Naoki Sakai (industrial designer)
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is a Japan
ese industrial designer who known as the designer of Nissan's pike car series with its retro-future
design. Currently, he is a professor of Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
(SFC), a guest design director for au, and the manager of his own company, waterdesign.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese industrial designer who known as the designer of Nissan's pike car series with its retro-future
Retro-futurism
Retro-futurism is a trend in the creative arts showing the influence of depictions of the future produced prior to about 1960...
design. Currently, he is a professor of Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
, also known as “Keio SFC” is a research-oriented campus of Keio University located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The campus currently offers three undergraduate courses, two postgraduate courses and incorporates one high school and several research institutes...
(SFC), a guest design director for au, and the manager of his own company, waterdesign.
Major works
- Nissan MotorsNissan Motors, usually shortened to Nissan , is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn ....
- Be-1Nissan Be-1The Nissan Be-1 is a retro-styled automobile from Nissan Motors. The Be-1 was the first of four such retro spinoffs of the K10 Micra — the S-Cargo, Figaro and Pao being the other three. Like the Figaro, the Be-1 was sold without the Nissan name...
(1987) - PaoNissan PaoThe Nissan Pao, first announced at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1987, is a retro-styled automobile from Nissan Motors. It was available as a three-door hatchback with or without a textile sun roof , the canvas top being the most collectible. The Pao was one of three fashionable spinoffs of the...
(1989) - FigaroNissan FigaroThe Nissan Figaro is a small retro car manufactured by Nissan. The car was originally sold only in Japan. Despite this, the Nissan Figaro has become popular with owners in the UK and Ireland, given the popularity of second-hand Japanese import cars...
(1991) - RasheenNissan RasheenThe Nissan Rasheen is a small SUV with 4x4 produced from November 1994 to August 2000 by Nissan. A prototype was first shown at the October 1993 Tokyo Auto show. It was offered with three different engines: from the original 1.5 GA15DE, to a larger 1.8 liter SR18DE, and finally a 2.0 SR20DE in the...
(1994)
- Be-1
- Suzuki SW-1 (1992)
- OlympusOlympus Corporationis a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
- o-product (1988)
- Ecru (1991)
- au design project
- HEXAGON (2005)
- MACHINA (2005)
- DRAPE (2006)
- Toray
- torayvino aqua meister (2007)
External links
- Sakai Naoki's official website
- waterdesign
- Profile - from the Keio University SFCKeio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, also known as “Keio SFC” is a research-oriented campus of Keio University located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The campus currently offers three undergraduate courses, two postgraduate courses and incorporates one high school and several research institutes...
website / - Profile - from au design project