Publisher's Synopsis
Takenobu Igarashi: The creative journey of a Japanese Master
Acclaimed Japanese designer Takenobu Igarashi's signature style demonstrates his mastery of three-dimensional forms as he pioneered 3D type exploration long before computers, turning letters into dimensional new elements.
This elegant volume offers a long overdue comprehensive and unique overview of his professional life. The three chapters of the book (Chapter 1: The Unique World of Three-Dimensional Design, Chapter 2: The Epitome of Impromptu and Chapter 3: Building the Future of Hokkaido.) are about various stages of lgarashi's life as a multi award-winning graphic designer and later as a prominent sculptor.
With 304 pages and more than 400 images, Takenobu Igarashi: Design and Fine Art is a biographical portfolio and visual reference book on Takenobu Igarashi and his dynamic and prolific artistic life. His work is in the permanent collection of over 30 museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
