Biography
Shin Azumi (b. Kobe, Japan 1965) intially studied Product Design om Kyoto City University and them as a post-graduate studied industrial design at the Royal College of Art, London (1994). Bewtween 1995 and 2005 he set up the design unit ‘AZUMI’. In 2005, he established his own studio in London with clients including Desalto, Lapalma, Magis, Fdredericia, Guzzini, Tefal and many other international brands. Azumi’s works have received numerous design awards and were acquired by many museums in Europe and in Japan. In 2016, he moved to Tokyo, Japan, and currently he is a professor of Hosei University, Faculty of Engineeringand Design. He is also the visiting professor of Osaka University of Arts, Kobe Design University.