MULTIPLI DI CIBO FOODESIGN GUZZINI MADE IN JAPAN
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Azumi Shin / portrait / 2008 |
Shin Azumi was born in Kobe, Japan in 1965. After finishing his MA in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art in 1994, he started working as a design unit 'AZUMI'.
In 2005 he established his own office 'a studio' in London.
Shin Azumi's work has received numerous design awards in Europe and in Japan, amongst which the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize in 2004, the Blueprint 100% Design Award in 2003 and "Product of the Year, 2000" FX International Design Award (for the LEM stool).
His works have been widely published and awarded and they were shown in exhibitions in many museums such as Victoria & Albert Museum (UK), Design Museum (UK), British Council (UK), Vitra Design Museum (Germany).
His works were also acquired as permanent collection by Stedelijk Museum (Holland), Crafts Council (UK), Die Neue Sammlung (Germany) Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt (Germany) etc.
Among his clients: Magis, Tefal, Virgin Atlantic Airways, lapalma, Itoki, and many others from both Europe and Japan. |
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