Draft:Taiju Yamashita

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Taiju Yamashita (山下 泰樹, Taiju Yamashita, born 1981) is a Japanese designer and architect. Founder of DRAFT (DRAFT Inc.) and director of TJ Design and Architecture.

Career

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Drop out from Musashino Art University, industrial, interior, craft design department. Graduated from Bond University, Australia. Established DRAFT Inc. in 2008. Since launching his career as a pioneer in the field of office design in Japan[1], he has broadened the scope of his activities to product brand for the DAFT about DRAFT, as well as urban design and environmental design.

He has received numerous international design awards, including the Best of Year Awards (2018), SBID International Design Awards Asia Winner (2023), and Nikkei New Office Award, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (2023). Taiju is internationally as one of Japan's foremost young designers.

Selected Projects

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Awards

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  • 2016 Liveable Office Award ー Small & Medium Business Category First Prize[5] (Hong Kong)
  • 2016 INSIDE World Festival of Interiorsー Retail Category Finalist (Germany)
  • 2016-2017 A’Design Award & Competition ー Silver and Bronze Award (Italia)
  • 2017 Spark Awards ー Bronze Award[6] (USA)
  • 2018 INTERIOR PLANNING AWARD[7] (Japan)
  • 2018 Best of Year Awards ー Contract Desk Category Winner[8] (USA)
  • 2020 Sky Design Awards ー Shortlist (Hong Kong / Japan)
  • 2021-2022 International Property Awards ー Asia Pacific Awards Office Interior Japan Winner (U.K.)
  • 2023 Nikkei New Office Award ー Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award[9] (Japan)
  • 2023 Society of British Interior Design International Design Awards ー Office Category Asia Winner[10] (U.K.)

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Books

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  • "100 Space Designers and Architects: Shop Design in Trend" (話題のショップをつくる注目の空間デザイナー・建築家100人の仕事[11])
  • "Discerning office design created with graphics and renovation" (グラフィック×リノベーションでつくるこだわりのオフィスデザイン[12])
  • "How to create a brand with a story that sells excitement and value" (感動と価値を売る、ストーリーのあるブランドの作り方[13])
  • "NAGOYA 2030" (ナゴヤ2030[14])

Magazines

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  • "CasaBRUTUS" (MAGAZINE HOUSE)
  • "BRUTUS" No.784 (MAGAZINE HOUSE)
  • "SHOTENKENCHIKU" (SHOTENKENCHIKU-SHA)
  • "WORK STYLE BOOK" vol.2(NEKO PUBLISHING)
  • "Pen" No.533 (CCC Media House)
  • "T JAPAN" Constructing Coziness[15] (The New York Times)

References

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  1. ^ "ユーザー事例 & レポート|株式会社DRAFT". www.aanda.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ "DAFT about DRAFT to Make Its Debut at Salone del Mobile! | DRAFT Inc". draft.co.jp. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ "Pointillisme | DAFT about DRAFT". draft.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ^ "横浜《臨港パーク》横浜港を眺める新たなカルチャー拠点 | Discover Japan | ディスカバー・ジャパン". Discover Japan | 日本の魅力、再発見 ディスカバー・ジャパン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ "リバブルオフィス賞2016 受賞企業を発表". www.hermanmiller.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  6. ^ "Galleries | Spark Awards - International Design Competition". galleries.sparkawards.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  7. ^ "第5回審査結果「インテリアプランニングアワード2018」". jipa-official.org. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  8. ^ "Best of Year Awards Winners 2018". Interior Design. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  9. ^ "第36回 受賞オフィス紹介 | 日経ニューオフィス賞 | 一般社団法人ニューオフィス推進協会". www.nopa.or.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  10. ^ "Kanematsu Head Office". SBID Awards. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  11. ^ "話題のショップをつくる注目の空間デザイナー・建築家100人の仕事". PIE International (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  12. ^ "グラフィックス×リノベーションでつくるこだわりのオフィスデザイン". PIE International (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  13. ^ "感動と価値を売る、ストーリーのあるブランドのつくり方". PIE International (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  14. ^ "ナゴヤ2030|桜山社". www.sakurayamasha.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  15. ^ "一脚の椅子から都市計画まで デザイナー山下泰樹がつくりだす 人を幸せにする空間とは - T JAPAN:The New York Times Style Magazine 公式サイト". www.tjapan.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
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