Photo:Aoki Kenji

Photo:Aoki Kenji

Kenji Aoki photography.

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2008.7.2 - 9.1 @>SFT GALLERY

SFT will show the Chew Chew Shade by Shimizu Hisakazu made from popsicles. People are surrounded by things both ordinary and special and many such familiar things live in the depths of our memories. Using such object, Shimizu looks to provoke and share memories and breathe new life into one of those things we have all loved, bringing a new consciousness of its simple beauty.

SHIMIZU HISAKAZU

As an employee of CANON, Shimizu has pushed the boundaries of industrial design with his involvement on a number of their most successful product lines such as the Canon IXY（IXUS, ELPH）. In addition to his work with CANON, Shimizu continues his own design work under the name SABO STUDIO.

1964 Born in Isahaya city, Nagasaki Prefecture
1984 Graduated from Industrial Design Course, Kuwasawa Design College
1989 Entered Canon Inc.
1993 Received Tanaka Noriyuki Prize at PARCO URBANART #2 for "Leads", Batons & Chewpets
1994 Received Hibino Katsuhiko Prize at 6th Exhibition of Objet d'art Lights(Gifu City) for Chew-Chew Chandelier
1995 Received iF Product Design Award 1995 (Germany) for digital colour copying machine Canon CLC 800
1997 Solo exhibition: "Lovable Bad Design" (Living Design Gallery, Tokyo)
1998 Established SABO STUDIO (Tokyo)
1999 Received the GRAND PREMIO Prize, Marutomi prize, MAio-Gusse Prize, Franfran Prize and Cassina /Inter-D or Prize at Tokyo Designer's Week "Design Premio" for Ice Cream Spoon
2001 Started serial column "MADE IN PEOPLE-Appearance of Daily Life"(vol.89-94),"MADE IN PEOPLE-Lovable Bad Design"(vol.95-118) in the design and architectual magazine "AXIS"
2003 Received Good Design Award(hosted by Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization) for digital still camera Canon IXY DIGITAL 400
2004 Received 12th Kuwasawa Prize (hosted by Kuwasawa Design School)
2005 Received Good Design Award and iF Product Design Award 2006 (Germany) for digital still camera Canon IXY DIGITAL 600 and Canon IXY DIGITAL L3
2006 Joined "Furniture Mode Ex." (Gallery Speak for, Tokyo)
2007 Joined "Design: Peak of Good Hope"(Nagasaki Prefectual Art Museum,) Received Good Design Award for digital still camera Canon IXY DIGITAL 10


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