Okura Toshihito
born in Toyama Pref. in Japan
educated at Kuwasawa Design School
apprenticed to Takaya Doi Design Office
member of casappo & associates
1983 opened private studio " T&O Studio"
lecturer at Kuwasawa Design School
and lecturer at I.C.S. College of Arts
member of Japanese Society of Commercial Space Designers
Awards
| 1987 | Silver Award : Matsushita Electronics (NASHOP) Lighting Contest |
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| Promoter Award : Nihon Glass Shop & Display Design Contest | |
| 1988 | Promoter Award : Nihon Glass Shop & Display Design Contest |
| 1989 | Promoter Award : JCD Design Contest |
| 1994 | Promoter award : JCD Design Contest |
| 1997 | Promoter award : JCD Design Contest |
Exhibition-1
| 1989 | exhibited original chairs at "KAGU SHOW" at Makuhari Messe |
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| attended as a panelist at "Asia-Pacific Space Designers Congress - '90 - TOKYO | |
| exhibited original drawing panel at "Trans/Trance Chaos Tokyo − architects | |
| 1994 | exhibited original furniture and lighting stand at "Living Design Museum" |
| exhibited original furniture at Tokyo Designers' Week (Project GS-51) | |
| exhibited original small tables at Tokyo Designers' Week (Garcon Dance) | |
| and low chair (No Mat), and stainless table at Designers' block. | |
| 2001 | exhibited original furniture at Tokyo Designers' Week (Project GS-51) |
| 2002 | exhibited original small tables at Tokyo Designers' Week (Garcon Dance) |
| and low chair (No Mat), and stainless table at Designers' block. | |
| 2003 | exhibited " Garcon Dance" at Salon du Meuble de Paris. |
| exhibited "Twist & Twist" at Tokyo Designers' Week. |
Exhibition-2
| 2004 | exhibited " Parole" at Salon du Meuble de Paris on 8-12/Jan. |
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| exhibited "Light-Light-Light" and "3.8.0." at Tokyo Designers' Week | |
| and "holiday mood" at Tokyo Designers' Block | |
| exhibited at IFFT (Tokyo International Furniture Fair) | |
| exhibited Series "noguchi" at Salon du Meuble de Paris | |
| exhibited at Takayama Furniture Fair | |
| exhibited "Cinderella Honeymoon" (lamp) and "Fitting Room's Chair for Sophisticated Ladies" | |
| at 100% Design in Tokyo and Tokyo Designer's Week and "re-plica" (shelves) at Tokyo Designer's Block. | |
| 2005 | exhibited Series "noguchi" at Salon du Meuble de Paris |
| exhibited at Takayama Furniture Fair | |
| exhibited "Cinderella Honeymoon" (lamp) | |
| and "Fitting Room's Chair for Sophisticated Ladies" | |
| at 100% Design in Tokyo and Tokyo Designer's Week | |
| 2006 | exhibited "8 degrees (small drawer)" at Tokyo Designer's Week |
| and exhibited "Tokyo Girls"(small Cabinet) at 100% Design in Tokyo | |
| 2007 | exhibited "Na ・O ・Mi (small chair)" and "Tokyo Girls (small cabinet) at Tokyo Design Premio in Milan 2008 private exhibition of furniture works at gallery "le bain" |
| exhibited "MIST" (lamp) at Tokyo Designer's Week 100% Design |
Exhibition-3
| 2008 | exhibited "Real Tech Air Lamp"（lamp）at Milano Fuori Salone "Shapes of Japanese Style-Exhibition ［beni tsuya］ |
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| exhibited "-T･A･P・E-"（relaxation chair） and "-K･A･N・T･E･N-"（lamp） at 100% Design in Tokyo | |
| exhibited "-CHOP-"（side-table） at SOON@Lexington Aoyama | |
| exhibited "MIST"（lamp）"Shapes of Japanese Style-Exhibition ［beni tsuya］ at Aoyama showroom Arakawa-Giken Co.Ltd. | |
| exhibited "MIST"（lamp）"Shapes of Japanese Style-Exhibition ［beni tsuya］ at Temple Sho-koku Kyoto. | |
| 2009 | exhibited "DANCING SHADOW"（lamp） and "SHINING MOON"（lamp |
| at Milano Fuori Salone 2009"Shapes of Japanese Style-Exhibition ［beni tsuya］ | |
| exhibited "Aesop"(Chair) at IFFT (Tokyo International Furniture Fair) | |
| 2010 | exhibited "PHOTON"(lamp) at Tokyo Designer's Week |
| 2010 | exhibited [KUKAN 11] at BOBW in HongKong |
| 2011 | exhibited "fairy"(dress hanger) and "GALAXY"(lamp) at Shizuoka [KAGU] MESSE 2001 |
Project Works-1
| 1983 | "Maison de France","Jiraud"(Cafe´)-Tokyo |
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| 1985 | "dorothee bis"(frebch boutique)-Tokyo,Nagoya |
| "Caravan Cofee"(cafe´)-Yokohama,Tokyo | |
| "La Table "(cafe´) by restaurant div.of Alpha Cubic-Tokyo, Yokohama, Fukuoka | |
| Italian Tailor "Corso.Garibaldi" − Tokyo First shop in Japan | |
| 1986 | " Yomenya GOEMON"(Italian restaurant) by Nihon Restaurant System Co.Ltd - Ginza and developing in other main cities in Japan. Road Side "GOEMON" has been also developed |
| 1988 | "Juchheim Cafe´" − Kobe, and developing in Kyoto, Shibuya, Fukuoka |
| 1991 | "RESORIX" (resort hotel) − Nagano, First resort hotel by Orix Co.Ltd |
| "Jewerly OKURA" by Okura Trading Co.Ltd. Ginza | |
| 1992 | "Cafe´ MOZART" − Ginza, "Tea-Ceremony-House" − Denenchofu |
| "Harvest"(New style Sushi restaurant), Fukki-sushi − Ginza | |
| 1995 | "Luca Carratti"(Italian Jewelry shop) − Osaka |
Project Works-2
| 1996 | " K-House" − Tokyo −(jewelry shop,showroom, residence) |
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| 1999 | "Heart Hospital" (New image in hospital) − Tokyo |
| 2000 | "Peltier" ( Juchheim's new brand cafe´ ) − Tokyo |
| 2001 | Residence Crescent − Yokohama, Tokyo |
| 2003 | "VANILLA" ( sweets factory ) − Tokyo |
| 2005 | Hotel Project − Freshfields − in Taiwan |
| 2006 | Environmental and interior design for service Apartment in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| 2008 | "ZELE" ( Hair Salon & Spa ) − Kofu |
| 2010 | Residence OBER - Tokyo, Kanagawa |
| Interior design for Petroland, Vietnamese Oil Bureau in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | |
| "HOLLANDISCHE KAKAO-STUBE" ( Juchheim's new brand cafe´ ) − Tokyo | |
| "Jean Paul Hevin" （Chocolatier Boutique) − Ginza,Osaka, | |
| "GOEMON" First Forein country Shop ,- Sngapore, Shanghai | |
| "Oceanami Resort & Luxury Home Project" in Ho Chi Minh Vietnam | |
| "Tokyo Street Project" in Kuala Lumpur Malasia | |
| 2011 | "China Box Project" (Hotel Project) in Shanghai China |
| "Coral Beach Resort Project" in Nha Trang Vietnam |
