Teruhiro Yangihara

Teruhiro Yanagihara works with domestic and international clients alike and likes to cross boundaries and cultures to create encounters between design, industry and craftsmanship.

Teruhiro Yanagihara, founder, Designer, Creative director of Teruhiro Yanagihara Studio.
He was born in 1976, in Japan, and established his own company in 2002 to develop his own. He established 2nd studio in Arles, France in 2021.

His projects cross boundaries and cultures to form encounters between contemporary design, industries and Japanese crafts. He launched a new brand “Lichen”, which focus on taste, smell, and hearing.

His past projects:1616/arita japan (Japan), 2016/ (Japan), Kimura glass (Japan), OFFECCT(Sweden), Kvadrat (Denmark), Skagerak (Denmark), THREE (Japan), FIVEISM x THREE(Japan), Mame Kurogouchi (Japan), etc.Permanent collection: Centre national des arts plastiques Paris (France), StedelijkMuseum Amsterdam (The Netherlands), etc. Jury member of GDA (Good Design Award Japan) 2020 and KOKUYO Design Award since 2021.

Visit his website www.teruhiroyanagihara.jp
View his Instagram @teruhiro_yanagihara

Furniture designed by Teruhiro Yangihara

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A sofa with modular layers enable versatile configurations for public spaces. Separate seat and backrest allow for customization.