Fumie Shibata

is a product designer who is actively based in Tokyo. She handles designs for a wide range of products, from electronics to household items, medical equipment, and even total direction duties for hotels. She is recognized for her gentle and elaborately detailed expressions of form, and she has received very high acclaim primarily throughout Asia. She is one of the most influential female designers in Japan, and she served as Chair of the Judging Committee for the Good Design Award from 2018 to 2020. She is a Japan Design Committee member.

Select awards 2024 – Red Dot Design Award 2024 Best of the Best 2021 – ELLE DECO INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS 2020 – Good Design award Best100 2017 – Good Design Gold award with 2items 2016 – The Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2015 – Good Design Long life design award 2014 – The Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2014 – Good Design Long life design award 2013 – iF Award 2012 – Mainichi Design Prize 2011 – iF Award 2011 – Red Dot product design award 2011 – Good Design Gold award 2010 – Design for Asia Awards 2010 – Good Design Gold award 2008 – Red Dot product design award 2008 – iF Award 2007 – iF Gold Award 2006 – AVON Awards to Women Art Awards

Select works

9h(ninehours) muji body sofa Oral care series Omron Thermometer[Omron Electronic Thermometer MC-670/681] KINTO Table ware series ITOKI Working chair vertebra03 HOLMEGAARD CADO vase BROKIS Glass Lighting AWA Glass Lighting BONBORI Glass Lighting series Bamboo Forest franky, Inc. Suitcase moln FLEX FORM Arm chair ERI

Book 'Forms within Forms' (2012), Art Design Publishing