Interview with Shota Urasaki
Shota Urasaki is a designer for Yamaha Corporation. He was born and raised in Okinawa, Japan. He works as a representative of OKINAWA PRODUCTS. He presents designs primarily inspired by nature.
Designer Interview
29 April 2020
I wanted to be an art teacher after graduating from high school.
However, I find that I prefer suggesting my ideas to many people rather than teaching.
I decided to become a designer after that.
However, I find that I prefer suggesting my ideas to many people rather than teaching.
I decided to become a designer after that.
OKINAWA PRODUCTS suggests a design influenced by the nature of Okinawa.
I am the representative of OKINAWA PRODUCTS.
I am the representative of OKINAWA PRODUCTS.
It's a great way to share a very positive feeling with many people.
I was influenced by the design office Nendo.
Their work is very important to me.
Their work is very important to me.
I like all of Nendo's works, but it's difficult to decide the best.
Because I was influenced by their way of thinking.
I think purely like a child and think of my favorite design. The answer is "Miss Blanche" designed by Shiro Kuramata.
It's an overwhelmingly beautiful and poetic piece.
Because I was influenced by their way of thinking.
I think purely like a child and think of my favorite design. The answer is "Miss Blanche" designed by Shiro Kuramata.
It's an overwhelmingly beautiful and poetic piece.
I am interested in various materials and technologies.
I am particular about what I want to convey through the design.
This is because various knowledge is necessary for that.
I am particular about what I want to convey through the design.
This is because various knowledge is necessary for that.
It's a time of happiness.
I can't come up with good ideas when I'm emotionally unstable.
I can't come up with good ideas when I'm emotionally unstable.
What I find important in design is the story of that design.
I will consider shapes and materials based on that story.
I will consider shapes and materials based on that story.
I have a feeling that my head gets hot when I concentrate. And then when I relax I come up with good ideas.
It feels great when the design that I think of has taken shape. And I feel like designing from now on.
It is a heart that never gives up.
Designers need to spend a lot of time thinking about design.
Designers need to spend a lot of time thinking about design.
The people who make things have many responsibilities.
There are many things in the world.
Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't design.
To be honest, this is a big problem and I don't have an answer yet.
There are many things in the world.
Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't design.
To be honest, this is a big problem and I don't have an answer yet.
I was planning to exhibit it on the "salone satellite" of "salone del mobile" in Milan in April 2020, but it was postponed to April 2021 due to the coronavirus.
It's nature. The area where I live has abundant nature. My sensibility that I grew up there influences my design.
I live in Okinawa, south of Japan. It has a rich nature and unique culture.
It's a flexible idea.
I will work as a designer at a company that manufactures Japanese musical instruments.
And I will make a new work and present it at the design exhibition.
And I will make a new work and present it at the design exhibition.
Please contact "urasaki.shota@gmail.com".