Kodai Iwamoto Japanese, b. 1991
Kodai Iwamoto (b. 1991, Japan) studied product design at Kobe Design University in Japan. While pursuing his bachelor's degree there, he joined DESIGN SOIL. After completing his studies at Kobe, he moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he spent two years gaining practical skills in a master's program at École cantonale d'art de Lausanne. In his "PVC Handblowing Project," Japanese designer Kodai Iwamoto uses traditional glass-blowing techniques to remodel plastic pipes into vases. Tokyo-based Iwamoto began this project with the desire to transform a mass-produced material into art. He combines the traditional manufacturing process of glass-blowing with cheap, readily available PVC pipes typically used in plumbing.
Exhibition
2020 - Exhibition Tour by REHOGAR X (Valencia, Spain)
2019 - Exhibition Tour by REHOGAR X (Madrid, Spain)
2019 - Meet My Project (Milan, Italy)
2019 - on Flower Power at La Galleria Nazionale (Rome, Italy)
2019 - DESIGN TRANSFIGURED at Georgetown University Art Galleries (Washington D.C., USA)
2018 - EX-PORTATION (Milan, Italy)
2018 - MATERIAL OF THE YEAR (London, UK)
2018 - Solo Exhibition at Adidas Originals Flagship Store (Tokyo, Japan)
2018 - Exhibition Tour by REHOGAR X (Barcelona, Spain)
2018 - Exhibition Tour by REHOGAR X (Donostia, Spain)
2017 - Re-Importation 02 (Tokyo,Japan)
2016 - Re-Importation(Tokyo, Japan)
2016 - Ventura Lambrate (Milan, Italy)
2015 - Photobooth by Ecal (Milan, Italy)
2014 - Ventura Lambrate 2014(Milan, Italy)
2013 - Salone Satellite 2013(Milan,Italy)
2012 - Salone Satellite 2012(Milan,Italy)
2012 - HABITARE 2012(Helsinki,Finland)
2012 - Eating in Open Air(Joint Project with Aalto University)(Tokyo,Japan)
2012 - Design Tide Tokyo 2012(Tokyo,Japan)
2012 - Living & Design 2012(Osaka,Japan)
2011 - Salone Satellite 2011(Milan,Italy)
2011 - Design Tide Tokyo 2011(Tokyo,Japan)
Education
2014-2016 ECAL, Master in Product design (Lausanne, Switzerland)
2013-2014 Kobe Design University, Ma Product design
2009-2013 Kobe Design University, Ba Product design
Award
2018 - Future Dome Prize Winner
2018 - Dezeen Award, Selected in Short List
2017 - Good Design Award
2017 - Thailand Green Design Awards
2017 - European Product Design Award
2017 - Kagoshima Design Award
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Spectrum 2
Summer Group Show 2 Jun - 30 Oct 2024Artists and designers featured in the group show SPECTRUM 2: Gytis Arošius / Kotryna Butautytė / Daydreaming Objects / Vilius Dringelis / Kiki van Eijk / Faktura / Govert Flint...Read more -
Personal Scale
Contemporary design exhibition 17 Jun - 5 Aug 2021Curators: Marija Puipaitė & Vytautas Gečas Participants: Agnė Kučerenkaitė (LT), Charlotte Jonckheer (BE), Corradino Garofalo (IT), Destroyers and Builders (BE), Joan Vellvé Rafecas (SP), Kiki & Joost (NL), Kotryna Butautytė...Read more
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Vilnius Gallery Weekend 2024
5 September - 8 September August 20, 2024On the 5-8th of September, the 9th edition of Vilnius Gallery Weekend (VGW) invites residents and guests of Vilnius to get to know the contemporary...Read more -
Art After Hours
4 OCTOBER | Galerija VARTAI | Vilnius, Lithuania June 30, 2024On October 4th (Friday), we invite you to Art After Hours – a gallery festival for night owls. Galerija VARTAI presents the exhibition 'SPECTRUM 2':...Read more
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Vilnius Gallery Weekend 2024
5 September - 8 September Aug 20, 2024On the 5-8th of September, the 9th edition of Vilnius Gallery Weekend (VGW) invites residents and guests of Vilnius to get to know the contemporary...Read more -
Art After Hours
4 OCTOBER | Galerija VARTAI | Vilnius, Lithuania Jun 30, 2024On October 4th (Friday), we invite you to Art After Hours – a gallery festival for night owls. Galerija VARTAI presents the exhibition 'SPECTRUM 2':...Read more -
Spectrum 2
Summer Group Show 2 Jun - 30 Oct 2024Artists and designers featured in the group show SPECTRUM 2: Gytis Arošius / Kotryna Butautytė / Daydreaming Objects / Vilius Dringelis / Kiki van Eijk...Read more -
Personal Scale
Contemporary design exhibition 17 Jun - 5 Aug 2021Curators: Marija Puipaitė & Vytautas Gečas Participants: Agnė Kučerenkaitė (LT), Charlotte Jonckheer (BE), Corradino Garofalo (IT), Destroyers and Builders (BE), Joan Vellvé Rafecas (SP), Kiki...Read more
