Japan National Treasures Exhibition: The Power of Prayer and Belief”
Date
Credits
- Kazumasa Nagai 42 Designer
- Kenzo Nakagawa Producer
- Nippon Design Center 2 Producer
Format
- Poster 2815
Nippon Design Center poster for the 2014 “Japan National Treasures Exhibition: The Power of Prayer and Belief” - Designed by Kazumasa Nagai and Produced by Kenzo Nakagawa, NDC Graphics Inc.
Driven by their creative concept of “unexpected collaborations between national treasures from different eras”, Nippon Design Center produced this poster of the “Jomon Venus” clay figure riding the Tokyo National Museum's Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra) elephant for the museum's official shop during the 2014 “Japanese National Treasures Exhibition: The Power of Prayer and Belief”. The design was created by Kazumasa Nagai and produced by Kenzo Nakagawa (NDC Graphics Inc.).
Kazumasa Nagai was born in Osaka in 1929, dropped out of the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 1951, and, 9 years later, helped establish the Nippon Design Center in 1960. Nagai's design philosophy is focused on sight, touch, smell, taste, and hearing (Japan Design Committee website).
Kenzo Nakagawa was born in Osaka in 1947. He graduated from Osaka Municipal Kogei High School, Department of Design, in 1966. He joined Nippon Design Center in 1975 - 15 years after Nagai helped establish it. Nakagawa works are influenced by the philosophy of “design that makes life more enjoyable” (PLAT website)
Sources:
Kazumasa Nagai | Members | Japan Design Committee
