DBEW Award 2026
Jin Kuramoto
Jin Kuramoto
Jin Kuramoto
Jin Kuramoto
Product Designer / JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO INC / Japan
Product Designer / JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO INC / Japan
Product Designer / JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO INC / Japan
Product Designer / JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO INC / Japan
“Jin Kuramoto is a Japanese designer who founded JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO INC. in 2008. He works across a wide range of products—including furniture, home appliances, eyewear, and automobiles. Believing that the form of an object carries its own story, he places great value on hands-on material exploration and iterative experimentation through prototyping. His work has been internationally recognized with awards such as the Red Dot Award, the Good Design Award, and the iF Design Award.“
"진 쿠라모토는 2008년 JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO INC.를 설립한 일본 디자이너로, 가구·가전·아이웨어·자동차 등 다양한 제품을 다룹니다. 그는 사물의 형태가 각각 고유한 이야기를 지닌다고 믿으며, 재료를 직접 만지고 반복적으로 실험·프로토타이핑하는 과정을 디자인의 핵심으로 둡니다. 그의 작업은 레드닷, 굿디자인, iF 디자인 어워드 등 국제적으로도 높은 평가를 받고 있습니다.”
“Jin Kuramoto is a Japanese designer who founded JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO INC. in 2008. He works across a wide range of products—including furniture, home appliances, eyewear, and automobiles. Believing that the form of an object carries its own story, he places great value on hands-on material exploration and iterative experimentation through prototyping. His work has been internationally recognized with awards such as the Red Dot Award, the Good Design Award, and the iF Design Award.“
“Jin Kuramoto is a Japanese designer who founded JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO INC. in 2008. He works across a wide range of products—including furniture, home appliances, eyewear, and automobiles. Believing that the form of an object carries its own story, he places great value on hands-on material exploration and iterative experimentation through prototyping. His work has been internationally recognized with awards such as the Red Dot Award, the Good Design Award, and the iF Design Award.“
Recommended by Kazuhiro Yamanaka / Musashino Art University Professor
Recommended by Kazuhiro Yamanaka / Musashino Art University Professor
Recommended by Kazuhiro Yamanaka / Musashino Art University Professor
Recommended by Kazuhiro Yamanaka / Musashino Art University Professor