Setsu & Shinobu Ito (Designers)
Setsu & Shinobu Ito are
both Japanese designers with a broad work experience in architecture, interior
and space, surface, product, industrial and packaging design. They opened their design
studio in 1997, and since then, they work and consult for international
clients, in a wide range of activities in the design. Setsu Ito, graduated from
Tsukuba University in Japan, began collaborating with leader of avant-garde
italian design Alessandro Mendini, and then with great master of modern
architecture and design, Angelo Mangiarotti. Shinobu Ito, graduated from Tama
Art University in Tokyo, started her career for CBS Sony in Sony Creative
Products and attained a Master Degree at Domus Academy, Milan. They have
received design awards such as: "Compasso d' Oro" (IT), "Compasso
d' Oro Menzione d' Onore" (IT), "Design Plus" (DE), "The Good Design Award
(JP). Some projects became permanent collection of "Die Neue Sammlung Design
Museum" in Munich (DE). They are visiting professors of Domus Academy in
Milan, Politecnico of Milan, IUAV University of Venice, IED Milano (IT), and
Tsukuba University and Tama Art University (JP). Setsu is a part of jury of the
IF Design Award 2015 (DE). Published a biography “Setsu & Shinobu Ito_East-West Designer” (Logos Italy 2008)