* The published information is based on interviews and the state at the time of the project’s implementation (except for certain parts).
Tamae Hirokawa
Fashion Designer
Founder of Soma Design, a company that undertakes fashion design, graphic, visual and sound designs. Set up fashion brand "Somarta" and took part in the Tokyo Collection. Received the 25th Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix New Designer Award and the Shiseido Sponsorship Award. Has held solo exhibition "Creation of Somarta" and has also made works for collaborative events with companies such as the "Neoreal" exhibition with Canon, "IQ x Somarta Microcosmos" exhibition with Toyota Motor, and "02Gen-Taurs" exhibition with Yamaha Motor Design. In 2017, Somarta's signature "Skin Series" was made a part of the collection at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
http://www.somarta.jp/
WORKS
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SOMARTA Skin Series -Guardian-
© SOMA DESIGN
Photograph: Sinya Keita(ROLLUP studio.)
SOMARTA
http://www.somarta.jp
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Tamae Hirokawa x Yamaha Motor Design 02GEN “Taurs”
© SOMA DESIGN
Photograph: Mitsuaki Koshizuka(MOREVISION)
Yamaha Motor Design
https://global.yamaha-motor.com/jp/profile/design/concept/02gen/index.html
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Nobumichi Asai x HONDA -ConnectedFlower- Robot Design by Tamae Hirokawa
© SOMA DESIGN
Photograph: Sinya Keita(ROLLUP studio.)
HONDA Connected Flower
http://www.honda.co.jp/connectedflower/
