ENGLISH TEXT Edited by Naoto Fukasawa with essays by Antony Gormley, Jasper Morrison and others Naoto Fukasawa (b.1956) is one of the best-known Japanese product designers working today, achieving widespread recognition with his groundbreaking wall-mounted CD player, designed for MUJI in 1999 Fukasawa has won acclaim for his innovative designs of familiar objects, which are based on his close observations of how we use things in our everyday lives This is the first monograph to be published on this imaginative designer This book charts his success within the IDEO design firm in the USA, at MUJI and in his own company, Naoto Fukasawa Design Explores all aspects of Fukasawas design range, from umbrellas and vases to sofas, mobile phones and packaging Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs and drawings and edited by Fukasawa himself, this book places the designers products into the context of the contemporary design world and offers a first-hand account of Fukasawas design philosophy Includes contributions from Antony Gormley, Jasper Morrison and Bill Moogridge from IDEO Naoto Fukasawa is one of the most innovative Japanese product designers working today. Having worked previously for IDEO in the USA, he established his own company, Naoto Fukasawa Design, in 2003. He has designed for many renowned companies including Driade and B&B Italia. Bill Moggridge is an industrial designer and co-founder of the influential design company IDEO in the US. His own designs include the first lap-top computer in 1980, the GRiD Compass, and he regularly lectures at various institutions, including the Royal College of Art in London where he is visiting professor. Tim Brown is CEO of design company IDEO in the US, which he joined in 1987 after graduating from the Royal College of Art in London. He has received numerous awards and his designs have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Axis Gallery in Tokyo, and the Design Museum in London. Kenya Hara is a renowned and award-winning product and graphic designer whose clients have included MUJI. Having established the Hara Desi