Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2000) award
Shigeru Uchida
うちだ しげる
Uchida Shigeru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-02-27 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 2016-11-21 （Japan） age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Interior designer, Design educator, Author
- Active Years
- 1970-2016
- Affiliations
- Kuwasawa Design School (Director, 9th), Uchida Design Institute
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwasawa Design School | — | Interior Design | — | — | Japan |
Kuwasawa Design School
Interior Design
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mainichi Design Award | — | — | Mainichi Newspapers | recipient |
| 2000 | Arts Encouragement Prize | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | recipient |
| 2007 | Order of the Purple Ribbon | — | — | Cabinet Office | recipient |
| 2013 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays | — | — | Cabinet Office | recipient |
Mainichi Design Award
1987
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
recipient
Arts Encouragement Prize
2000
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
recipient
Order of the Purple Ribbon
2007
Organization:
Cabinet Office
Result:
recipient
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2013
Organization:
Cabinet Office
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Roppongi WAVE
Commercial interior designA representative commercial interior design project in Roppongi, emphasizing spatial composition, lighting and furniture harmony.
Commercial space designMaterialityLighting
Juan, Sōan, Kōan (Tea rooms)
Tea-room / Spatial designA series of tea-room designs fusing the spirit of tea with contemporary interior design, balancing traditional elements and modern interpretation.
Japanese aestheticsTradition-meets-modernSpatial introspection
Interiors for Yohji Yamamoto boutiques
Boutique interior designA series of boutique interiors designed to align with and enhance the brand image.
Brand spaceMaterial and shadowMinimalism
Bibliography
- The Boundaries of Privacy
- Interior and the Japanese
- Book of Furniture
- Tea Rooms and Interior
- Ordinary Design
- Designscape
- Japanese Interiors (ed., 4 vols.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Practical, clear writingFocus on Japanese culture and materiality
- Recurring Motifs
- Japanese elementsTexture of materials (wood, fabric)Spatial voids and lighting
Health
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Pancreatic cancer2016Led to death
Legacy
Through practice and education across commercial spaces, residences and furniture, he left an important mark on contemporary Japanese interior design. Works are in permanent collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Museums
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, USA
Archives
- Uchida Design Institute archives
Trivia
- His wife was the interior designer Ikuyo Mitsuhashi (1944–2017).
- Some works are included in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection.