Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes

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Yusaku Kamekura
Yusaku Kamekura, born in 1915, graduated from the Institute of New Architecture and Industrial Arts. In 1960, he helped establish Nippon Design Center Inc. and served as its managing director. The following year, in 1961, he received a grand prize from the Ministry of Education. In 1962, he transitioned to working as a freelance designer. Explore related designers including Yusaku Kamekura and Ikko Tanaka. See also Idea magazine, Japanese Modernism, and Japanese graphic design history.

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Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Matchboxes. Designed by Yusaku Kamekura
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