OTAKA NORIKO

Furniture Designer

Japan

I’ve been working for the design of leather products for 30 years. I am also teaching about product designs at a crafts school in Toyooka-shi where has 70% shares of manufacturing of bags. As a designer, I’ve been working with craftsmen with good relationship. For let people know about the unique and high quality products, we have to entry this AWARD & COMPETITION. Of course, the nominating means a lot for us.

EDUCATION

Musashino Art University (graphic design) / JAPAN

WORKING EXPERIENCES

1987-1994 Fashion Leather Goods of Design,AJIOKA,TOKYO/JAPAN
1994- Leather Goods of Design,TOKYO/JAPAN

AWARDS AND PRIZES

Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2019
A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2019
Silver A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2020

SELECTED PROJECTS

TPH Steel Tissue Paper Holder

FUNCTION:

Tissue Paper Holder

LOCATION:

Tokyo

YEAR:

2019

ABOUT

Tissue paper which is a daily needs in your life, but it doesn’t look nice at your room. We solve the problem with our beautiful and brand new design TPH “Tissue paper holder”. Pick up paper from a package, and put the papers between the trays. That’s all how start to use. Reverse U-shaped form makes width shorter. Furthermore you can pick paper up very smoothly. It’s made by steel. That’s why you can also use as a post-it board with magnets. The upper body’s steel weight is 0.8t and the bottom one is 2.0t. Finding the selection of materials was the most difficult thing. The upper one is much lighter than bottom one, so you can pick a paper up very smoothly. This functional tissue paper holder fits anywhere such as an office room or a living room, and makes the place more beautiful.

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