Yasumichi Morita Explained

Yasumichi Morita
Native Name:	森田恭通
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	19 December 1967
Birth Place:	Ibaraki, Osaka
Occupation:	Interior designer

is an interior designer from Ibaraki, Osaka. He undertakes projects in many countries including Japan,^[1] New York and Hong Kong.

Biography

Early life and education

Morita was born as the eldest son of four brothers. Due to his father's occupation he was moving frequently when he was young. During his teenage years, he became involved in interior work through taking a part-time jobs in window display.

In 1989, while studying at Yashiro Gakuin University (now Kobe International University), he worked on the interior of the bar "Cool"^[2] in Kobe Sannomiya, which was featured in a specialised magazine. This was his debut work.

Career

After graduating from university, he took a job at Imagine Co., Ltd., a design company in Osaka, where he served as chief designer.

Morita established his own company, the Yasumichi Morita Design Office, in 1996. The company was restarted as Glamorous Co., Ltd. in June 2000. He later established the Y. Morita Design (HK) Ltd. in Hong Kong in 2001.

Personal life

On 14 March 2007, he announced his engagement with actress Mao Daichi. They were married on 25 July 2007 in the Champagne region of France.^[3]

Major works

Murata Mitsui (Kita-ku, Osaka, 1999)
Arashiyama Station (Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, 2002)
Resona Bank Tokyo Midtown Branch Office (Minato, Tokyo, 2007)^[4]
Aoyama Francfranc (Minato, Tokyo, 2010)^[5] ^[6]
River Side Tower Nakanosima (Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, 2010)
Isetan Shinjuku Main Store (Shinjuku, Tokyo, 2013)

Television appearances

Another Sky (12 Nov 2010, NTV)
Contact Cafe (15 Dec 2010, NBN)

Notes and References

Book: Igarashi, Taro. 2013. Okashina Kenchiku no Rekishi. ja. X-Knowledge. 48.
Web site: 楽しむためのデザインとは？──自分も"デザイン"になってしまう空間を、"デザイン"する. GQ Japan. ja. 29 Mar 2017. 15 Mar 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316115505/https://gqjapan.jp/life/interior/20170323/designs-for-secret-fun. 2018-03-16.
Web site: 大地真央、優しくほほ笑みながら「ふがいない男は捨てる」. Cinema Today. ja. 17 Jul 2007. 15 Mar 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316115504/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0011020. 2018-03-16.
Web site: りそな銀、ミッドタウンに新コンセプト店－有名クリエーター起用. Roppongi Keizai Shimbun. ja. 5 Apr 2007. 15 Mar 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090719020929/http://roppongi.keizai.biz/headline/904. 2009-07-19.
Web site: バルス、青山通りに「フランフラン」旗艦店－日本初上陸のショップ・カフェも. Shibuya Keizai Shinbun. ja. 23 Mar 2010. 15 Mar 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100628215922/http://www.shibukei.com/headline/6775. 2010-06-28.
"マインド年齢"でターゲットを絞る「青山フランフラン」の新しい試み. Nikkei Trendy Net. ja. 28 Sep 2010. 1 Mar 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316115504/http://trendy.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/column/20100924/1033169/?rt=nocnt. 2018-03-16.