Maori Kimura
木村 茉央里
Textile & Accessories Designer
Based in Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
From Japan
ABOUT
She delves into the boundless potential of materials through playful experimentation with techniques, crafting ingenious expressions with structural textures and colors. Blending functionality and artistry, her designs stimulate curiosity, bringing a refreshing delight to daily life through captivating and expressive forms.
After graduating from Tama Art University, BA Textile Design (Tokyo,Japan), she worked for ISSEY MIYAKE as a textile and bag designer for seven years. Then, she learned glassblowing and ceramics in Denmark to explore new ways of expression in 2021. Since 2022, she has been based in Rotterdam as MAORI KIMURA DESIGN STUDIO.
遊び心とともにさまざまなテクニックを実験的に取り入れ、素材の可能性を追求しながら、立体的なテクスチャーと色彩で独創的な表現を生み出しています。機能性と芸術性を融合させたデザインは好奇心を刺激し、表情豊かで魅惑的なフォルムを通して日々の生活を楽しく彩ります。
多摩美術大学 生産デザイン学科 テキスタイルデザイン専攻卒業後、 テキスタイル・バッグデザイナーとして ISSEY MIYAKE に7 年間勤務。新たな表現技法を探究するため、2021年にデンマークへ留学し吹きガラスと陶芸を学ぶ。2022年より MAORI KIMURA DESIGN STUDIOとしてRotterdamを拠点に活動しています。
SERVICES
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Bag and Accessory Design
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Product Design
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Package Design
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Textile Design
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Color Direction
CAREER
2012 BA in Department of Product and Textile Design,
Textile Design Course, Tama Art University
2012 - 2013 Package designer at Nexta corp.
2014 - 2021 Accessory/Textile Designer at ISSEY MIYAKE INC.
2021 - Freelance Designer
2022 - MAORI KIMURA DESIGN STUDIO
EXHIBITION
2024 MONO JAPAN / Rotterdam, the Netherlands [ORIFORI textile]
2024 VERSATILE ACADEMY POP-UP EXPO / Rotterdam, the Netherlands [Fringe Friends]
2023 The Art of September / Amsterdam, the Netherlands [Floating color]
2013 Salone del Mobile.Milano Contemporary Japanese Design Exhibition / Milano,Itary
[POP-UP PATTERN]
2013 Shanghai International Student Expo / Shanghai, China [POP-UP PATTERN]
2010 HANDMADE IN JAPAN AWARD by creema / Dusseldolf, Germany [with book]
AWARDS
2012 Shimanto Newspaper bag -free category- [Swaying Pleats Bag]
2012 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL JUNIOR DESIGNER AWARD 2012 Nominated [POP-UP PATTERN]
2012 Got a prise university’s final exhibition [POP-UP PATTERN]
2011 Kamiwaza(Paper craft) award [Bloom coaster]
CONFERENCE / LECTURE
2014 The 6th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics and Education/ Tokyo, Japan
2013 Department of Architecture Aichi Institute of Technology/ Nagoya, Japan
PUBLISH
2015 Un nouvel art du pli
-Guillaume; Genevaux, Chloe; Trebbi, Jean-Charles Bounoure- [POP-UP PATTERN]
