About Us

About artless

February 26 , 2010


artless Inc.
(Tokyo Japan)

EN:
Established in 2000. "artless" is an independently owned design agency,
by Shun Kawakami, based in Tokyo Japan.
The activities are in the framework and language of design,
corporate identity, brand development and design solutions.

"artless" is made up of a creative team in accordance with each project.
Our collective brings a global new perspective to all projects from Japan.

"artless" is global collective, includes "art director, graphic and interactive designer, programmer, photographer, calligrapher, illustrator, architect, interior designer, film-director, composer, musician and artist...".

"artless" think "Design as a Visual Language",
and active between "art and design".
We manifest a diverse practice across the fields of art, design, and others.
Different experiences give us a broader point of view.

JP:
"artless" は 、2000 年、東京を拠点に設立されたデザインエージェンシーです。ブランドデザイン、コーポレート・アイデンティティー、広告/キャンペーンの企画、グラフィックデザイン、ウェブ、映像、プロダクト、建築 、インテリアなど、ジャンルやカテゴリーに縛られない様々なヴィジュアルデザインを行っています。

アートディレクター、グラフィックデザイナー、インタラクティブデザイナー、モーションデザイナー、プログラマー、フォトグラファー、イラストレーター、コンポーザー、ミュージシャン、建築家、インテリア/プロダクトデザイナー、書家、アーティストなど、各プロジェクトに応じたクリエイティブチームを構成し、広い視野と新しい視点でプロジェクトを考え制作しています。

また、その活動は多岐にわたり、国内だけでなく、ニューヨーク、パリ、ミラノ、フィレンツェ、ヘルシンキ、ベルリン、シンガポール、上海など海外でも広く活動し、エキシビションの主催や参加及びキュレーション、各メディアへのアートワークの出品といったアート活動も精力的に行なっています。

"artless" は、デザインを通じ思想や理念といった、目に見えないアイデンティティを表現する姿勢を大切にし、最小限のエレメントで、最大限の構成をし、視覚的な認識の共有に留まらず、観念的な認識の共有、感覚に染み込んでいくようなデザインを追求しています。

NY ADC: Young Gun 6、One show、NY TDC、London International Award、東京TDC、グットデザイン賞、Tokyo Interactive AD Awardなど、受賞多数。

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Member :
The Art Directors Club (New York)
Japan Graphic Designers Association /JAGDA

URL:
www.artless.co.jp
www.shunkawakami.jp
www.nullartless.com


Contact Us:
*Head Office
Tokyo
[Studio/Atelier - Harajuku]
1-10-11 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, JAPAN
[Mtg Room - Omotesando]
Villa Hata 3F, 6-33-11 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, JAPAN
Contact: info@artless.co.jp

*Branch
Firenze / Italy
cailoghi s.r.I
sede sociale: via de bardi. 36
50125 firenze fi italia
Contact: contact@cailoghi.it

Helsinki / Finland
MUSUTA Ltd.
Iso Roobertinkatu 36 - 40 LH M5
00120 Helsinki Finland
Contact: daredemonai@musuta.com

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About Us, Awards / Publications

Award

February 26 , 2010

2009
NY ADC : Young Gun 7 / Judge
NY TDC55 - The Type Directors Club (NY) :
Print [Packaging] (New York)
Tokyo TDC
JAGDA: Graphic Design in Japan 2009

2008
ADC Young Guns 6 (New York)
Award-winning : The final 50.

London International Awards (UK)
The One Show / Book Design Finaist (New York)
Tokyo Interactive AD Award / Finaist : GYRE

JCD Design Award 2008 BEST 100 / Dual City Sessions 2007
(the Japanese Society of Commercial Space Designers)
Display Design Awards 2008 Selected Work / Dual City Sessions 2007
(the Japan Display Design Association)
* Exhibition Design by upsetters architects

2000-2007
The ADC 86th Annual Awards :
GRAPHIC DESIGN - POSTER DESIGN/PROMOTIONAL : Merit
(New York)

Tokyo Interactive AD Award / Finalist, Branding Site
The FWA (UK)
Japan Good Design Award
Applied Japan Typography
Web Design Annual Japan
Adobe Motion Award : Interactive / grand prize
etc...

About Us, Awards / Publications

Pubulications and Articles

February 26 , 2010

JAPAN >
NEW
* TOKYO VISUALIST
* IDEA NO.339
* デザインのひきだし 9
* Tokyo TDC 2009

JAGDA / GRAPHIC DESIGN IN JAPAN 2009
JAGDA Report 186
KiOKU NI NOKORU WEB-SITE (BNN) - Interviewer
WOW 10
+81 Magazine
Numero Tokyo
BRAIN Magazine
New Japanesque Design (Pie Books)
Japan Typography Annual
The Web Dsisgn Annual
Mdn Designers File
Graphic Designers Year Book

US >
ADC : Young Gun 6 (NewYork)
ADC : Art Directors Annual 86 (NewYork)
NY TDC - The Type Directors Club
One Show : Annual

EU >
SIDE WAYS - A SMART ART PROJECT (Die Gestalten Verlag)
Wallpaper (UK)
novum (DE)
JAPANESE GRAPHIC NOW (TASCHEN)
Guidelines for Online Success (TASCHEN)
TASCHEN'S 1000 Favorite websites (TASCHEN)
Web Design Studios / ICINS (TASCHEN)

ASIA >
NEW
* Super Identity: All Rights Reserved
* COLOUR MANIA: viction:arry

Idn Magazine (Hong Kong)
Neo Photo / Idn (Hong Kong)
iSh (Singapore)
territory magazine #9 (Malaysia)

Australian >
Desktop:

* Design - Web

shoji uchida - photographer / d.o.p.

February 26 , 2010

shoji uchida
photographer / d.o.p.
http://www.shojiuchida.com/

art direction and design : shun kawakami(artless)
interactive design : artcode Inc.
sound : noiselessly

shojiuchida-web.jpg

* Design - Web

UNIQLO SHOES : SPRING COLLECTION 2010

February 19 , 2010

UNIQLO SHOES
SPRING COLLECTION 2010

http://www.uniqlo.com/shoes/

art direction : shun kawakami(artless)
design : tg4
interactive design : kenshi nishizuka
project management : shirofuchi Inc.
sound : chikao maruyama

client : FAST RETAILING CO.,LTD

UNIQLO-SHOES2010.jpg

* Design - Branding and CI, * Design - Interior and Product

[Interior] Gerald Genta Tokyo

February 16 , 2010

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Gerald Genta
http://www.geraldgenta.com/
: Interior / Stationery / Promotion Design...

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Gerald Genta Takamatsu
Completion Date : 2009.11
Location : Takamatsu,Kouchi,JPN

Creative Direction: Shun Kawakami (artless)
Interior Design : Shuzo Okabe (upsetters architects)
Photo : Yusuke Wakabayashi

gt01_tdl

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Interior
Gerald Genta Tokyo
Completion Date : 2009.12
Location : Omotesando,Tokyo,JPN

Creative Direction: Shun Kawakami (artless)
Interior Design : Shuzo Okabe (upsetters architects)
Photo : Yusuke Wakabayashi

gtky01_tdl
gtky04_tdl

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Promotion Design
Stationery and Invitation card
Art Direction and Design : Shun Kawakami(artless)

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genta-roth-2.jpg
* Design - Branding and CI

[Brand Logo] AZITO

February 16 , 2010

azito.jpgAZITO
Online Gallery of Japanese Contemporary Art
http://www.azito-art.com/

Brand Logo:
Design by shun kawakami(artless)

Azito is an on-line gallery specializing in Japanese contemporary art.
Great artists like Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama, Hiroshi Sugimoto and On Kawara might be the leading faces of contemporary Japanese art outside Japan, but there are many other extremely talented artists you may not yet know. By collaborating with galleries and artists in Japan, we are happy to introduce them to you and give you a chance to purchase their artwork.


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News

[Press] IDEA NO.339

February 15 , 2010

idea339.jpgIDEA NO. 339 :
ぼくらのデザイン,みんなのデザイン

Published: 2010/03 - Price: 2,829 jp yen
http://www.idea-mag.com/jp/publication/339.php

特集:ぼくらのデザイン,みんなのデザイン
杉田遥,東京ピストル,橋詰宗,原田祐馬(UMA / design farm),井口弘史,千原航,佐々木暁,針谷建二郎(ANSWR),川上俊(artless),中野豪雄,須山悠里,SKKY / iTohen,セミトランスペアレント・デザイン,河野未彩,グラファーズロック,迫田容満(1057)




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* Design - Web

[web] BARNEYS NEW YORK ONLINE STORE

February 03 , 2010

BARNEYS NEW YORK ONLINE STORE
バーニーズ ニューヨーク オンラインストア

http://onlinestore.barneys.co.jp/

Art Direction: artless Inc.
Design: hitsme!
Project Management: Nanayo co.,ltd.

Client: BARNEYS JAPAN

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© artless Inc. All rights reserved.art direction + design by artless (tokyo) / interactive design by manmaru (paris) / sound by noiselessly