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PROFILE

TAKASHI IFUJI

井藤　隆志
IFUJI DESIGN STUDIO代表

 


​PROFILE


1969年、岐阜県郡上八幡市生まれ。大自然の中で育ち、縄文石器を集めて少年時代を過ごす。得意科目は科学と美術工作。将来は”明家発明家”か”考古学者“になりたいと思い、その両方の視点を生かすことのできる仕事はデザイナーあることに気づく。　1988年​​​​​​​​​、筑波大学芸術専門学群に入学。プロダクトデザインを学ぶ。　1992年、富士通株式会社総合デザイン研究所に入社、携帯電話など情報機器類の製品デザイン、先行デザイン企画を数多く手がける。　1999年、富士通を退社し、ミラノでフリーランスのプロダクトデザイナーとして活動を開始。イタリアの企業、職人、デザイナーとコラボレーションを行う。ミラノ・サローネの期間中Fuori Salone、Salone Satelliteに出展する。　2002年、帰国。岐阜市にイフジデザインスタジオを設立。岐阜提灯とコラボレーションしLED照明を開発するなど、地場産業との共同事業を行う。Tokyo Designer's Week、Design Tide、100％ Design in London等に出展する。　2007年、大同工業大学（現大同大学）情報学部情報デザイン学科准教授に就任。ナゴヤデザインウィーク、ギフレクの実行委員として地域のデザインに係る。ものづくりを通してライフスタイルの提案を行う。​2018年、香川大学創造工学部造形・メディアデザインコース教授に就任。活動拠点を高松市に移す。今までの経験やネットワークを生かし、大学教授とデザイナーの視点で伝統産業やIT産業と関わり、新しいデザインの在り方を提案している。

 

AWARDS

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1996　デザインコンペティション96海南　家具部門賞 "WAVE CHAIR"

1999　Red Dot Award（独）   The Highest Design Award "RapidScan"

2001　International Design Yearbook 2001（英）  Selected "AQMARA"

2003　Designboom & 100% design London（伊／英） Folding Chais Competition Best 30 Selected

2017　WonderFLY　CREATIVE AWARD  "SCOO"

2018　WonderFLY   CREATIVE AWARD  "COGAMO"

Takashi Ifuji

Founder, IFUJI DESIGN STUDIO代表

 


​PROFILE

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Born in 1969 in Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture, he spent his childhood immersed in nature and collecting Jomon-era stone tools. His favorite subjects were science and art/crafts. He initially aspired to become “an inventor of a famous household” or an archaeologist, and eventually realized that a designer’s role could combine both perspectives.

1988: Enrolled in the Department of Art, University of Tsukuba, majoring in product design.
1992: Joined Fujitsu Ltd.’s Corporate Design & Development Center, where he worked on product design and early-stage design planning for mobile phones and other electronic devices.
1999: Left Fujitsu and moved to Milan to work as a freelance product designer. Collaborated with Italian companies, craftsmen, and fellow designers. His works were exhibited at Fuori Salone and Salone Satellite during Milan Design Week.
2002: Returned to Japan and established Ifuji Design Studio in Gifu City. He collaborated with local industries—such as developing LED lighting based on traditional Gifu lanterns—and exhibited at events including Tokyo Designer’s Week, Design Tide, and 100% Design in London.
2007: Appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Information Design, College of Informatics, Daido University (formerly Daido Institute of Technology). He served on committees for regional events such as Nagoya Design Week and Gifu-focused GifuRec. Through manufacturing, he promoted proposals for new lifestyle ideas.
2018: Became Professor in the Department of Media and Product Design, Faculty of Creative Engineering, Kagawa University, and relocated to Takamatsu City. Drawing on his extensive experience and network, he now proposes new forms of design by engaging with traditional crafts and the IT industry from both academic and design perspectives.

 

AWARDS & HONORS

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1996: Kainan Design Competition – Furniture Award for Wave Chair
1999: Red Dot Award (Germany) – Highest Design Award for RapidScan
2001: International Design Yearbook (UK) – Selected work AQMARA
2003: Designboom & 100% Design London – Selected among the Best 30 in Folding Chair Competition
2017: WonderFLY CREATIVE AWARD – SCOO
2018: WonderFLY CREATIVE AWARD – COGAMO

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