Fujimori for Kato Kogei

'Humoresque' plate set

'Carnival' teapot

Selection of mugs

'Alpha 3' plate

'Alpha 3' mug

Images of Fujimori for Kato Kogei Ceramics.

I fell in love with these cermics a while ago after roaming around the internet looking for images of Memphis influenced homewares and fabrics. I could find very little about these, here's all I have gleaned from sellers and other enthusiases.....

Fujimori was born in Japan in 1935, graduated college in 1956, where he majored in oil painting and design. Aged just 19 he won the National Art Award, later followed by a string of awards throughout the late 70's and early 80's including the Grand Prix at the Nitten Exhibition (totally major Japanese art organisation) in 1980.

After working in Chicago as a ceramics designer, ankhe returned to Japan in 1963 where he became a freelance designer for companies in Nogoya.

As the Art Director for Kato Kogei Ceramics, a major supplier of fine ceramics to the international market, Fujimori oversaw the design and distribution of his signature line.

So there we have it. I'm keeping an eagle-eye cast over Ebay for these treats!!