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Born in Tokyo in 1965. He started his career at Sony Design Center, afterwards moved to Italy and joined several design studios in Milan.
After returned to Japan, in 1995 he set up IWASAKI DESIGN STUDIO in Tokyo. Since its founding, he has been collaborated with various clients in and outside Japan, and involved in various design projects ranging from Tableware, Watch, Lighting, furniture to electronic devices such as Digital Cameras and Mobile phones. He has been awarded a number of international design awards, including Japan's Good Design Award gold, iF Design Award Gold, Red Dot Best of the Best and German Design Award Silver. He also serves as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts and Tama Art University.
Ichiro Iwasaki is the designer of the Tube, Flat and Pin collection for Vibia. The Tube collection groups ceiling and pendant lamps. The Flat collection groups floor, pendant, ceiling and table. The Pin collection groups together different applications such as wall lamps, floor lamps and table lamps. Products designed to improve the intimate spaces we inhabit and to update the tradition in interior design.
The FLAT ceiling lights , with LED sources, are made from metallic planes placed at different heights. The surfaces of these planes reflect the light, projecting an enveloping luminance that appears to come from its interior. Delicate yet strikingly graphic, a light that appears to be floating overhead.
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