
Born in Saga,Japan in 1967. Worked under Shiro Kuramata in 1987 and Issey Miyake since
1988 and established his own studio, Tokujin Yoshioka Design in 2000.
He has done many projects with Issey Miyake for 20 years such as shop design and
installation for A-POC and ISSEY MIYAKE. Also, he has collaborated with various
companies in and outside Japan such as HERMES,TOYOTA, BMW, KDDI and other noted
ones. With SWAROVSKI,the project of designing all the shops in the world is in progress,
including the one in London and the new flagship shop in Ginza, Tokyo.
Since the paper chair "Honey-pop" (2001) has attracted a great deal of public attention,
Tokujin produced Driade' s "Tokyo-pop" ,Yamagiwa' s lighting "ToFU", cell phone "MEDIA SKIN" for au design project, chandelier "STARDUST" for SWAROVSKI Crystal
Palace, baked chair "PANE Chair", "Chair that Disappears in the Rain" made of special glass, installations for LEXUS, MOROSO and many others. They have been highly
evaluated as art works simply more than design works.
Some of his most important works are displayed as a part of permanent collections in the
world's well-known museums such as Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York,
Centre National d' art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Victoria and Albert Museum,
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and Vitra Design Museum.
He has also received several awards such as Mainichi Design Award (2001), Cultural
Affairs Section of Government of Japan, Encourage Prize (2006), BVLGARI Brilliant Dreams
Award (2007), Good Design Award (2007), and Design Miami/ Designer of the Year
(2007).
Selected as one of "100 Japanese respected by the world" in Newsweek magazine of
Japanese edition.