Eiji Mitooka | |
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水戸岡 鋭治 | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Managing director of Don Design Associates |
Known for | Industrial design |
Eiji Mitooka (水戸岡 鋭治, Mitooka Eiji, born 5 July 1947 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese industrial designer, illustrator, and managing director of the industrial design company Don Design Associates (ドーンデザイン研究所). He also works as a design consultant for Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]
Mitooka graduated from Okayama Technical High School in 1965.[1]
After graduating from high school, Mitooka worked at Studio Silvo Coppola in Italy before founding Don Design Associates in 1972.[1] The company oversees design projects for buildings, interiors, railway vehicles, graphics, and products.[1]
In October 2011, Mitooka was awarded the 59th Kikuchi Kan Prize, presented annually by Bungei Shunju literary magazine and the Society for the Advancement of Japanese Culture.[2]