Tomoko Azumi

Tomoko Azumi graduated with a BA in Environmental Design at Kyoto City University of Art in 1989, worked for architectural practices and moved to London in 1992. After graduating with an MA in Furniture Design from Royal College of Art in 1995, she started the partnership-studio AZUMI in London, showed their works in several exhibitions and began working for international clients such as Lapalma (Italy), Authentics (Germany), Habitat (UK) and Muji (Japan).

In 2005, she set up her own practice, TNA Design Studio, in London. Since then she has continued to work for furniture and lighting manufacturers as well as designing exhibitions and site specific pieces, together with a team that shares her philosophy and aesthetics. Their latest projects include Flow dining chair for ercol (UK), Carry Stool for Ishinomaki Laboratory ( Japan ) and PITTI Uomo stand for Il Bisonte (Italy). Her team also started to produce Onetosixteen, a series of paper model kits of chairs and interiors in 2014.

Tomoko Azumi’s works are in various public collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (UK), the Crafts Council (UK) and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).

Tomoko was the Project Tutor for Design Products and Interior Design courses at Royal College of Art (London) until 2014 and on the Judging panel of the Good Design Award (JIDPO, Japan ) between 2007 to 2012. She was a jury member of D&AD Award in London in 2012.