“当你沿着那条长而险峻的山路一步步向上攀登时，道路的陡峭让你气喘吁吁，目光紧盯着脚下的每一步，几乎无暇欣赏四周秀丽的风景。突然间，一双脚映入了狭窄的视野，你顺着那双脚抬头望去，看到一人如隐士般气定神闲、毫无汗迹地屹立在前，那人正是阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼。”

（深泽直人书评《アキッレ・カスティリオーニ 自由探求としてのデザイン》作者多木陽介，2007年12月Axis出版）


阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼（1918-2002）是20世纪意大利著名的设计师和建筑师。他位于米兰城堡广场附近的旧工作室自2006年1月起由其女儿乔瓦娜和儿子卡洛接管并向公众开放，并于2011年12月成立了阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼基金会。自工作室开放以来，展览和参观活动吸引了从儿童到专业人士的各类人群，使这里成为体验阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼世界和设计哲学的曼妙空间。


然而，目前基金会正面临被驱逐的危机。大楼的业主已要求基金会搬离。为应对此情况，记者安东内拉·加利和皮埃路易吉·马西尼于2023年4月米兰设计周期间发起了请愿活动。截至2024年7月，已征集到超过11,000个签名。



NAOTO FUKASAWA DESIGN认为，阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼的工作室不仅是一个值得被保护和传承的重要场所，也是意大利乃至世界的文化遗产，更是我们需要传承给下一代的宝贵财富。因此，我们恳请您的签名支持。


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Prize : Winner in Task Seating

Asari / Herman Miller

INTERIOR DESIGN 2023 Best of Year Awards

Prize(s) : Winners in Chandeliers

Lladró / Mokuren

LIT LIGHTING DESIGN AWARDS 2023

Discipline : Product : Gold Certification
Categories : Product Design in Small Series & Hand-Made / Lighting fixture in small series or hand-made : Platinum Certification

Lladró / Mokuren

GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 16th edition

DNA PARIS DESIGN AWARDS 2023
Product Design award in the Furniture & Lighting category
Prize: Winner in Product Design/Furniture & Lighting

Lladró / Mokuren

DNA PARIS DESIGN AWARDS 2023

The October 2023 issue of ELLE DECOR, released on September 7, 2023, features a special section titled "Naoto Fukasawa's Current Location: DESIGNER, NAOTO FUKASAWA."

HIROSHIMA armchair designed by Naoto Fukasawa for maruni is in the G7 Hiroshima Summit from 19 to 21 May 2023

*Image courtesy of G7 Hiroshima Summit Official Website

Bags collection
www.uptoyouanthology.com

BLOCCO chair / BLOCCO stool / TO table / LAND
www.plank.it

Cinnamon sofa / Tuscany chaise longue
www.molteni.it

Black Tako chair and round table / Hiroshima armchair in ash
www.maruni.com

MOKUREN chandelier
www.lladro.com

A collection : home-office collection (desk, chair, lamp and partition)
www.kettal.com

AF/21 New faucet for ABOUTWATER
www.fantini.it

SO weaving chair
www.depadova.com

SO weaving chair
www.boffi.com

TETRAMI
www.bebitalia.com

Kuru Kuru - The Mud Turnner project
www.alessi.com

“当你沿着那条长而险峻的山路一步步向上攀登时，道路的陡峭让你气喘吁吁，目光紧盯着脚下的每一步，几乎无暇欣赏四周秀丽的风景。突然间，一双脚映入了狭窄的视野，你顺着那双脚抬头望去，看到一人如隐士般气定神闲、毫无汗迹地屹立在前，那人正是阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼。”

（深泽直人书评《アキッレ・カスティリオーニ 自由探求としてのデザイン》作者多木陽介，2007年12月Axis出版）


阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼（1918-2002）是20世纪意大利著名的设计师和建筑师。他位于米兰城堡广场附近的旧工作室自2006年1月起由其女儿乔瓦娜和儿子卡洛接管并向公众开放，并于2011年12月成立了阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼基金会。自工作室开放以来，展览和参观活动吸引了从儿童到专业人士的各类人群，使这里成为体验阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼世界和设计哲学的曼妙空间。


然而，目前基金会正面临被驱逐的危机。大楼的业主已要求基金会搬离。为应对此情况，记者安东内拉·加利和皮埃路易吉·马西尼于2023年4月米兰设计周期间发起了请愿活动。截至2024年7月，已征集到超过11,000个签名。



NAOTO FUKASAWA DESIGN认为，阿切勒·卡斯蒂格利奥尼的工作室不仅是一个值得被保护和传承的重要场所，也是意大利乃至世界的文化遗产，更是我们需要传承给下一代的宝贵财富。因此，我们恳请您的签名支持。


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THE DESIGN SCIENCE FOUNDATION's book "DESIGN SCIENCE_01" was released.

The science is definite and reliable. The design is abstract, indefinite, and somehow magical and mysterious. What do we find when we consider design as a science? Top runners at the cutting edge of their fields, including designers, novelists, ecological psychologists, anthropologists, visual space directors, and psychiatrists vividly depicts the knowledge that emerges from "DESIGN x SCIENCE," which switches the world toward the beauty by launching the sensory organs of people's awareness and interest in the quality of daily life and the environmental world.

Author
Naoto Fukasawa (Designer / THE DESIGN SCIENCE FOUNDATION Founder)
Masato Sasaki (Ecological Psychologist)
Kaoru Mende (Lighting Designer)
Keiichiro Hirano (Novelist)
Tomoko Mukai (Visual-Spatial Designer / Design and Art Educator)
Yutaka Nakamura (Design Anthropologist)
Katsuhiko Kushi (Professor at Kyoto Institute of Technology)
Katsuyuki Toritani (External Director, Geniee,Inc.)
Nobutaka Matsuo (Patent Attorney)
Akio Kamiyama (Psychiatrist)
Tsunao Nagasaki (Designer / Professor at Tama Art University)

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Gakugei Miraisha

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From March 3 to June 25, 2023

Venue : 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 1 & 2
Opening Hours : 10:00 - 19:00( Entrance until 18:30)
Closed on : Tuesdays (Except Mar.21 ,2023)


It has become difficult to identify what an original is. We can be sure what it is not - imitation, copy, homage or influence. Among these "influence" stands apart as not implying conscious mimicry, and yet it is impossible to escape influence. What people unconsciously feel themselves drawn towards is what we here call The Original. The power of The Original is such that it attracts. It is next to impossible to conceptualize a design that is not in some way indebted to The Original. The Original exerts influence, giving rise to trend, and so swiftly proliferating.

The above sequence is the norm. However, some Originals prove resistant to emulation. They possess an originality so intense that their shapes cannot be borrowed. Such Originals represent true excellence in design. Most, it must be said, were created about the same time as the word "design" came into being. Today we have moved on. As a society we have grown indifferent to design. People scarcely care what The Original is and what is the imitation. That state is because we are no longer sufficiently invested in the high quality entailed by The Original. I thought this a tragedy, and so planned the present exhibition.

I want visitors to feel how wonderful The Original can be. I want people to share my excitement.
Design tools have evolved dramatically so that anyone can produce beautiful lines and forms. This proliferation risks copy-and-paste jobs that take design down blind alleys.
Let's learn how amazing The Original is! Let's admit not just that we are influenced by such pieces, but let's be jealous of them! The greatest masters and regular people live to the same age, so let all of us use our time to create wonderful Originals for the future.
This is why we title this exhibition "The Original." It is fun, I believe, to search out something to which you can rightfully give that label.

Naoto Fukasawa

"THE DESIGN SCIENCE FOUNDATION" was established by Naoto Fukasawa.

Website: https://thedesignsciencefoundation.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_design_science_foundation

From April 10 to May 1, 2022, at HOMO FABER EVENT at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini (Venice San Giorgio Maggiore Island) will be holding an exhibition titled “12 Stone Garden”, curated by Naoto Fukasawa and Tokugo Uchida.

Homo Faber Event returns to Venice in 2022 to unveil an unprecedented cultural experience of craftsmanship with 15 immersive exhibitions. For its second edition, the event looks to highlight the excellence of master craftsmanship internationally. With a special focus on craftspeople from Japan, it spotlights the country’s venerated craftsmanship traditions and time-honoured skills, and showcases its influence on European creativity and craftsmanship.

”12 Stone Garden”　Curated by Naoto Fukasawa and Tokugo Uchida. On display are objects by 12 Japanese National Living Treasures, master artisans whose mastery of traditional skills makes them a valued part of the country’s cultural heritage. Among the exquisite works are kimonos, an urushi lacquered harp and a bamboo flower basket. All the objects are displayed on 12 stone-shaped blocks designed by Naoto Fukasawa.

Organised by the Michelangelo Foundation

homofaber.com

On April 15, 2021, Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. launched the Elevator designed by Naoto Fukasawa.
All the plane surfaces are uniform with one tone of color, conceiving a monolithic impression. The details are carefully crafted, the iconic shape of the ceiling lighting, the clear visibility of the buttons, the comfort of the handrails. Those elements create a beautiful space that travels up and down and brings a high-quality experience to the passengers.

http://naotofukasawa.com/cn/projects/3510/

iF DESIGN AWARD 2021
PLUS / team-demi

From March 19 to May 9, 2021, MUJI Ginza Atelier MUJI GINZA will be holding an exhibition titled “MINGEI—The Shape of Beautiful Living,”, curated by Naoto Fukasawa.

The Mingei Movement of folk craft and MUJI, although born of different eras, have each continued to question their origins in the context of consumerism, while also taking in the influence of changing trends and lifestyles. Produced with the cooperation of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon Mingeikan), the traveling exhibition, “MINGEI—The Shape of Beautiful Living,” hoists high the MUJI banner in an innovative, forward-looking form. The exhibition offers visitors a message replete with guideposts to the future and opportunities to appreciate the beauty of mingei. The name MUJI is derived from the original Japanese, Mujirushi Ryohin, which can be translated as “no-brand quality goods.” As the name suggests, MUJI is all about creating products that serve a useful everyday purpose by subtly and modestly blending into day-to-day life. MUJI’s aim has been to become a useful part of people’s daily lives all around the world, whatever the setting might be—from the kitchen to the living room to the washroom. Our hope is that this exhibition will provide guests with an opportunity to take a good, close look at the philosophy that has always shaped MUJI’s craftsmanship, one product at a time.

In February 2021, Naoto Fukasawa and emeco launched the stool called Za. A series of stools handcrafted from recycled aluminum that can can be used anywhere, indoors and outdoors.
“Za” means “a place to sit” in Japanese.
http://naotofukasawa.com/cn/projects/3441

From January 16 to March 7, 2021, MUJI Naoetsu Open MUJI will be holding an exhibition titled “MINGEI—The Shape of Beautiful Living,”, curated by Naoto Fukasawa.

The Mingei Movement of folk craft and MUJI, although born of different eras, have each continued to question their origins in the context of consumerism, while also taking in the influence of changing trends and lifestyles. Produced with the cooperation of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon Mingeikan), the traveling exhibition, “MINGEI—The Shape of Beautiful Living,” hoists high the MUJI banner in an innovative, forward-looking form. The exhibition offers visitors a message replete with guideposts to the future and opportunities to appreciate the beauty of mingei. The name MUJI is derived from the original Japanese, Mujirushi Ryohin, which can be translated as “no-brand quality goods.” As the name suggests, MUJI is all about creating products that serve a useful everyday purpose by subtly and modestly blending into day-to-day life. MUJI’s aim has been to become a useful part of people’s daily lives all around the world, whatever the setting might be—from the kitchen to the living room to the washroom. Our hope is that this exhibition will provide guests with an opportunity to take a good, close look at the philosophy that has always shaped MUJI’s craftsmanship, one product at a time.

In September 2020, Naoto Fukasawa and maruni launched the Tako series, a new collection consisting of solid wood chairs and tables, using innovative industrial processes and traditional craftsmanship methods.
http://naotofukasawa.com/cn/projects/3363/

In September 2020, Naoto Fukasawa and PLUS released the new team-demi. Inspired by PLUS original palm-sized stationery set from 1984.
http://naotofukasawa.com/cn/projects/3323/

In August 2020, Naoto Fukasawa and HAY launched the Pao lighting series, an exciting collaboration on a collection of lamps.
http://naotofukasawa.com/projects/3301/

In the AXIS issue, released on October 1, 2020, a dialogue about the brand book "True design" viewed through ALEXIS, was posted with Naoto Fukasawa, the designer of ALEXIS Shelf, the photographer Tamotsu Fujii and art director Kaoru Kasai.

iF GOLD AWARD 2020
- HITACHI / Air Purifier
ifworlddesignguide.com

iF DESIGN AWARD 2020
- SUS, Alex / Alex Shelf
- TAOBAO Choice, ALIBABA / Elements of Life

On December 5, 2019, UP TO YOU ANTHOLOGY presented bags collection designed by Naoto Fukasawa at Corso Garibaldi, 116 in Milano.
http://naotofukasawa.com/projects/3126/

2019 GOOD DESIGN GOLD AWARD
- MUJI / GACHA

2019 GOOD DESIGN BEST 100
- SUS / Alex Products Alex Shelf
- HITACHI / Air Purifier

2019 GOOD DESIGN AWARD
- COTTO / OVAL
- MUJI / ROUND CHAIR
- TAOBAO Choice, ALIBABA / Elements of Life
- JAKUETS / KAME

Embodiment by Naoto Fukasawa (Phaidon Press) received the Best Book of Contemporary Design in Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards.

whitechapelgallery.org

Naoto Fukasawa and COTTO announced the release of a unique bathroom series collaboration on March 2019. The Oval Collection includes a wash basin, faucet, toilet, showerhead, and a mirror. It utilizes the warm and elegant geometry of the oval to create a set of complementary elements connecting the human figure and the ambiance of the bathroom.
http://naotofukasawa.com/ja/projects/2814/

2019年1月18日，法国巴黎时尚家居设计展（MAISON&OBJET PARIS）上，餐具（刀、叉、匙）系列“ITSUMO”作为ALESSI的2019年春夏新品发布。
http://naotofukasawa.com/ja/projects/2709

2018年12月3日，深泽直人设计的“生活分子系列”（Elements of Life）由中国阿里巴巴集团旗下的生活方式品牌“淘宝心选”在中国国际设计博物馆（阿尔瓦罗・西扎设计，位于浙江省杭州市）发布，同步开始售卖。
产品使用仅由方形和圆形两种视觉元素构成的标志性设计。与其说这些产品是为了给生活带去影响而存在，不如说是产品本身成了生活环境所必需的“分子”。
http://naotofukasawa.com/cn/projects/2356

2019年1月11日，与台玻集团合作的73种新产品在台湾发布、发售。新产品涵盖水杯、食器、咖啡杯、红酒杯等玻璃、陶器系列作品。
所有产品统一以U型水杯为基础设计语言，旨在提高日常生活中最简单行为的质量。
http://naotofukasawa.com/cn/projects/3130

与JIA Inc.品家家品合作的“日尝 锅具组”于2018年9月27日发售。
使用铸铝和最新的铁氟龙加工技术制成，是一组轻便且具耐久性的锅具系列。通过使手柄与锅体连接处变细的设计来从感官上强调其便于提握的特性。
本系列也被选为2019年度Wallpaper*Design Awards设计大奖年度最佳设计锅具。
http://naotofukasawa.com/cn/projects/2227

2018年12月29日发售的《AXIS》 2月刊上，刊登了《特别对谈 乔纳森・伊夫×深泽直人 改变世界的工业设计》。
美国苹果公司首席设计官乔纳森・伊夫与深泽直人进行了对谈。两位引领着工业设计的设计师就“设计的变革”这一主题进行了交流。

由深泽直人担任策展总监的“民艺 MINGEI-Another Kind of Art展”于21_21 DESIGN SIGHT开幕。

深泽直人与益子烧的三处瓷窑合作，打造全新品牌“BOTE&SUTTO”。产品于2019年1月25日在IDEE SHOP六本木店发布、发售。
作为总监，深泽直人深度剖析了益子的土、釉药、形状、历史、背景等，取其精华，从中构思出产品的轮廓。以此轮廓为基础，益子町、陶瓷器作家们和深泽直人齐心协力，精心制作出圆润的BOTE系列以及以流线造型为主的SUTTO系列，共计36种产品。
http://naotofukasawa.com/cn/projects/2290

深泽直人最新作品集由英国出版社PHAITON出版发行。
出版于2007年的最初作品集《NAOTO FUKASAWA》也同样由PHAIDON出版。此后十年间发布的100件以上深泽直人作品，以精美图片配以解说的形式，集结成最新作品集。