Tokujin Yoshioka

Tokujin Yoshioka

Tokujin Yoshioka

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Tokujin Yoshioka (born 1967) is one of Japan’s most visionary designers, having begun his career alongside Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake before founding TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA INC. in 2000. Renowned for his poetic and experimental approach, his work captures the immaterial qualities of light, nature, and human perception—blurring the lines between art, design, and architecture. Internationally acclaimed, Yoshioka has received numerous prestigious awards, and his works are held in the permanent collections of leading institutions including MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Notably, pieces from his “Water Block” series are exhibited at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, in dialogue with masterpieces by Monet, Cézanne, and Renoir.

Tokujin Yoshioka

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Achievements

He worked under Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake, and established his own studio, TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA INC His experimental and innovative creations along with the nature and the senses, which transcend the boundaries of art, design, and architecture, are highly evaluated in the world

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Awards

  • Mainichi Design Award 2001 Cultural Affairs Section of Government of Japan
  • Encourage Prize 2006 Design Miami Designer of the Year 2007 Elle Deco International Design Awards Designer of the Year 2009 TOKYO Design & Art ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS Artist of the Year 2010

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