An exhibition of products designed by Shigeru Uchida, one of Japan's leading interior designers Shigeru Uchida, one of Japan's leading interior designers, will hold an exhibition of his design products at designshop azabu in Tokyo from 9/5.

designshop Inc. (Head office: Minami-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hiroshi Mori) will hold an exhibition at designshop azabu in Minato-ku, Tokyo, introducing products designed by Shigeru Uchida, one of Japan's leading interior designers (exhibition period: September 5, 2024 (Thursday) to November 4, 2024 (Monday, national holiday)). The exhibition will be held as follows

Dear Vera II (1989, table clock)

Shigeru Uchida design 1989 - with the reissue of Dear Vera

Shigeru Uchida design 1989 - With Dear Vera Reproduction

The year 1989 was a milestone year for Shigeru Uchida (1943-2016), one of Japan's leading interior designers. Uchida commissioned world-renowned architect Aldo Rossi to design Japan's first design hotel, which opened in 1989. The Hotel Il Palazzo (Fukuoka) became a worldwide sensation, with Uchida's art direction and interior design, and the participation of world-renowned creators such as Ettore Sottsass, Shiro Kuramata, and Ikko Tanaka. The following year, in 1990, Aldo Rossi was awarded the Pritzker Prize, the Nobel Prize in architecture.

The collaboration with Aldo Rossi would have a major impact on Uchida's subsequent style.

In this exhibition, we present "Dear Morris" (1989, hall clock), which was reissued as a tribute to Uchida and Aldo Rossi for the Hotel Il Palazzo's 2023 renovation, and "Dear Vera" (1989, clock), which is to be reissued from Japan. Dear Vera" (1989, table clock), which will be reissued from Japan, and a variety of Uchida's product designs.

We hope you can feel the greatness of Uchida's work in 1989 with these products.

The table clock "Dear Vera II" will be exhibited at the Shigeru Uchida exhibition at OGATA Paris in France (September 5 - 29, 2024), which will be held at the same time. The first lot of 50 pieces will be numbered and available for pre-order.

OGATA Paris Exhibition Space( https://ogata.com/paris/galerie/ )

Dear Morris (1989, hall clock)

Shigeru Uchida design 1989 - with reissue of Dear Bella

Shigeru Uchida design 1989 - With Dear Vera Reproduction

Dates : September 5, 2024 (Thursday) → November 4, 2024 (Monday, national holiday)

Hours: 11:00-19:00, Sat. and holidays: 11:00-17:00

Closed: Sunday, please check the business day calendar on the website for details.

Venue ： designshop azabu

　　　　　　　　　 Shiro Bldg. 1F, 2-1-17 Minami-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tel : 03-5791-9790

Exhibition Official Website : https://www.designshop-jp.com/shigeru_uchida/

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Sponsor : designshop Inc.

Special Cooperation ：UCHIDA DESIGN LABORATORY, Kasumi Kobo Co.

Cooperation ：Takata Remunos Corporation, Costante Ltd,

　　　　　　　　　Di vision Inc., Asano Shoten Co.

Photo cooperation: Satoshi Asakawa (No.4,5,14), do factory (No.16)

Admission: Free

Shigeru Uchida

Shigeru Uchida (1943-2016) is one of Japan's most prominent interior designers, and has been involved in a wide range of activities in Japan and abroad, from furniture and industrial design to community development, as well as commercial and residential space design. He has received numerous awards, including the Mainichi Design Award, the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize, the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and the Order of the Rising Sun. He has served as director of the Kuwasawa Design School.

Representative works include Yohji Yamamoto's boutique, Kobe Fashion Museum, tea house "Jian Souan Gyoan," a series of interior spaces at Crest Tower, Hotel Il Palazzo, Oriental Hotel Hiroshima, and The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon. His works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Conran Foundation, and the M+ Museum, among others. His publications include "Japanese Interiors in Four Volumes," "Interiors and the Japanese," "The Book of Furniture," "Ordinary Design," "Designscapes," and "A History of Postwar Japanese Design.

https://www.uchida-design.jp/

16. portrait of Shigeru Uchida

As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida engaged in diverse design projects worldwide from architectural interior, furniture and industrial design to urban planning. His major works include series of boutiques for Yohji Yamamoto, Kobe Fashion Museum, the Tea Rooms His works are held in permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His works are held in permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, the Conran Foundation, M+ Museums and others.

He was a recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Mainichi Design Award and Education Minister's Art Encouragement Award, and was He was a recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Mainichi Design Award and Education Minister's Art Encouragement Award, and was honoured with Medal of Purple Ribbon and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rossette. He was President of Kuwasawa Design School, his alma mater.

His publications include ‘Mojiko Hotel Aldo Rossi Shigeru Uchida,' ‘Japanese Interior Design-Its Cultural Origin' , 'Book of Furniture', 'Japanese Design Philosophies - Time, Space, Memory, Nature', 'Designscape' and 'Design History in Postwar Japan'.