Kazuhiro Yamanaka
London, Vereinigtes Königreich

Born in Tokyo in 1971. Kazuhiro Yamanaka graduated from Royal College of Art (London) in 1997.
He participates in different aspects of design: from piece furniture design to lighting design and Installation. Current client list includes Pallucco, Boffi, Ingo Maurer, Saazs, Alessi and Museums worldwide.

Awarded many prizes including Winner, Design Report Award 2004 (Milan). His creation belongs to a collection of MoMA(New York). He has also realised lighting installations at Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Collette(Paris), Designboom, Laforet Museum (Tokyo), Hangaram Design Museum (Seoul) etc. Kazuhiro Yamanaka has been featured worldwide in the following publications: Abitare, Casa Abitare, Design Diffusion News, Esquire, Domus, Elle Decor, Interni, Intramuros, md, Metropolitan Home, The New York Times, Ottagono, Vogue, Wallpaper*. He has also judged at many international design competitions such as HKDA Design Awards 2009 and designboom International Design Competitions.

Appointed as an associate professor at Musashino art University in Tokyo since 2014.

Education:
1991-1995
BA, Interior Design, Musashino Art University, Tokyo Japan
1995-1997
MA, Furniture Design, Royal College of Art, London UK
1997-
Setting up own design studio “Kazuhiro Yamanaka Office”, London

Sponser:
1996-1997 Aram Designs Limited (London)

Exhibition:
1998
“Bare” Opoto Gallary, London
1999
“100% Design” Earls Court, London
“Ambiante” Farankfult Main, Frankfult
2000
“100% Design” Earls Court, London
“Salone Satellite” Salone de Mobile, Milan
2001
“100% Design” Earls Court, London
“Salone Satellite” Salone de Mobile, Milan
2002
“Contemporary Decorative Arts” Sotheby’s, London
“Salone Satellite” Salone de Mobile, Milan
”Skin” Smithonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
“As long as I am dreaming” Installation, Colette, Paris
2003
“Salone Satellite” Salone de Mobile, Milan
2004
“Brilliant” Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Awards:
1999
Finalist “Blueprint/100%design Award” London
“Craft Council Bursary Award” London
2000
Finalist “Blueprint/100%design Award” London
2001
Finalist “Design Report Award” Milan
2003
Winner “Design Report Award” Milan

Clients:
Boffi spa, Pallucco Italia spa, Ingo Maurer GmbH etc.