Masahiro Mori (designer)

Biography

• 14 November 1927 Born in Shiota-cho Fujitsu-gun, Saga prefecture
• Apr, 1941 Saga Prefectural Arita Institute of Technology Design department
• Jan, 1946 Studied under the potter Haizan Matsumoto
• Apr, 1948 Studied at Department of craft and design, Tama College of Art and Design
• Jun, 1949 Worked as a research student at the 2nd design office, craft guidance office, Ministry of Commerce
• Apr, 1952 Worked at the editorial department of Gakken Co., Ltd.
• Jan, 1954 Worked at the design office, Ceramic technology guidance office in Nagasaki
• Jul, 1956 Worked for Hakusan porcelain co., ltd.　Worked at the design office set up some time later
• Oct, 1958 Participated in the workshop by Kaj Franck Industry and crafts guidance office, Ministry of Commerce invited
• Oct, 1961 Went over the design in Europe and the United States. Met Isamu Noguchi at Genichiro Inokuma's home in United States. Visited Kaj Franck in Finland.
• 1965 A member of Japan Design Committee
• Apr, 1974 Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts in Kyushu Sangyo University
• 1976 A member of the nominating committee for Mainichi Design Prize
• Mar, 1978 Quit Hakusan porcelain co., ltd.
• Apr, 1978 Established Mori Masahiro Industrial Design Laboratory
• Sep, 1978 Panelist of the session meeting, the 8th World Craft Conference in Kyoto
• 1979 A member of the International Academy of Ceramics
• Apr, 1985 Guest professor at the Ceramics Division in the Department of Design and Craft, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
• Apr, 1989 Professor at the Ceramics Division in the Department of Design and Craft, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
• Jun, 1992 Lectured titled "Farms of Nature and Life" at University of Art and Design Helsinki in Finland. Symposium "Interaction in ceramics : art, design and research"
• 1989 The exploratory committee for Ceramics Park was established. Took care of Ceramic art wall "Ceramic Road ", the symbol mark of the park and the design of facilities such as lounge. Directed the restoration of 12 "Kilns in the world" at the open-air museum.
• Apr, 1999 Guest professor, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
• 2004 Won the Masaru Katsumi Award
• November 12, 2005 Died at a hospital in Sasebo, Nagasaki

  Works

In the 1950s

In the 1960s

In the 1970s

In the 1980s

In the 1990s

Awards and honors

• May 1960 The 1st Good Design Award by Good Design Committee
• 1960 Good Design Selection G-type Soysauce Bottle
• 1973 The 1st KUNII KITARO Industrial Design Award
• Jan, 1975 The 20th Mainichi Industrial Design Award
• Jul, 1975 International Ceramic Art Exhibition, Industrial Department Gold award, Faenza Italy for P-type Coffee Service
• 1977 The 7th International Industrial Design Exhibition in Valencia, Spain, Gold Prize in the Ceramic Division for A-type Party Tray
• Mar, 1983 The 13th International Industrial Design Exhibition in Valencia, Spain, Grand Prix in the Ceramic Division for Shell Bowl
• May 1999 Japan Ceramic Society Gold Award
• 2004 Masaru Katsumi Award

  Exhibitions

• Feb, 1969 Perspectives of Modern Design - Invited exhibits
• Feb, 1982 ”Modern dishes - Pouring" - Invited exhibits
• Nov, 1985 "Prospects for Contemporary Japanese Art - Design in the life" - Invited exhibits
• Dec, 1986 "Japanese avant-garde1910-1970" - Invited exhibits
• Jul, 1991 "Japanese modern pottery dishes" -
• Jul, 1993 "Design made in Nippon" - Invited exhibits
• Oct, 1993 "Always looking at our lifestyle - Considering of Modern Ceramics Dishes" - Invited exhibits
• Sep, 1994 "Japanese Design after 1950" - Invited exhibits
• Sep, 1997 "10 Designers from all over the world" - Invited exhibits
• Jun, 1998 "Masahiro Mori's Ceramic Design"
• Oct, 1998 "Product Designer Mori Masahiro Exhibition"
• Oct, 1999 "Movements of Contemporary Japanese art - New landscape of industrial design" - Invited exhibits
• May, 2000 "Masahiro Mori - Japanese Modern Ceramic Design"
• Jun, 2001 "Footprint of Masahiro Mori's Ceramic Design" Japan Ceramic Society Gold Award Commemorative
• Jun, 2002 "Masahiro Mori: A Reformer of Ceramic Design"
• Oct, 2009 "Retrospective of Masahiro Mori's oeuvre - Seeking the affluence of daily dishes" Organizers Co-organizer