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Shin Azumi

Shin Azumi was born in Kobe, Japan in 1965.
After finishing his MA in industrial design at the Royal College of Art, UK, in 1994, he started working as a design unit ‘AZUMI’. in 2005, he established his own office ‘a studio’ in London.
The clients list of ‘a studio’ includes Desalto, Lapalma, Magis, Fdredericia, Guzzini, Tefal and many other international brands. Shin Azumi’s works have received numerous design awards and were acquired by many museums in Europe and in Japan.
In 2016, he moved to Tokyo, Japan, and currently he is a professor of Hosei University, Faculty of Engineering and Design. He is also the visiting professor of Osaka University of Arts, Kobe Design University.

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Isamu Kenmochi

Born in Tokyo in 1912. After graduating from the Wood Crafts Department of Tokyo College of Industrial Arts in 1932, he joined the Crafts Guidance Center of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The following year, under the guidance of German architect Bruno Taut, who came to Japan, he conducted research on "norm prototypes" such as chairs. In 1952, he cooperated with Riki Watanabe and Sori Yanagi in establishing the Japan Industrial Designers Association.
Established Kenmochi Design Institute in 1955. There are many collaborations with Kenzo Tange, one of Japan's leading architects, and the Atami Garden Hotel in Kashiwado Chair and the guest room of the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, where Tendo Mokko created the audience seats in 1964, are also due to this combination.

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