Naoto Fukasawa was born in 1956 in Yamanashi, Japan. He graduated from Tama Art University in 1980 and began his career at Seiko Epson, where he worked on advanced designs for watches and other micro-electronic devices. In 1989, he joined ID Two, a San Francisco-based product design firm that later became IDEO. In 1996, Fukasawa returned to Japan to establish and oversee IDEO’s Tokyo office. In 2003, he founded Naoto Fukasawa Design. Since 2001, he has served as a design advisor for MUJI and in 2003 launched the brand ±0 (Plusminuszero), which focuses on minimalistic home appliances and goods. Fukasawa has collaborated with renowned global companies such as B&B Italia, Driade, Magis, Artemide, Danese, Boffi, and Samsung, designing products across Europe and Asia. His work is celebrated for its seamless blend of functionality, simplicity, and intuitive usability, making him a leading figure in contemporary industrial design.
Authors
Fukasawa Naoto
深澤直人
다른 사람들
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I graduated with a degree in Korean history and have lived in China for seven years, including three years as a student in Beijing, as well as one year in the United States. Just like translating Chinese, I enjoy traveling from place to place, meeting people, and writing. Fortunately, I have been able to continue doing what I love. I have translated over 50 books, including That Mountain, That Man, That Dog , China: Incredibly Close Yet Surprisingly Foreign , Landscape , and Reading Psychology …
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Yang Sung-hee
Yang Sunghee studied architecture in college. After studying publishing translation at GIbab Academy, she is currently a member of Barun Translation and a professional Japanese translator. The books she translated include Treasured Stories of Ryunosuke Akutagawa (co-translation) and Natural Interior Decorated with DIY. -
Lee Jung-min
Lee Jung-min graduated from Ewha Womans University, Faculty of Design and received her master’s degree from the Graduate School of Industrial Design with the thesis Strategies for Legal Protection of Service Design . Since 2013, she has been working as a researcher at the Korean Intellectual Property Office. -
Choi Jin-young
Observes daily life and translates memorable scenes and stories into illustrations. Aspiring to convey the joy and vitality of drawing, contributes artwork across various media. Illustrated books include: Children’s University: Physics , Accidental Design , The More Different, the Better , Words on the Road . -
National Museum of Korea
The National Museum of Korea is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea. Since its establishment in 1945, the museum has been committed to various studies and research activities in the fields of archaeology, history, and art, continuously developing a variety of exhibitions and education programs. It was relocated to Yongsan District, Seoul in 2005. On June 24, 2021, the National Museum of Korea opened a new branch inside Incheon International Airport. The museum has … -
FHHH Friends
FHHH Friends is an architecture firm composed of three principals—Yoon Hanjin, Han Seungjae, and Han Yangkyu —along with six team members. The three principals first crossed paths as colleagues at Designcamp Moonpark (DMP) and have been working together since 2013. Their work is rooted in a deep understanding of urban contexts, showcasing originality and creativity across a range of projects. In recognition of their contributions to the field, they were named Young Architects of 2019 . -
Moon Young-dae
he has served as a curator at the Hyundai Department Store Museum of Modern Art and as chief curator at the Dong-A Gallery, organizing exhibitions such as “Bourdelle Sculpture,” “Modigliani and the École de Paris,” and “Camille Claudel and Rodin.” While studying abroad at the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia in St. Petersburg, he received support from the Russian Academy of Arts to hold the exhibition “A Path to the Masters.” he discovered the Korean-Russian painter Byeon … -
Ryu Biho
Since his first solo exhibition Steel Sun in 2000, she has been working with contemporary artists, exhibition curators, and media sociologists to co-organize and research new artistic activities in a media-connected society, such as Art Practice through Hacking (2001) and Parasite-Tactical Media Networks (2004-2006). While organizing and executing these activities, he has also executed various projects such as Dramatic Practice (2010), Co-operative Escape (2010), Twinfix (2011), In My Sky at … -
Choi Bum
Design critic. Graduated from the Department of Industrial Design and the Department of Aesthetics at Hongik University. Served as the editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Design and as the editor of the design criticism journal Design Critique . Focused on critically analyzing Korean society and culture through the lens of design. Authored several books, including: A View on Korean Design , Where is Korean Design Heading? , Korean Design: Beyond the Myth , If I Had Read That Book in Those … -
Gilda Williams
Based in London since 1994, Dr. Gilda Williams is a contemporary art critic and teacher; editor of ON&BY Andy Warhol (MIT/Whitechapel Press, 2016); and author of the bestselling art book How to Write about Contemporary Art (Thames & Hudson, 2014), now published in seven languages. From 2008-23 Williams was Senior Lecturer on the MFA Curating programme at Goldsmiths College (University of London), where she taught art writing. Dr. Williams has also taught at the The Ruskin School of Art, … -
Anthony Dunne
Anthony Dunne, of Dunne & Raby , is University Professor of Design and Social Inquiry at The New School in New York and a Visiting Distinguished Professor at the China Academy of Art (CAA) in Hangzhou. Between 2005-2015 he was professor and head of the Design Interactions department/programme at the Royal College of Art in London. He studied Industrial Design at the RCA before working at Sony Design in Tokyo. On returning to London he completed a PhD in Computer Related Design at the RCA. … -
Gerrit Noordzij
Typographer, type designer, book designer, author, historian, and educator. Born in 1931 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he taught type design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague from 1960 to 1990. Over three decades, he transformed the academy into one of the world’s leading institutions for type design education. He has influenced the field profoundly, producing numerous students who have become prominent type designers in Europe and the United States, collectively known as the “Hague …