NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/5/11

奥山清行 Okuyama Kiyoyuki Kiyoyuki Okuyama

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Born 1959 in Yamagata City, Yamagata Pref., Japan.  Mr Okuyama worked for auto manufacturers in various strategic roles including as chief designers for GM (USA) and Porsche (Germany),  then as creative director at Pininfarina S.p.A.(Italia), later he became independent. He is well known worldwide as a designer for Maserati Quatrroporte, Enzo Ferrari and Ferrari Scaglietti. He also worked on industrial design projects in a wide range of fields including public transportation with trains and planes, furniture, product design, interior design, spatial design and urban planning. He created and marketed the “KEN OKUYAMA” brand for eyewear. In 2006, he established the “Yamagata Koubou” furniture brand. He is currently an honorary professor for the Industrial Design program at the Art Center College of Design (USA) and at the Kanazawa College of Art (Japan). He is also vice chair of the jury for the Good Design Award and runs the Yamagata Carrozzeria Project. He lives in Italy.

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2-3-1 nanokamachi yamagata-shi Yamagata ,Japan
name
Kiyoyuki Okuyama
phone
023-676-5111
email
info@yamagatakoubou.jp
hp
http://www.kenokuyama.jp




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