Tsunehisa Kimura

Design (Japan), 140, 1970

Content includes:
Photography For the words to come / Negishi Jun
Graphics
Announcement
ABAB (Abu-Abu) / Tone Yasunao
Special feature: Katayama Toshihiro’s works From the Square + Movement exhibition
Discussion ⑤ The work of a designer / Kanai Jun + Kubo Kei + Sakata Eiichiro + Yoko Mitsuhashi
From the Yamagiwa International Lighting Competition
Design Digest
Wolfgang Walther’s Works
Series 23 Edo Design: The Shogunate and Clan System (Faculty Arrangements) / Shinichi Kusamori
Series 10: Transforming Architecture: A Reference to a Hidden Dimension / Koji Taki

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Tsunehisa Kimura
Tsunehisa Kimura graduated from the Osaka Municipal Institute of Arts and Crafts in 1945 and began his career designing stage sets for Toho Film and Theatre. He later worked in graphic design and advertising, joining the Nippon Design Centre in 1960. Explore related designers including Ikko Tanaka and Tadanori Yokoo. See also Japanese Modernism and 1970s graphic design history.
Design (Japan)
'Design' was launched in 1959 as a general design magazine in Japan. The covers featured the artwork of many great designers including Yusaku Kamekura, Kiyoshi Awazu, Shigeo Fukuda, Mitsuo Katsui and Ikko Tanaka.

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Design (Japan), 140, 1970. Cover design by Tsunehisa Kimura
Design (Japan), 140, 1970. Cover design by Tsunehisa Kimura
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