’73 Design Year News, No. 12, March 1973

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Mitsuo Katsui
Katsui Mitsuo was born in Tokyo in 1931 and graduated from Tokyo Education University in 1955. In 1956, he joined Ajinomoto Co., Ltd., but began working as a freelance designer in 1961. Throughout his career, he received numerous awards, including the JAAC Award in 1958, the Mainichi Industrial Design Award in 1965, and the Tokyo ADC Membership Prize in 1972. Explore related designers including Kazumasa Nagai and Ikko Tanaka. See also Japanese Modernism and 1970s graphic design history.
Design Year News
Design Year News was a Japanese design publication documenting exhibitions, events, and initiatives associated with national and international design promotion, reflecting Japan’s active role in global design discourse in the late twentieth century.

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'73 Design Year News, No. 12, March 1973. Cover design by Mitsuo Katsui
’73 Design Year News, No. 12, March 1973. Cover design by Mitsuo Katsui
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