Naoto Fukasawa is a Japanese designer, author, and educator, working in the fields of product and furniture design.
11 Facts About Naoto Fukasawa
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Naoto Fukasawa was born in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan in 1956.
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Naoto Fukasawa studied product design at Tama Art University graduating in 1980.
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In 2002, Naoto Fukasawa became a MUJI advisory board member, and worked on the development of many of their products.
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Naoto Fukasawa is one of the co-directors of 21 21 DESIGN SIGHT, Japan's first design museum.
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Since 2014, Naoto Fukasawa has taught Integrated Design at Tama Art University as a professor, and previously taught at Musashino Art University.
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Naoto Fukasawa's approach relies on observing how people act and react in their everyday, and finding solutions in these behaviors that link the design to the person.
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Naoto Fukasawa coined the term "Without Thought" as a philosophy for how design can be found in people's unconscious behavior.
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Ever since creating the term, Naoto Fukasawa has organized workshops to share his approach to other designers.
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In 2006, Naoto Fukasawa curated the exhibition Super Normal together with English furniture designer Jasper Morrison to define "Super Normal", presenting 200 objects that were considered ordinary or to have been anonymously designed.
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Naoto Fukasawa has consulted and designed for several companies, ranging from home appliance retailers to furniture manufacturers.