The true power of design, says Yoshiaki Irobe, is its wallpaper-like quality of small continuities that line up together to create an uninterrupted wall. The graphic designer and art director, now in his 4th year running his Irobe Design Institute, is at the center of an exhibition that examines his work for a variety of clients both in 2D, 3D and spatial design.
In 2008 Irobe created the poster, leaflet and graphics for the design exhibition “6 sense”
Aptly titled WALL, the exhibition will showcase the 41-year old designer’s recent work. But it will also provide a stage for Irobe to reveal an ambitious project to revamp the typography and signage of the city of Tokyo.
In preparation for the new Tokyo City Font Project, in 2012 Irobe conducted a public experiment in Ginza.
The “Ginza Navigation Tugs System” included a Mark, Logo, Leaflet, and Signage
Irobe was born in Chiba in 1974. After obtaining his Master’s Degree from Tokyo University of the Arts he began working for Kenya Hara at the Nippon Design Center. He established Irobe Design Institute in 2011, but it remains under the Nippon Design Center umbrella.
His exhibition Wall is on display at Ginza Graphic Gallery through September 28, 2015.
Also in 2013, Irobe installed a minimal yet brilliant signage campaign for the renovated Ichihara Lakeside Museum
In 2014 Irobe unveiled a Logo, Poster and Graphics for the Liquitex Art Prize 2014
One of Irobe’s most seminal works was from 2011 when was put in charge of the overall art direction for “Book” Takeo Paper Show
The job included Exhibition Direction, Poster, Leaflet, Small Graphics, Book Design and Space Design
