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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of KAZ ShiraneAbout KAZ Shirane : International renowned artist KAZ Shirane (Masakazu Shirane), operates in spatial art and interior design.
Trained as an architect, KAZ Shirane has worked in several architectural offices in Tokyo, London, Shanghai and he was honored to design the Tokyo Tower Top Deck. His work has been exhibited in various locations around the world such as USA, China, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, Bahrain, and Japan. KAZ Shirane has collaborated with prestigious brands such as Rolls-Royce, Tiffany & Co., Sony and Capital One, to create astonishing bespoke installations
空の間
I am considering about what “nothing” means.
My studio’s interest is creating “a space without function”. A space around us have been covered by lots of functional or meaningful space now. I doubt this situation. Whether are they really needed more? My firm believes a space without function become trigger in this era.
ORGANIZATION:
KAZ Shirane Studio
EDUCATION:
2007, Architecture, BA, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo/Japan
2014, MA, Architecture, Tricontinental Master’s Degree in Integrated Architectural Projects, Universidad European de Madrid, Madrid/Spain
EXPERIENCE:
2008-, KAZ Shirane Studio
2007-08, Internship at CHORA(London)
2008-09, Internship at Norihiko Dan architect & associates (Tokyo)
2014, Internship at Architecture Design & Research Institute of Tongji University (Shanghai)
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2016, "Joy of Light", Fashion Walk, Hong Kong
2017, "EVOLVE powered by SONY", Westwood Gallery, NYC/USA
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2017, "Light Origami", Bahrain Light Festival 2017, Manama/Bahrain
2017, "EVOLVE powered by SONY", NYC/USA
2016, “Prism Wall”, Tiffany & Co. gala night Tokyo/Japan
2016, "Light Origami", “Islamic Arts Festival 2016, Sharjah/UAE
2016, "Light Origami", Water+ART+Light 2016, Breckenridge/USA
2016, "Light Origami", iLight Marina Bay2016, Singapore
2016, "Light Origami", Canal Convergence2016, Arizona/USA
2015, "Light Origami", Vivid Sydney2015, Sydney/Australia
2014, "WINK SPACE", Tokyo Design Week2014, Tokyo/Japan
2014, "WINK SPACE", Meet D3, Dubai/UAE
2014, "WINK SPACE", SIG, Oklahoma City/USA
2013, "WINK SPACE", Kobe Biennale 2013, KOBE/Japan
EVENTS:
2017, "Light Origami", Bahrain Light Festival 2017, Manama/Bahrain
2017, "EVOLVE powered by SONY", NYC/USA
2016, “Prism Wall”, Tiffany & Co. gala night Tokyo/Japan
2016, "Light Origami", “Islamic Arts Festival 2016, Sharjah/UAE
2016, "Light Origami", Water+ART+Light 2016, Breckenridge/USA
2016, "Light Origami", iLight Marina Bay2016, Singapore
2016, "Light Origami", Canal Convergence2016, Arizona/USA
2015, "Light Origami", Vivid Sydney2015, Sydney/Australia
2014, "WINK SPACE", Tokyo Design Week2014, Tokyo/Japan
2014, "WINK SPACE", Meet D3, Dubai/UAE
2014, "WINK SPACE", SIG, Oklahoma City/USA
2013, "WINK SPACE", Kobe Biennale 2013, KOBE/Japan
AWARDS:
2016, Golden A'Design Award & Competition in Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category
2015, Winner, German Design Awards 2016 (German Design Council, Munich, Germany)
2014, Silver A'Design Award & Competition in Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category
2014, Bronze prize, Design For Asia Award (Hong Kong)
2014, Winner, Iconic Awards 2014 (German Design Council, Munich, Germany)
2014, CS Design Award, The 18th CS Design Awards 2014 (Japan)
2014, Honorable mention, The 7th IDA International Design Awards (Los Angels, USA)
2014, DSA Award 2014, The Japan Design Space Association (Japan)
2013, encouragement prize, KOBE BIENNALE 2013, -Art in a Container International Competition Kobe/Japan
2012, DSA award*DSA: The Japan Design Space Association, Tokyo/Japan
2012, 2nd prize, 23rd International Biennale INTERIEUR 2012, Kortrijk / Belgium
2008, 1st prize, ENDO Lighting Corporation Furniture competition 2008
(July: Toyo Ito, Taku Sato, Kazuko Fujie, Yoshiki Hishinuma, Tomoharu Makabe), Tokyo/Japan
2008, Finalist, MUJI Design Award, Tokyo/Japan
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2016 Book Nanotecture：Phaidon Press(London, UK)
2015 Book Watch Out! : Sandu Publishing(Hong Kong)
2015 Book LIQUID SPACE : Gestalten (Berlin, Germany)
2015 Book Scholastic Art Magazine (New York)
2015 Magazine mondo*arc (Mondiale Publishing, London)
2015 Magazine Interiors (Magna Publishing, India)
2015 Magazine CONDE (Taiwan)
2015 Magazine Azure magazine (Canada)
2015 Magazine Texworld (Paris, New York, Istanbul)
2015 TV BS4 (Japan)
2014 TV NTV (Japan)
2014 TV Discovery channel -Daily Planet- (Canada)
2014 TV NHK (Japan)
2014 Book Annual of Space Design in Japan 2013 (Japan)
2014 Magazine build (Germany)
2014 Magazine Art Desk magazine (Oklahoma city, USA)
2014 Magazine e-Magazine (Netherland)
2014 Magazine BranD magazine (Hong Kong)
2014 Magazine U magazine (Hong Kong)
2012 Book Annual of Space Design in Japan 2013 (Japan)
BOOKS:
2012, published, Annual of Space Design in Japan 2013 -Displays, Signs & Commercial Spaces-, Japan
2014, published, Annual of Space Design in Japan 2015-Displays, Signs & Commercial Spaces-, Japan
2016 Book Nanotecture：Phaidon Press(London, UK)
2015 Book LIQUID SPACE : Gestalten (Berlin, Germany)
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Japanese (Native), English (Advanced)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Abobe Illustrator, photoshop, indesign, vector works, rhino, grasshopper, Auto CAD, Revit
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
Workshop/ transform painting, Center for Visual Arts
South Mountain High School, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
HOBBIES:
Hot spring & climbing mountain
CLIENTELE:
2018, Tokyo Tower, Top Deck design
2017, iHeart Radio, Design a space for their PR
2017, SONY, Solo exhibition-collaboration work
2017, LINE, LINE Live for SAYURI
2016, Tiffany & Co., design a space for their gala night
WEB SITE:
http://kaz-shirane.net/
PORTFOLIO URL:
http://kaz-shirane.net/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2014-01-27 13:57:24
COUNTRY/REGION:
Japan
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by KAZ Shirane
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Wink Space Silver A' Design Award Winner for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2013 KAZ Shirane for Kobe Biennale 2013 Committee |
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Light Origami Art Installation Golden A' Design Award Winner for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2015 KAZ Shirane for Kaz Shirane |
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Tokyo Tower Top Deck Observatory Golden A' Design Award Winner for Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category in 2017 KAZ Shirane for Tokyo Tower, Nippon Television City Corporation |
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