Ken Okuyama 奥山 清行 | |
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 Okuyama speaking at TEDxTokyo 2010 | |
| Born | 奥山 清行 (Okuyama Kiyoyuki) 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Alma mater | Art Center College of Design |
| Occupation | Industrial designer |
| Organization | Ken Okuyama Design |
| Website | www |
Ken Okuyama (born 1959) is a Japanese industrial designer. He is the owner of the Ken Okuyama Design company. Okuyama formerly worked for Pininfarina, designing and supervising projects such as the Enzo Ferrari and Ferrari P4/5. [1] [2]
Okuyama graduated in 1986 from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. [1] For the next three years he was a visiting professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design. In 1991, he returned to teach part-time at the Art Center College of Design. Between 2000 and 2004, he was Chair of the Transportation Design Department at the college, but in 2004 he was offered a job at Pininfarina. [3]
Okuyama worked for General Motors and Porsche, helping design the new generation of the Porsche 911 (aka 996) as well as the Boxster. [1] Before moving to Pininfarina, he worked for General Motors in the Advanced Concepts Center in California. [1] There he worked on the design for the fourth generation Chevrolet Camaro among other projects.
On 10 May 2004, Ken Okuyama began work as Creative Director at Pininfarina. [3] He had been working with Pininfarina before, supervising the design of the Enzo Ferrari. [4] As Creative Director Ken oversaw projects including the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Ferrari 456M GT, Ferrari California, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, Ferrari Rossa (Concept car), Mitsubishi Colt CZC, Maserati Birdcage 75th, Maserati Quattroporte V and Ferrari P4/5. [2] [5] [6] [7]
In 2006, Okuyama left Pininfarina and set up his own design firm, Newton Design Lab. In late 2007, Okuyama launched the Ken Okuyama Eyes collection, an eyewear collection manufactured in Japan.
In 2008, Ken Okuyama presented his first concept car under his own name, the K.O. 7 Spider, a carbon fiber reinforced polymer and unpainted aluminium two-seater. The K.O. 7 was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2008. Ken Okuyama has cooperated with the luxury watch producer TAG Heuer, having fitted the TAG Heuer Grand Carrera at the dashboard of the car. The interior of the concept car was inspired by the design of the TAG Heuer watch.
In 2008, Ken Okuyama's design studio produced the first 20 models of the K.O. 7 Spider, already pre-sold to an "inner circle" of the designer's fans. It was followed by the production of 99 cars in 2009 and 99 more in 2010. [8]
In 2016, Ken Okuyama revealed the Kode 57. [9] This will be an additional member to the limited-edition family, as only five units will be produced. [10] Forbes Magazine stated "Enzo Ferrari Designer Stuns Monterey With Breathtaking Kode 57 Supercar". [11]
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Ken Okuyama designed the M-series and R-series massage chairs with a swing door in partnership with Furniture for Life an Inc. 5000 company based in Boulder, Colorado.
The following were awarded to either Ken Okuyama, car, or other project he worked with others to design:
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