Naoto Fukasawa: Muji and Beyond (1996–2015)

1. Fukasawa returns to Japan and opens IDEO Tokyo

   Jan 1, 1996Labels: IDEO Tokyo, Naoto Fukasawa

   • Fukasawa Bio
   • Stylepark

2. “Without Thought” workshops begin shaping his method

   Jan 1, 1999Labels: Without Thought, Workshop

   • EDIDA
   • ICC Profile

3. MUJI wall-mounted CD player designed

   Jan 1, 1999Labels: MUJI CD, MoMA Collection

   • MoMA
   • Design Week

4. “Personal Skies” appears in MoMA’s Workspheres

   Jan 1, 2001Labels: Personal Skies, MoMA Workspheres

   • Fukasawa Project
   • ICC Archive

5. Fukasawa joins MUJI’s advisory board

   Jan 1, 2002Labels: MUJI Advisory, MUJI

   • MUJI USA
   • Ryohin Keikaku

6. Fukasawa founds NAOTO FUKASAWA DESIGN

   Jan 1, 2003Labels: NAOTO FUKASAWA, Design Studio

   • Studio Bio
   • Maruni Designer

7. KDDI au launches the first INFOBAR phone

   Oct 1, 2003Labels: INFOBAR, KDDI au

   • KDDI Release
   • KDDI Newsroom

8. KDDI’s “neon” phone extends au design project

   Jan 1, 2006Labels: neon Phone, KDDI au

   • G Mark Archive
   • ITmedia

9. Super Normal concept debuts in Tokyo exhibition

   Jun 9, 2006Labels: Super Normal, Jasper Morrison

   • Tokyo Art Beat
   • Morrison Studio

10. 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT opens with Fukasawa as director

    Mar 30, 2007Labels: 21 21, Director

    • 21 21 Directors
    • 21 21 Wiki

11. Maruni and Fukasawa launch the HIROSHIMA chair

    Jan 1, 2008Labels: HIROSHIMA Chair, Maruni

    • Hiroshima City
    • Maruni Topics

12. Fukasawa becomes chairperson of the 2010 Good Design Award jury

    Jan 1, 2010Labels: Good Design, Jury Chair

    • G Mark Judges
    • EDIDA

13. Fukasawa expands into education with Integrated Design department

    Jan 1, 2014Labels: Integrated Design, Tama Art

    • 21 21 Directors
    • German Design C

14. INFOBAR A03 announced, showing ongoing “beyond” impact

    Jan 20, 2015Labels: INFOBAR A03, INFOBAR

    • Designboom
    • KDDI Release