Design Director / Designer
Yuma Kano, born in 1988 in Japan. Graduated from the department of design at Tokyo Zokei University. Founded studio yumakano after working as an assistant to artist Yasuhiro Suzuki. Based out of Tokyo in what was once a shipyard in the mid-19th century, bringing the old environment to life through product design, product planning, brand direction, interior planning, artwork, and other projects. Aims to inspire a fun, creative world where everyone is able to find new possibilities by exploring unnoticed aspects of the everyday. Received major awards including; Good Design Award, IFFT Young Designer Award, German Design Award.
Representative Director of the screw :) project
EXIHIBITIONS
2018 __ SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile Milano [IT]
2017 __ Experimental Creations, DESIGNART TOKYO [JP]
2017 __ Experimental Creations, Milan Design Week [IT]
2017 __ Ambiente 2017, Talents (Invited) [DE]
2016 __ Interior Lifestyle Tokyo, Talents [JP]
2014 __ Tokyo Midtown Design HUB (Invited) [JP]
2014 __ Final Project "Conception from Z (Invited) [JP]
2014 __ DESIGN EAST 05 (Invited) [JP]
AWARDS
2017 __ German Design Award 2018 WINNER [DE]
2016 __ Interior lifestyle TOKYO Young Designer Award [JP]
2016 __ Good Design Award 2016 [JP]
2011 __ Tokyo Zokei University, ZOKEI Award [JP]
