KEISUKE UNOSAWA​

Creative Director, Designer, Artist

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Since Unosawa’s Holiday cards were first introduced by the Museum of Modern Art, New York 

and its specialty shops in 1995, his new cards are regularly selected each year for MoMA's holiday card program

and continue to be sold worldwide.

Unosawa’s entry was selected by the residents as the official city symbol of Kawasaki City in 1994, 

and can be found throughout the city today.

In addition to corporate identities, branding and advertising related designs, Unosawa is also involved 

in product development for various clients, including Virgin Atlantic Airways, Comme des garcons,Pommery and more.

His Woman in Love Series debuted at the TENT London exhibition in 2009.

Since 2015, he has worked for a regional revitalization project in Kito,Tokushima as a design manager,

introducing Japanese culture and art to the world.

One of his recent works in Kito, the MIRAI CONVENIENCE STORE, won “Red Dot Design Award” 

-Best of the Best- (Germany), which is one of the three major design awards in the world.

MIRAI CONVENIENCE STORE winner of 11 International design awards.

Broadening his perspective, Unosawa is expanding his business locally and internationally.

Also as an artist, he has had his works exhibited in museums around the world,

and received several international awards.

 

AWARDS include

・RED DOT DESIGN AWARD 2021 - Best of the best (Germany)

・KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2021 - Grand Prize KUKAN OF THE YEAR / Shop space Gold (Japan)

・GERMAN DESIGN AWARD - Excellent Architecture - Special Mention (Germany)

・SKY DESIGN AWARDS 2021 - Architecture - Gold (Canada, Hong Kong, Japan)

・DFA Design for Asia Awards 2021 - Environmental design, Architecture - Silver Award (Hong Kong)

・ICONIC AWARDS 2021 - Innovative Architecture - Winner (Germany)

・SDA AWARD(Japan Sign Design Association)

・JIA AWARD - Excellent Architecture of the Year 2021 - 100 selection by the JIA (Japan)

・BAMBOO AWARD- Gold Prize Bamboo Award 2021 - Most views (Japan)

・iF DESIGN AWARD 2022  -Winner (Germany)

・New York Type Directors Club Award (USA) 

・Kawasaki City Symbol Competition - Grand Prize (Japan)

・Japan Typography Association - Best Work Award (Japan)

・All-Japan Direct Mailing Award - Association Chairman Prize (Japan)

・​Postal Services Agency Director Award (Japan)

・The Museum of Modern Art - Design Award (USA)

・Graphis Design Award (Switzerland)

・SKY DESIGN AWARDS 2023 -Architecture- Silver (Canada,Hong Kong,Japan)

and more

 

PUBLICATION

・KEISUKE UNOSAWA - Paper Folding Designs (Catalogue raisonné, Japan, 2013)

・GEISHA SECRETE (Coloring book, France, 2016/ Japan, 2017)

・L’ART DE L’AMOUR (Coloring book, France, 2016/ Japan, 2017)