Name
河野 鷹思 こうの たかし KONO Takashi
Company Name
株式会社デスカ DESKA
Job Title
Graphic Designer
Birth
March 21, 1906
Death
March 23, 1999
Area
Tokyo
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Born in Tokyo. Graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts (forerunner of today's Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) in 1929, where he majored in Design. The same year, he joined Shochiku Kinema (now Shochiku), where he was in charge of advertising design and was also involved in art production for numerous films, plays and dance performances. In 1934 he participated in Nihon Kobo under Yonosuke Natori's leadership. In 1941 he was conscripted and sent to Java as part of a detachment in charge of propaganda: at the end of the war he was interned until his release and return to Japan in 1946. In 1951 he participated in the establishment of the Japan Advertising Artists Club (JAAC). In 1955 he took part in the "Graphic '55" group exhibition, and in 1959 he established in DESKA as a comprehensive design office. He remained highly active, garnering international acclaim, until his health began deteriorating in 1990 especially at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, where in addition to assisting in the institution's foundation (1966) he served as dean from 1984 to 1989. In 1983 he became the first Japanese to be selected as a Royal Designer for Industry.
Source: "2003 GRAPHIC DESIGN ANNUAL DNP ginza graphic gallery ・ddd gallery"
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1906–1999
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