Masayo Ave

Prof. Masayo Ave
geboren 1962 in Tokio Japan

Education | Bildung
1987

Bachelor of Engineering-Architecture in Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan
1990

Master in Industrial design in Domus Academy, Milan, Italy

Professional Activities | Tätigkeiten im Design
1985-1989
an associate architect in I.Ebihara architect and associates, Tokyo
1991-1992
work as an associate designer in Studio Dante Donegani, Milan,
1992
founded the design studio Ave design corporation in Tokyo and Milan
2000
founded a design brand MasayoAve creation.
2007
founded new design studio MasayoAve creation in Berlin
2011
founded Haptic Interface Design Institute in Berlin

major assignments with | wichtige Bezugsquellen:
DuPont Corian Italy, Panasonic corporation, Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westhafen, DesignSingapore Council, Red-dot GmbH, Red dot institute GmbH, Corraini Edizione, Heibonsha Limited Publishing, Bunkyo Shuppan co.,Ltd.

Awards | Auszeichnungen

1987
Roof top design competition, Architecture Associate in Japan. 1st prize
1989
Honeymoon Miranda project-costume design competition,2nd prize
1991
Napoleon Bullukian textile competition, Lyon, France 1st prize
1991
Square with Monument architecture competition, Japan 2nd prize
1992
Lombardia Lighting design competition, Italy, 3rd prize (co-work D.Donegani)
1996
Granted the fellowship at Academy Schloss Solitude, Germany
1996
Pari EMBALLAGE 96 package research competition, France
Original and Top-of-range prize.
2000
ICFF2000 Editor’s Award, New York
2002
Chaumont garden design competition, France 1st Prize (co-work A.Perazzi)
2004
Le Corti garden design competion, Italy, 1st Prize (co-work A.Perazzi)
2006
Architecture & Wohnen-Mentor-Preis 2006, Germany.

Professorship | Professur
2004-2007
guest professor,Textile department in University of Arts Berlin, Germany
*founded and conducted Haptic Interface Design Institute under DAAD international guest professorship program.
2007-2009
professor and Head of product design department of Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia

2012/13
WS guest professor of Textile and Surface design, Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee, Germany

design workshops | Designworkshops
2001

École des beaux-arts de St.Étienne,France
2003

University of Roma La Sapienza,Roma,Italy
2004

Musèe de la Ceèramique,Vallauris,France

2005

Brera Art Academy,Milano,Italy.
2006

The National Art Gallery in Tokyo Opera City,Tokyo,Japan.
2006

Taiwan design center in Germany.
2008

Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien, Austria.
2009-

Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan
2010

Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
2009-11

Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, Germany
2010

Design Polytechnic Singapore, Singapore.
2010

Swedish School of Textile, University of Broras, Sweden.
2010

AXIS Tokyo, Japan.
2011

DesignSingapore Councile, Singapore.

a member of jury of | Mitglied und Jurorin
2004-

the red dot product design award,Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westhafen, Germany
2007-

the interzum design award, Koln Messe,
Germany

Bibliography | Bibliographie
“HAPTIC”
Nihon design center
Asahi shinbun publishing, 2004

“Naze design nanoka
- Dialogue in Design between Kenya Hara and Masayo Ave”
co-author with Kenya Hara
Heibonsha Publishing, 2006

“Munari no Kotoba”
(Verbare Scritto by Bruno Munari )
translated by Masayo Ave.
Heibonsha Publishing 2009

“Seihoukei”,”Enkei”,”Sankakukei”
(Quadrato, Cerchio, Triangolo by Bruno Munari)
translated by Masayo Ave.
Heibonsha publishing, 2010

“Matter in the Floating World”
by Blaine Blownel
Princeton Architectural Press, 2011