Profile: KAZ Shirane

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About KAZ Shirane : International renowned artist KAZ Shirane (Masakazu Shirane), operates in spatial art and interior design. Trained as an architect, KAZ Shirane has worked in several architectural offices in Tokyo, London, Shanghai and he was honored to design the Tokyo Tower Top Deck. His work has been exhibited in various locations around the world such as USA, China, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, Bahrain, and Japan. KAZ Shirane has collaborated with prestigious brands such as Rolls-Royce, Tiffany & Co., Sony and Capital One, to create astonishing bespoke installations
STATEMENT OF ART:
空の間

I am considering about what “nothing” means.

My studio’s interest is creating “a space without function”. A space around us have been covered by lots of functional or meaningful space now. I doubt this situation. Whether are they really needed more? My firm believes a space without function become trigger in this era.

ORGANIZATION:
KAZ Shirane Studio

EDUCATION:
2007, Architecture, BA, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo/Japan
2014, MA, Architecture, Tricontinental Master’s Degree in Integrated Architectural Projects, Universidad European de Madrid, Madrid/Spain

EXPERIENCE:
2008-, KAZ Shirane Studio
2007-08, Internship at CHORA(London)
2008-09, Internship at Norihiko Dan architect & associates (Tokyo)
2014, Internship at Architecture Design & Research Institute of Tongji University (Shanghai)

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2016, "Joy of Light", Fashion Walk, Hong Kong
2017, "EVOLVE powered by SONY", Westwood Gallery, NYC/USA

MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2017, "Light Origami", Bahrain Light Festival 2017, Manama/Bahrain
2017, "EVOLVE powered by SONY", NYC/USA
2016, “Prism Wall”, Tiffany & Co. gala night Tokyo/Japan
2016, "Light Origami", “Islamic Arts Festival 2016, Sharjah/UAE
2016, "Light Origami", Water+ART+Light 2016, Breckenridge/USA
2016, "Light Origami", iLight Marina Bay2016, Singapore
2016, "Light Origami", Canal Convergence2016, Arizona/USA
2015, "Light Origami", Vivid Sydney2015, Sydney/Australia
2014, "WINK SPACE", Tokyo Design Week2014, Tokyo/Japan
2014, "WINK SPACE", Meet D3, Dubai/UAE
2014, "WINK SPACE", SIG, Oklahoma City/USA
2013, "WINK SPACE", Kobe Biennale 2013, KOBE/Japan

EVENTS:
2017, "Light Origami", Bahrain Light Festival 2017, Manama/Bahrain
2017, "EVOLVE powered by SONY", NYC/USA
2016, “Prism Wall”, Tiffany & Co. gala night Tokyo/Japan
2016, "Light Origami", “Islamic Arts Festival 2016, Sharjah/UAE
2016, "Light Origami", Water+ART+Light 2016, Breckenridge/USA
2016, "Light Origami", iLight Marina Bay2016, Singapore
2016, "Light Origami", Canal Convergence2016, Arizona/USA
2015, "Light Origami", Vivid Sydney2015, Sydney/Australia
2014, "WINK SPACE", Tokyo Design Week2014, Tokyo/Japan
2014, "WINK SPACE", Meet D3, Dubai/UAE
2014, "WINK SPACE", SIG, Oklahoma City/USA
2013, "WINK SPACE", Kobe Biennale 2013, KOBE/Japan

AWARDS:
2016, Golden A'Design Award & Competition in Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category
2015, Winner, German Design Awards 2016 (German Design Council, Munich, Germany)
2014, Silver A'Design Award & Competition in Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category
2014, Bronze prize, Design For Asia Award (Hong Kong)
2014, Winner, Iconic Awards 2014 (German Design Council, Munich, Germany)
2014, CS Design Award, The 18th CS Design Awards 2014 (Japan)
2014, Honorable mention, The 7th IDA International Design Awards (Los Angels, USA)
2014, DSA Award 2014, The Japan Design Space Association (Japan)
2013, encouragement prize, KOBE BIENNALE 2013, -Art in a Container International Competition Kobe/Japan
2012, DSA award*DSA: The Japan Design Space Association, Tokyo/Japan
2012, 2nd prize, 23rd International Biennale INTERIEUR 2012, Kortrijk / Belgium
2008, 1st prize, ENDO Lighting Corporation Furniture competition 2008
(July: Toyo Ito, Taku Sato, Kazuko Fujie, Yoshiki Hishinuma, Tomoharu Makabe), Tokyo/Japan
2008, Finalist, MUJI Design Award, Tokyo/Japan

PRESS APPEARANCES:
2016  Book    Nanotecture:Phaidon Press(London, UK)

2015  Book    Watch Out! : Sandu Publishing(Hong Kong)

2015  Book    LIQUID SPACE : Gestalten (Berlin, Germany)

2015  Book  Scholastic Art Magazine (New York)

2015  Magazine  mondo*arc (Mondiale Publishing, London)

2015  Magazine  Interiors (Magna Publishing, India)

2015  Magazine  CONDE (Taiwan)

2015  Magazine  Azure magazine (Canada)

2015  Magazine  Texworld (Paris, New York, Istanbul)

2015  TV     BS4 (Japan)

2014  TV     NTV (Japan)

2014  TV     Discovery channel -Daily Planet- (Canada)

2014  TV     NHK (Japan)

2014  Book    Annual of Space Design in Japan 2013 (Japan)

2014  Magazine  build (Germany)

2014  Magazine  Art Desk magazine (Oklahoma city, USA)

2014  Magazine  e-Magazine (Netherland)

2014  Magazine  BranD magazine (Hong Kong)

2014  Magazine  U magazine (Hong Kong)

2012  Book    Annual of Space Design in Japan 2013 (Japan)

BOOKS:
2012, published, Annual of Space Design in Japan 2013 -Displays, Signs & Commercial Spaces-, Japan
2014, published, Annual of Space Design in Japan 2015-Displays, Signs & Commercial Spaces-, Japan
2016  Book    Nanotecture:Phaidon Press(London, UK)
2015  Book    LIQUID SPACE : Gestalten (Berlin, Germany)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Japanese (Native), English (Advanced)

COMPUTER LITERACY:
Abobe Illustrator, photoshop, indesign, vector works, rhino, grasshopper, Auto CAD, Revit

COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
Workshop/ transform painting, Center for Visual Arts
South Mountain High School, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

HOBBIES:
Hot spring & climbing mountain

CLIENTELE:
2018, Tokyo Tower, Top Deck design
2017, iHeart Radio, Design a space for their PR
2017, SONY, Solo exhibition-collaboration work
2017, LINE, LINE Live for SAYURI
2016, Tiffany & Co., design a space for their gala night

WEB SITE:
http://kaz-shirane.net/

PORTFOLIO URL:
http://kaz-shirane.net/

REGISTRATION DATE:
2014-01-27 13:57:24

COUNTRY/REGION:
Japan

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional

Awards received by KAZ Shirane


Wink Space

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2013
KAZ Shirane for Kobe Biennale 2013 Committee
Light Origami Art Installation

Golden A' Design Award Winner for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2015
KAZ Shirane for Kaz Shirane
Tokyo Tower Top Deck Observatory

Golden A' Design Award Winner for Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category in 2017
KAZ Shirane for Tokyo Tower, Nippon Television City Corporation



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