SOTANAKA - BIO

My projects are mainly inspired by personal thoughts or strong interests in materials, philosophy, and other disciplines of art. I believe that the selection of materials, form, and manufacturing process that make up a product are all linguistic in the sense that they are activities by which I perceive the world and share my individual perception of it with others. My motivation is to redefine how I relate to others—society, the environment, and my future self—in a world that is made up of such relationships.




Prize

2024Kokuyo Design Award 2024 Merit Award (Work title : Memento)
2023Designart Tokyo Under 30
2021Designart Tokyo Under 30 (As Aroundant with Kentaro Takagi)
2021Lexus Design Award Short listed
2020Lexus Design Award Short listed
2019Roche Bobois Award 2019 Winner ( ORI )

Commercialized

2021ORI Console from Roche Bobois Paris

Solo Exhibition

2025ELet a colored paper swim in clouds Eat Moro Craft, Tochigi
2025ELiminal Objects Eat Information, Tokyo
2023" Vnsh" at Designart Tokyo 2023
2020" Transfer, Transparency" at tata book shop Gallery

Group Exhibition


2024" Design Contemporaries " at Isetan Shinjuku
2021" Purism" at Designart Tokyo