Industrial Art News – Vol. 27, No. 2, February 1959

Content includes:
Mitsubishi Exhibition Center. – KEMMOCHI Design Asso
Winning Designs of The 7th Annual New Japan Industrial Design Competition
Pinin Farina’s new model
Imperial Festival Colors
A Study of the nature of the market for
Japanese Handicrafts in the U.S.A. (1)
Industrial Design in Soviet Russia and Her Satellites – KATZUMIE Masaru
Industrial Design Education of The Institute of Design, I.I.T. (2) – CHIKU Atsushi
Ready-Made Wiring Devices, collected from the U.S. market
Two types of Copying Lathe
Cover Design: ITO Kenji (Our Cover Artist)

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Kenji Ito
Kenji Ito (also spelled Kenji Itoh, 伊藤憲治, 1915–2001) was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer whose work spanned over six decades and helped shape the visual identity of post-war Japan. Explore related designers including Ikko Tanaka and Kohei Sugiura. See also Japanese Modernism and 1960s graphic design history.
Industrial Art News
Industrial Art News was a Japanese publication covering industrial design, materials, and their graphic applications.

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Industrial Art News - Vol. 27, No. 2, February 1959. Cover design by Kenji Ito,
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