Tokujin Yoshioka is Creator of the Year

Tokujin Yoshioka will receive the award of now! design à vivre 2012 Creator Of The Year by Maison & Objet, Paris. Each year, Maison & Objet gives this award to one creator who is acknowledged as the most influential and who has made an impact on world's creative scene.
Tokujin is the first Japanese recipient of this award. In the exhibition, held in honor of the award, new pieces from "Crystalized Project," on the reflection of "Relationship between power of nature and human beings," will be exhibited. Tokujin hopes this exhibition encourages people to rethink our future.
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