Oki Sato
Oki Sato | |
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| Born | 24 December 1977 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Architect |
Oki Sato (佐藤 オオキ, Satō Ōki, born 24 December 1977, in Toronto) is a Japanese designer, architect, founder of Nendo.[1]
After studying architecture at Waseda University in Tokyo, he created Nendo in 2002.
He was born in Toronto Canada, 1977.[2] In 2002 when he was 25 years old, he graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo with a ‘Masters of Arts’ in architecture and in the same year founded ‘Nendo’ company in Tokyo. Sato also reveals in several interviews that the encounter with Issey Miyake was a large influence in his and Nendo's work[3][4][5]
His first exhibition, called "Streeterior", was introduced in Tokyo and then in Milan, Italy in 2003. Oki Sato received several prizes: Good Design Award, German Design Award, Elle Deco International Design Award and, in 2012, he becomes the Year's Designer by Wallpaper* magazine.
References[]
- ^ [1]
- ^ Nendo (Firm) (2014-04-16). Nendo: in the box. Sato, Oki, 1977-, 佐藤オオキ, 1977-. Tōkyō. ISBN 9784903348414. OCLC 879560053.
- ^ "Japan design guru Oki Sato keeps it simple". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Japanese designer Oki Sato finds inspiration across different industries and projects". South China Morning Post. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ ""I am addicted to design" says Nendo's Oki Sato". Dezeen. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
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