- Ikko Tanaka
Ikko Tanaka,
January 1 ,1930 –January 10 ,2002 ) a well-knownJapan esegraphic design er.The characteristic of his designs are described as blending a deeply rooted Japanese traditions with western
modernism to produce contemporary visual expression.Ikko Tanaka's work include the desig of the symbols for Expo '85 in Tsukuba and World City Expo Tokyo '96. Amongst others he has worked for the
Seibu Saison Group , The International Garden and Greenery Exposition,Hanae Mori ,Issey Miyake , and theMazda Corporation. Tanaka has curated and designed exhibitions for theVictoria and Albert Museum (London) and throughout Japan. [ [http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/hof/1994/?id=210 The Art Directors Club / Hall of Fame ] ]Ikko Tanaka is also credited with developing the
Muji together withKazuko Koike (marketing consultant), andTakashi Sugimoto (interior designer). [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEEDE1139F93BA15752C1A967958260&sec=&spon= If You Want to Make an Understatement - New York Times ] ] Tanaka articulated the Muji vision and appearance, and he provided ideas and prototypes that visualized the design strategy. He worked asMuji 's art director until 2001. Ikko Tanaka has received several awards, including the JAAC Special Selection, Mainichi Design Award, Minister of Education Newcomer Prize, Tokyo ADC Members' Grand Prize, Mainichi Art Award, Purple Ribbon Medal, and the New York ADC Hall of Fame Prize. Tanka has exhibition in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Mexico.Ikko Tanaka has published several books, including "Design, no Zengo Sayu." [ [http://www.tdctokyo.org/awards/award95/95membergold_e.html Ikko Tanaka ] ]
Born in 1930 in
Nara City , Ikko Tanaka studied art at theKyoto City School of Fine Arts . Ikko Tanaka worked at the Sankei Shinbun,Nippon Design Center , and subsequently established the Ikko Tanaka Design Studio in 1963 and opened his first design studio in Tokyo in 1963.References
External links
*http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/hof/1994/?id=210 Art Directors Club biography, portrait and images of work
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td7vq6GbO-o
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