岸 玄昌
GENSUKE KISHI is a product and interior designer based in Rennes, France. His work is sold in various places around the world, including the MoMA shop in New York and the M+Museum in Hong Kong.
He has participated in exhibitions in London, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, and other places, and his work has been featured in various media outlets, The Guardian, Dezeen etc. His activities are not limited to Europe, and he has worked on design projects in various places, Japan, the United States, and Indonesia.
He designs new works by collaborating between the techniques of artisans in small factories in rural areas of Japan, and unique cultures, materials, and traditional crafts from around the world.
Exhibitions
2021._ SICF Spiral Independent Creators Festival, Tokyo, Japan
2022._ CERTOSA INITIATIVE, Milan Design Week, Italy
2022._ Tokyo International Gift Show 2022
2023._ Ambiente Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
2023._ SHOPPE OBJECT, New York, US
2024._ Ambiente Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
2024._ Zip Zone Event in Tortona, Milan Design Week, Italy
2024._ SHOPPE OBJECT, New York, US
2024._ London Design Festival 2024
Awards
2012._ Fukuoka City Christmas Display Design Contest Excellence Award
2013._ Dream Bed Design Contest Honorable mention
2017._ Tsubame City Young Design Competition Excellence Award
2019._ Tsubame City Young Design Competition Grand Prize.
2019._ Italy A' Design Award & Competition Bronze Design Award winner
2019._ Toyama Design Competition Honorable mention
2020._ GOOD DESIGN® Awards
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd.
2021._ JAPAN TSUBAME INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CONTEST 2021
2021._ NIIGATA IDS DESIGN COMPETITION 2021
2022._ JIDA MUSEUM SELECTION 2021
2022._ Hong Kong Smart Design Award Silver Prize
2022._ The 94th Tokyo International Gift Show Autumn 2022 Kitchen & Dining Goods Contest Grand Prize