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Shunji Yamanaka

Design Engineer / Distinguished Professor at the University of Tokyo
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Graduated in 1982 from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Mechanical Engineering) and joined Nissan Motor Design Center. Became an independent designer in 1987. Was assistant professor at the University of Tokyo from 1991 to 1994. In 1994, set up Leading Edge Design. Was professor at Keio University from 2008 to 2012. As of April 2013, became professor at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo. Makes designs for industrial products in a wide range of genres including wristwatches, cameras, automobiles, furniture and communication devices. Also engaged in research in areas hitherto unexplored by designers, and has created and made public numerous prototypes. Has received many awards such as the 2004 Mainichi Design Prize, iF Product Design Award (Germany) and the Good Design Award. In 2010, the Tagtype Garage Kit was chosen for the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

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  • Shunji Yamanaka WORKS01 JR East Japan Suica ticket gate
  • Shunji Yamanaka WORKS02 OXO daikon (Japanese radish) grater
  • Shunji Yamanaka WORKS03 Flagella
  • Shunji Yamanaka WORKS04 Archer on the boat Made by Biyo “karakuri” (automated) doll craftsman Shobe Tamaya the 9th
  • Shunji Yamanaka WORKS05 Prosthetic leg for a woman
  • Shunji Yamanaka WORKS06 Manned asteroid exploration spacecraft Cooperation: Atsushi Noda (JAXA)
  • Shunji Yamanaka WORKS07 SR (Substitutional Reality) system Research and development: Naotaka Fujii Sohei Wakisaka (RIKEN Brain Science Institute)
  • Shunji Yamanaka WORKS08 ray eclipse
    Photo by Yukio Shimizu(ray eclipseを除く)
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