Tea Rooms 'Ji-An, So-An, Gyo-An'.