Ryutaro Matsuura NOMURA Co.,Ltd. was selected as the only Japanese designer among 40 designers active in Asia.

Ryutaro Matsuura of our Commercial Environment Business Division was selected as one of the "Outstanding Designers Under 40 in Asia" in the "40 UNDER 40" awards hosted by the Hong Kong architecture and concept design magazine "Perspective."

 

"40 UNDER 40" is an award that started in 2007. Every year, designers under the age of 40 who are notable in the fields of interior, architecture, products, art, etc. We have selected 40 people from the viewpoint of evaluation.

 

This year, the 9th Awards Ceremony was held on April 28th at the Pacific Coffee Emporium in Hong Kong, and about 150 people, including designers and media representatives, attended from Hong Kong and other Asian countries. Matsuura was selected in the interior category and is the only Japanese among the 40 winners this year.

 

Matsuura has worked on a wide range of projects, from international brand stores and hotels to showrooms. In recent years, his work has expanded beyond Japan to concept design the first overseas stores of Japanese brands such as Henri Charpentier (Singapore) and white essence (Taiwan), and his sphere of activity has also expanded to Asia. In 2012, he was selected as the Grand Prix winner of the "JCD Kansai Best Designers Award" for designers under 40 years old by the Japan Commercial environmental design concept design (JCD). The following year, in 2013, he received the Nomination Award (Silver Award) at the China International Spatial Environment Art Design Award "NEST AWARD," becoming the first Japanese person to receive this award. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets and is highly regarded both in Japan and internationally. He is also involved in revitalizing the display industry by giving seminars and lectures at universities, and is expected to play an increasingly active role as a designer who will lead the next generation of commercial environment space concept design.

 

Ryutaro Matsuura
Born in 1975
Completed Master's program in Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kansai University in February 2001.
Joined NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd. in March 2001.
Currently, Creative Director, Creative Department, Commercial Environment Business Division

 

Main representative works
2014 Henri Charpentier Dempsey Hill (Singapore)
2013 KLOS Koizumi Lighting Operation Studio
2013 white essence Taiwan Dunnan store
2012 Rihga Royal Gran Okinawa DINING & BAR AIJU
2011 Hankyu Men's Tokyo (Overall Supervision & environmental design)
2009 Kyoto main store

 

【Related Sites】
≪Perspective Magazine≫
http://www.perspectiveglobal.com/

≪40 UNDER 40≫
http://www.perspectiveglobal.com/awards/40-under-40/