Tsutomu ishizuki
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Tsutomu Ishizuki is a Japanese artist, jewelry designer, and former-singer of FANATIC◇CRISIS
Born in Aichi Prefecture
, From the age of 3 until 13, he was under the musical influence of his father, and learned to play the violin.
He later attended Okoshi Technical High School in Aichi Prefecture, where he learned the basics of design.
In 1992, He formed the band Fanatic Crisis. He was the lead singer and front man, who wrote the lyrics and created the musical composition for all of their songs .
In 1997, Fanatic Crisis debuted with record label For Life Music Entertainment Inc.
He used the skills he acquired at design school and took on a creative role in this process. He was responsible for the CD jacket design, costume design and art direction.
In 2004, He wrote the lyrics and composed the musical score for Evergreen's Voice of Life, which was used as the theme song for The Red Cross.
From this experience, he formed a musical unit called Cross Clover along with Kiyoshi Hikawa
and Billiken, and participated in various charity concerts across Japan.
At the same time, in addition to his band, He also wrote songs and produced records for a numbers of different artists.
On May 14, 2005, Fanatic Crisis held their last concert at Tokyo Bay NK Hall
, after which the band decided to break up.
In early January 2005, as to involve himself in many different kinds of design, he established the Design Office Scarecrow Factory Inc.. This company specializes in many various forms of the design industry including graphic design
, web design
and interior design
.
In 2006, he opened his first retail outlet, Jerry's Gift Shop in Daikanyama
in Tokyo. He designed, produced clothing in addition to his own original jewelry designs.
In 2008, he took his designs to Milan
, Italy
, where he participated in exhibitions.
He consequently received orders from boutiques, including The H Lorenzo in Los Angeles.
Since 2009, he has defined his focus in the design industry, and now spends a majority of his time in the field of interior and space design. In Japan, he was commissioned to design different environments, including clinics and restaurants.
In 2010, he was commissioned to produce the visual design of The Ancient Hotel Asama Karuizawa, where he was responsible for space and interior design, incorporating destinctive furniture and art pieces.
In 2011, Ishizuki developed his current range of environmentally friendly ecological furniture, entitled Playwood, using recycled materials.
Born in Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, From the age of 3 until 13, he was under the musical influence of his father, and learned to play the violin.
He later attended Okoshi Technical High School in Aichi Prefecture, where he learned the basics of design.
In 1992, He formed the band Fanatic Crisis. He was the lead singer and front man, who wrote the lyrics and created the musical composition for all of their songs .
In 1997, Fanatic Crisis debuted with record label For Life Music Entertainment Inc.
He used the skills he acquired at design school and took on a creative role in this process. He was responsible for the CD jacket design, costume design and art direction.
In 2004, He wrote the lyrics and composed the musical score for Evergreen's Voice of Life, which was used as the theme song for The Red Cross.
From this experience, he formed a musical unit called Cross Clover along with Kiyoshi Hikawa
Kiyoshi Hikawa
is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. His real name is and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" due to his young age and popularity...
and Billiken, and participated in various charity concerts across Japan.
At the same time, in addition to his band, He also wrote songs and produced records for a numbers of different artists.
On May 14, 2005, Fanatic Crisis held their last concert at Tokyo Bay NK Hall
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
Tokyo Bay NK Hall was an indoor sporting arena located at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, in Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people. It hosts local sporting events and concerts that require a smaller facility than Ariake Coliseum....
, after which the band decided to break up.
After FANATIC◇CRISIS disbanded
After Fanatic Crisis disbanded, He left the music industry completely. He decided to make a change and return to design. He started designing pieces of Jewelry.In early January 2005, as to involve himself in many different kinds of design, he established the Design Office Scarecrow Factory Inc.. This company specializes in many various forms of the design industry including graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, web design
Web design
Web design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
and interior design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
.
In 2006, he opened his first retail outlet, Jerry's Gift Shop in Daikanyama
Daikanyama
, or simply , is a place in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.The Japanese Postal Code of Daikanyama is 150-0034.-Geography:Daikanyama contains luxury boutiques and upscale pastry shops. In many respects, Aoyama, Omotesando, and Daikanyama all share things in common—they are in central Tokyo and have small...
in Tokyo. He designed, produced clothing in addition to his own original jewelry designs.
In 2008, he took his designs to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, where he participated in exhibitions.
He consequently received orders from boutiques, including The H Lorenzo in Los Angeles.
Since 2009, he has defined his focus in the design industry, and now spends a majority of his time in the field of interior and space design. In Japan, he was commissioned to design different environments, including clinics and restaurants.
In 2010, he was commissioned to produce the visual design of The Ancient Hotel Asama Karuizawa, where he was responsible for space and interior design, incorporating destinctive furniture and art pieces.
In 2011, Ishizuki developed his current range of environmentally friendly ecological furniture, entitled Playwood, using recycled materials.