照明器具飾り「ニッショク」

Designer

Kazutoshi Nakajima, the Founder/Executive Director of HITTITE, started his career in producing iron products over 15 years ago after receiving his degree from Academy of Art College San Francisco, USA. Since then, he has been on the front line to design innovative and inspirational art works including restaurant and shop designs, producing works for exhibitions and contemporary art festivals in Japan.

1. 1980_Born in Kyoto, Japan
2. 2000_Studied Sculpture at the Academy of Art College San Francisco, USA
3. 2002-2006_Worked as a builder at an architect company
4. 2006_Founded HITTITE and started producing tailor-made iron works
5. 2009_Started producing shops, commercial architecture
6. 2010-2014_Held exhibitions at annul shows such as Kizugawa Art and Nakanojo Art Festival
7. 2013_Built a new factory
8. 2016.5_Exhibition at JA warehouse, Kyoto, Japan
9. 2017.2_Exhibition at Ambiente2017, Frankfurt, Germany
10. 2018.1_Exhibition at Maison&Objet2018, Paris, France
11. 2018.1_Exhibition at “THIS IS NOT A TICKET SHOP,” Frankfurt, Germany
12. 2018.9_Exhibition at HOMI2018, Milano, Italy
13. 2019.1_Exhibition at Maison&Objet2019, Paris, France