June 2024


New project "‘TSUBOMI" has been featured on Designboom.

https://www.designboom.com/design/vacuum-sealed-flat-pack-tsubomi-paper-lamp-kazuhiro-yamanaka-06-10-2024/

September 2023


New project "‘Roll with me" has been featured on Designboom.

https://www.designboom.com/design/kazuhiro-yamanaka-roll-with-me-a3-paper-power-cable-lighting-fixture-08-29-2023/

June 2023


The water bottle design for YILI has been awareded in iF Design award 2023, which was held in Germany. Art Direction and Label design by wx-design.

https://ifdesign.com/en/winner-ranking/project/inikin-volcanic-mineral-water/565604

Novemberr 2022


The water bottle design for YILI has been awareded the first prize in bottle and label design category in Glober water drinks award 2022, which was held in France. Art Direction and Label design by Wang Xu from wx-design.



September 2022


New project "‘LAMP IN THE PIZZA BOX" has been featured on Designboom.

.kazuhiro yamanaka's crinkled paper and recycled polyster lamp fits inside a pizza box

Feruary 2022


Kazuhiro Yamanaka will give an oline lecture at Royal College of Art in London.
The lecture series is called "INSIDE/OUT" organised by department of architecture/Interior of RCA.

17 February 2022 13:00 (UK time)

Registration will be required.
instgram: rca_interiordesign

November 2021


New project "‘IROTSUGI" has been exhibited in the "The Waste Refinery " Exhibition at National Design Centre in Singapore.

6 November 2021 - 16 January 2022
Venue: National Design Cenre, Singapore

The Waste Refinery (designsingapore.org)



October 2021


New Side Table" A different corner" will be exhibited in the "KURADASHI" show during design week in Tokyo.
22-31 Octoner 2021
Venue: World KitaAoyama Buikding 1F

KURADASHI ~?????~|DESIGNART TOKYO 2021

July 2021


New project "‘IROTSUGI" has been featured on Designboom.

kazuhiro yamanaka colors and repurposes broken glass into unique vases (designboom.com)

June 2019


.The poster exihibition" psD against the Epidemic" is held at Power Station of Art in Shanghai. Kazuhiro Yamanaka was invited to design a poster. The show will be run till 23 August 2020.





April 2019


New lighting products "‘Flying Drone Lamp" has been featured on Designboom.

https://www.designboom.com/design/kazuhiro-yamanaka-flying-drone-lamp-follows-your-movements-04-23-2019/

January 2018


New lighting products "‘ Destructurée " will be released from Ligne Roset at imm in Cologne and at Maison et Objet in Paris.

http://collection2018.ligneroset.com.

April 2017


New lighting products "GRAFFITI" and "COLLAPSIBLE MOON" will be released from Pallucco at Salone del Mobile in Milan.
www.pallucco.com

February 2017


Solo Exhibition " VISIBLE X INVISIBLE" will be taken place at POWER STATION OF ART in Shanghai from 3 March to 2 May 2017.
www.powerstationofart.com

December 2016

"Collapsible Moon" lamp project has been featured on Designboom.

Designboom Article

November 2016

New interior and furniture design project "Passage" has been featured on Designboom.

Designboom Article

June 2016

Side table " In Autumnal Sunshine" is now on sale by DESIGN IS WOLF.

Design is Wolf

May 2015

New interior and furniture design project has started with one of the biggest Japanese developer, Mitsubishi Jisyo Residense. Projects will be released in Summer 2016.

http://www.mecsumai.com/tph-hanako/

August 2014

Kazuhiro Yamanaka gives a lecture at OCT Art and Design Museum in Shenzhen, China.

Date: 13 August 2014
Time: 19:00-21:30
Theme: Relationship between objects and space
English with Chinese translation



April 2014

Kazuhiro Yamanaka has been appointed as an associate progessor at Musashino Art university in Tokyo.

http://www.musabi.ac.jp




November 2013

Candle holder " Candle in the wind" designed for "DesignerBox" has been released.

http://designerbox.com



June 2013

"Designerbox" project has started.
"Designerbox.com is a new design box sending service of unique objects in limited edition, Design collectors created by the international designers, made during one month only and delivered in their numbered designer box! " The Designers include Arik Levy, Harri Koskinen, Matali Crasset, Ron Gilad, Sam Baron, Ionna Vautrin, Pool, 5.5designers etc..

http://designerbox.com



May 2013


New Project "Paper torch" has been released.




October 2012


Side Table, "IN AUTUMNAL SUNSHINE" , has been released from KAZAAR.

http://www.kazaar.be




September 2012


New lamp, ROCK GARDEN SPOT, designed for PALLUCCO is shown at Maison&Objet in Paris.

Date: 7-11 September 2012
Venue: Hall 8, Stand F95, Maison & Objet. Paris

September 2012


Speaker Project "Sound Cloud", designed for Saazs is going to be shown in Maison & Objet, Paris.
"Minimum" Exhibition, curated by Elizabeth Leriche.

Date: 7-11 September 2012
Venue: Hall 2, Maison & Objet. Paris

http://www.maison-objet.com/en/inspirations/#minimum

Auguat 2012

New product, "Rock Garden" lamp is featured in design magazines/ Newspaper below.

ABITARE (Italy)
ELLE DECORATION (UK)
AT CASA CORRIERE (Italy)
L'OFFICIEL 1000 MODELS (France))
CASA 24 Plus (Italy)
IN CASA (Italy)
LUCE E DESIGN (China)
LA STAMPA CASA(Itally)

May 2012

New Lamp, "It's only a paper moon" will be exhibited in the Nopx Gallery in Torino, Italy.

USOMANO Project
Date: 3-27 May 2012, Opening Party: 3 May, 6:30pm-
Venue: Nopx Gallery, Via Saluzzo 30, Torino Italy

http://www.progettousomano.com/

April 2012

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is taking part in the "D-Day" Exhibition at OCT Art & Design Gallery in Shenzhen
in China.
7 Designers from Graphic Design, Product Design, Architecture and Fashion Design have been selected,
sending their daily works everyday to show in the gallery from 8th to 22nd April.
Seminer by the designers will be taken place on Sunday 22nd April.
Curator & Exective Director: Wang Xu

Date 8~22 April 2012
Venue Oct Art & Design Gallery, Shenzhen, China

April 2012

New lamp "Rock Garden" will be released by Pallucco during Milan Design Week 2012.

Date 17~22 April 2012, 12:00 - 21:00
Venue Via Tortona 37, Block 2, H12-21

March 2012

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is taking part in the International Design Seminar in Equador.
He is giving lectures in 3 cities in Ecuador

Seminario Internacional Diseno 2012

Date: 19 March 2012
Venue: Hotel Oro Verde, Guayaquil

Date: 20 March 2012
Venue: Quinta Lucrecia , Cuenca

Date: 22 &23 March 2012
Venue: Hotel Shelaton, Quito

January 2012

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is showing "CLOUD SOUND" installation with Speackers designed for SAAZS, at the GlassHouse in Paris.

Curated and organised by SAAZS / Quantum Glass.

Date: 20 January 2012 -
Venue: A GLASS HOUSE, 4 passege Sainte-Avoye (access from 8 rue Rambuteau), 75003 Paris. France
Cacktail: 19:00- 22:30, 19 January2012

June 2011

New product, "CIELO " lamp is featured in design magazines/ Newspaper below.

DOMUS (Italy)
INTERINI (Italy)
CORRIERE DELLA SERA (Italy)
GRAZIA CASA (Italy)
PLAST DESIGN (Italy)
DISENO INTERIOR (Italy)
INTERIOR + DESIGN (Russia)
COSE DI CASA (Itally)
CASA E STILL (Italy)
IDFX (UK)
CASA DI (Italy)
LED (ITALY)
HOMES & INTERIORS (UK)
ABSOLUTE MAGAZINE (UK)
etc..


May 2011

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is invited to participate in the most biggest modern design show on the west coast, "Dwell on Design " in Los Angeles.
New lighting installtion will be shown at the design fair.
Curated by Designboom


Date: 24 - 26 May 2011
Venue: LA Convention Centre, Los Angeles, USA

www.dwellondesign.com

April 2011

Kazuhiro Yamanaka participate in the charity event, "Charity Box" Emergency project for Japan Earthquake & Tsunami disaster. The event is taking place at a gallery in Milan during Milan Furniture Fair. 58Designers are invited to design donation boxes.

Date: 15April 2011 - 17 April 2011
Venue: Spazio Corso como 9, Corso como 9, Milan, Italy
Opening event: 18:00- 21:00, 15 April 2011

www.charityboxforjapan.com

March 2011

New lamp" CIELO" will be released from Pallucco during
Milano Salone at New Fiela Milano Exhibition Centre.

12~17 April 2006, 9:30 ~ 18:30
EUROLUCE
PALLUCCO Stand, Pavillion 11, C-33

November 2010

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is taking part in the International Design Conference in Equador.
He is giving a lecture in the seminar.


Internationa Design Seminar in Equador

Date: 9November 2010 - 10 November 2010
Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Quito
Lecture: 16:10- , 9 November 2010

March 2010

New Table "Sleepy Lagoon" is featured in " Wallpaper*" Magazine. (April Issue).

November 2009

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is taking part in the exhibition, READING BY LIGHT, which is taking place at the H Gallery in the CIVIC
in Barnsley, UK. "Fly me to the moon" lamps will be shown.

( Artists/Designers exhibiting include: Ingo Maurer, Damien Hirst, Simon Patterson etc. )

Date: 14 November 2009 - 15 January2010

Venue: H Gallery
------------The Civic
------------Hanson Street
------------Barnsley
------------S70 2HZ
------------UK

----------www.barnsleycivic.co.uk

September 2009

New Furniture projects, "Sleepy Lagoon" and "In the autumnal sunshine" will be shown at
100%Design / London.

Date: 24 - 27th September 2009
Venue: 100%Design, Earls Court, London

August 2009

The Government of Shenzhen cultural Industry Development Office organises "6" Asia Jewellery Design Invitational Exhibition during Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair on 24 September 2009. The event is curated by the renowned graphic designer, Wang Xu. Sponsored by a prestigious jewellerycompany, TTF.
Six Asian artists and designers, Ann Sang-Soo (Korea), Wang Xu (China), George Wang (China), Xu Bing (China),Kuang Zi (China) and Kazuhiro Yamanaka (Japan) will show their jewelry designs at the exhibition.

Press Release :
Date: 6th August 2009, 14:00-
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Shenzhen

Exhibition :
Date: 24th September 2009, 19:00-21:00
Venue: Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

April 2009

Kazuhiro Yamanaka will be a member of jury of HKDA Asia Design Award 09.
As a part of the event, a seminar, organized by the Award commitee, will be held on 29th June in Hong Kong.

Time: 14:30 - 17:15, 29th June 2009
Venue: Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
"Meet the Judges" Cocktail 17:15 - 18:15

* The Seminar has been can cancelled due to the Influenze Pandemic.

February 2009

New product is featured in some design magazines below.

SPAZIO CASA (Italy)
ABITARE (Italy)
RUM (Denmark)
Mono Magazine (Japan)

April 2008

New product " LEDGE " is featured in the DOMUS magazine April issue.



September 2008


Kazuhiro Yamanaka is showing lighting installations in the Seoul Design Olympiad 2008.

SEOUL DESIGN OLYMPIAD 2008, "DESIGN IS AIR" Exhibition
Date: 10 ~ 30 October 2008
Venue: Jamsil Olympic Studium, Seoul, Korea

Participating Designers: Ross Lovegrove, Tom Dixon, Jaime Hayon, Naoto Fukasawa, Matali Classet, Tord Bontje etc.

July 2008

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is taking part in the exhibition, ROUND ABOUT , which is taking place at the HEARD GALLERY
in London.

9 July - 25 August 2008

Heard Gallery
Wilberforce Mews
189 Stonhouse Street
LondonSW4 6BB

www.heardgallery.co.uk
www.heardcreative.co,uk

April 2008

New product " LEDGE " is featured in the DOMUS magazine April issue.

March 2008

New bookshelf "LEDGE" and new module storage unit "ANGOLO" will be released from Pallucco during
Milano Salone at New Fiela Milano Exhibition Centre.
Jean Nouvel is also showing new product.

16~21 April 2006, 10:00 ~ 19:00
PALLUCCO Stand, Pavillion 8, C-35

January 2008

New product is featured in some design magazines below.

OTTAGONO (Italy) ---december issue
INTERNI (Italy)--- december issue
Gap CASA (Italy) --- december issue
ERRE AL QUADRATO (Italy)--- december issue
LIVING ROOME (Italy) --- december issue
FAMIGLIA CASA (Italy --- december issue

October 2007

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is showing lighting installations at the Exhibition"All Light. All Right", which
will be held at the Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul, Korea.

Date: 2-30 October 2007
Venue: Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Art Center
Opening Party: 1 October 2007

At the same time, some lighting products will be shown at Avenuel shop in Seoul.

Sept 2007

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is showing a lighting installation at the Exhibition called "Handled with care" which is
curated and organised by Designboom. The ehxibition is held inside the Designersblock London 07.

Date: 20-23 September 2007, 10:00-19:00
Venue: Designersblock london 07, The Nicholls & Clarke Buildings, 3-10 Shoreditch High Street, London E1
Opening Party: 19 September 2007, 18:00-

Aug 2007

Kazuhiro Yamanaka is showing a lighting installation using whole space of the B&B Italia showroom
in London. New products from Zaha Hadid, Patricia Urquiora, Antonio Citterio and Naoto Fukasawa
will be released at the space.

Date: 20 September 2007, 18:30-22:00 (Invitation only)
Venue: B&B Italia Showroom, 250 Brompton Road London SW3 2AS

* The installation has been cancelled,

May 2007

Lighting installation at an old neon factory in London is featured in the Wallpaper magazine.
(May 2007 issue)

March 2007

Some our products produced by Italian manufacturers will be shown at "A dream comes true;
SaloneSatellite Project; From inception to production"Exhibiton, which is curated by Cosmit.

Date: 18~23 April 2007, 9:30 ~ 18:30
Place: New Fiela Milano Exhibition Centre

"BREEZE grande " cabinet series will be released from Pallucco during the MilanoSalone
at New Fiela Milano Exhibition Centre.

Date: 18~23 April 2007, 9:30 ~ 18:30
Place: Pavillion 8, Stand C-35

Nov.2006

"What a little moonlight can do", " No Journey's End" and " Rainy Day" lapms will be exhibited
at the BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DESIGN 2006 SAINT-ETIENNE , which will be held from
22November to 3 December 2006 in France.

Sept 2006

Lighting installation will be shown at the Design Reception Party, which will be held at the
Japanese Ambassador"s Residence in London.
20 September, 18:30-20:30
(Invitation only)

April 2006

MoMA (New York) has started to show "Rainy Day" lamp as their collection.

March 2006

New Cabinet "BREEZE GRANDE" will be released from Pallucco during the Milano Salone
at New Fiela Milano Exhibition Centre.
5~10 April 2006, 10:00 ~ 19:00
Pavillion 8, Stand no.27

January, 2006

Solo Exhibition, kazuhiro yamanaka 2006, will be taken place at Sottocornonove Studio Galleria,
Via P. Sottocorno 9, 20129 Milano, Italy
5 ~ 10 April 2006, 12:00 ~ 23:00
Presentation of new collections and a lighting installation
Press preview: Thursday 6th April 2006, 5pm / Cocktail Party: Thursday 6th April 2006, 7pm~

September. 2005

Boffi releases the book "Liquid Space" to celebrate their 70 years activity.
Cocktail party: Tuesday 13th September, 7pm, at Boffi Solferino, via Sofelino 11, Milano

September. 2005

"No journeys end" and "Rainy Day" will be exhibited in the"Twinkle Twinkle" exhibition at
Design Centre Barnsley , UK with the British Council. 17 Nov. ~21 Dec. 2005

September. 2005

Lighting installation will be shown at 100% Design Tokyo with Designboom "Tokyo Mart".
2 November ~ 6 November 2005 at Jingu-Gaien, Tokyo. (Stand C-72)

September. 2005

20 prototypes of lamp will be sold at Designboom "Tokyo Mart" in 100%DesignTokyo
2 ~ 6 November 2005 at Jingu-Gaien, Tokyo. (stand D)
( ALL SOLD OUT!! Thank you!! )

August. 2005

"No journeys end" and "Rainy Day" will be exhibited in Istanbul Design Week
with the British Council. 13 ~20 Sept. 2005

June 2005

"Rainy Day" has been selected as a Permanent Collection at MoMA (New York).

April 2005

New products "Endless summer" is released by Pallucco Italia at Salone del Mobile
in Milan.

April 2005

"Sourvenir d'itlie" Project, curated by Case da Abitare and Alessi, will be shown during
the Salone del Mobile in Milan.
13~16 April 2005, 10am-9pm, Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano, via Vivaio 7
CocktailParty: 12 April 2005, 9pm~

April 2005

"Rainy Day" and "No journeys's end" will be shown in the"Twinkle Twinkle" exhibition in
Moscow. 10~13 March.



February 2005

"As long as I am dreaming" is shown at the National Glass Centre, UK. 17 February ~
5 June.


February 2005

"London at 5pm" and "Handkerchief Light" will be exhibited in the DARKNESS exhibition
at ARAM STORE, London. 16 February ~