Hiroshi Awatsuji
Hiroshi Awatsuji, was a Japanese textile designer. After World War II, he produced numerous innovative designs which inspired the beginning of a new era. His works are characterized by the use of vivid colors and daring compositions which combine Japanese traditional arts and Western textile design.
Biography
Awatsuji was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1929. He graduated from the Kyoto Municipal Arts College in 1950. Between 1950 and 1954, he worked for Kanegafuchi Spinning Company, and then at Kenjiro Oishi Studio. In 1958, he started his own design studio, and in 1963/4, he began design collaborations with Fujie Textile.Awatsuji designed the curtains and carpets used in two pavilions during the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka.
Awatsuji founded his own design company, AWA, in 1988. AWA was known for its home goods, in particular its black-and-white patterned textiles and tableware.