Fumihiko Sano Studio

6.27

Tokiwa
Fumihiko Sano Studio

GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Emerging Designer of the Year

6.67

7.56

7.61

7.86

7.43

Louisa Fan Director of Design Luxury and Lifestyle Brand at IHG ® Hotels & Resorts

6.5

6.2

6.9

6.15

Rahul Bansal Architect at group dca

Allen Zhou Founder at Shengtang Shijia Design Studio

6.06

6.81

5.73

6.08

Alex Mok Cofounder at Linehouse

6.19

3.94

5.03

Agata Kurzela Founder and Design Director at Agata Kurzela Studio

4.5

5.63

Javier Guzman Cofounder at Zooco Estudio

6.2

5.3

Lara Francis El Hani Senior Manager Interior Design – Head of Department at Kling Consult

5.62

5.94

6.27

5.7

5.88

Lori Ferriss Executive Director at Built Buildings Lab

5.64

6.14

6.23

2.33

5.09

Anette Skeie Head of Design at Norco Interior

5.8

6.5

5.83

Mireia Luzarraga Cofounder at TAKK

5.2

5.35

5.28

4.15

Leali Ezzat Founder and Design Director at ELE Interior

5.86

6.98

5.93

Jukka Halminen Founder and Creative Director at Design Office Koko3

5.2

6.26

5.56

5.51

Hannes Bäuerle Managing Director DACH at Material Bank | raumprobe

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6.16

6.31

5.62

Shamsudin Kerimov Founder at Kerimov Architects

5.69

5.97

5.88

5.86

Vineeta Singhania Sharma Founder at Confluence

6.5

6.13

Ziwei Guo Founder and Director at Pure Design

Yang Yan Founder and Chief Architect at y.ad studio

4.46

4.21

4.46

4.53

Fumihiko Sano Studio was founded in 2011 by Fumihiko Sano, the principal architect and designer. Sano began his career as an apprentice as a Sukiya carpenter at Nakamura Souji Komuten in Kyoto. Utilizing the construction methods, materials, and sense of space gained from the onsite experience, Sano utilizes the Japanese culture of today as a basis for concepts and designs.

In 2016, he visited 16 countries around the world and carried out a project to create a tea room as a place of hospitality in each location. Aiming to create new value for the culture of various regions, he continues to carry out cross-disciplinary works in architecture, interior design, product design, and artwork.

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