Shizuka Tatsuno

Creative Director & Designer, Shizuka Tatsuno Studio​ ​Inc.

Creative Director and Designer. She graduated from Kingston University in London with a Product & Furniture Design degree and gained experience at a design studio before becoming independent in 2011. In 2017, she established Shizuka Tatsuno Studio Inc. She specializes in exploring the hidden potential of things and transforming them into tangible designs, thus creating a diverse range of works, from practical tools to emotive pieces. Her focus goes beyond visual beauty and forms; she is also deeply involved in shaping the core brand concept and product planning. Her approach emphasizes simple expressions that reflect the project’s key concepts. Her work extends beyond conventional boundaries, encompassing various fields around product design, including art direction, exhibition space design direction, and art production.

A member of the judges of the Good Design Award (2020-2023) and has received numerous awards, including the ELLE DECOR Japan edition Young Japanese Design Talents award and the Good Design Award. Please scroll below to view other past projects under Awards / Exhibition

2021-2023

Judge for the Good Design Award
Judge for the Takaoka Craft Competition

2020

Judge for the Good Design Award

Received the Good Design Award

2018

Received the Good Design Award

Received the Best Buyer’s Choice prize (Grand Prix Award) at the Interior Lifestyle Exhibition

2017

Established “Shizuka Tatsuno Studio Inc.” Design Office

Received the Grand Prix Award of the Yamaguchi Prefecture special product promotion prize

Received TOPAWARDS ASIA

Selected in Trends at Ambiente 2017 for “hiiro”

2016

Received ELLE DECOR Young Japanese Design Talents

Received OMOTENASHI Selection

Received JIDA Design Museum Selection

2015-2018

Assumed the position of Part-time Instructor – Department of Design, Nihon University College of Art

2015

Selected in The Wonder 500™

Received the Discover Japan Award for SHIZUKA TATSUNO Booth in rooms 34

2014

Received the Grand Prix Award of Kagoshima New Specialty Products Contest 2014

2013

Received the Grand Prix Award of Japan Traditional Craft Forum 2013

2011

Established her own design office