Masamichi Udagawa

, Antenna
Works with Sigi Moeslinger
Developed tube-shaped vases, inspired by the form of scientific glass labware.
Masamichi Udagawa GlassLab design program
Japanese, b. 1964
It’s almost like alchemy. You are making something beautiful in a very quick period of time.

Masamichi Udagawa was born in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated with a BE degree in industrial design from Chiba University in Japan, and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan in 1991. Prior to co-founding Antenna, Udagawa worked for Yamaha designing musical instruments, for Apple designing computers and new user experiences, and he ran a New York satellite studio of Ideo Product Development. In addition to his design work at Antenna, he has also been teaching design since 1992, and is currently visiting faculty and critic at Yale University School of Art.

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In May, 2008, GlassLab presented at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Designer Masamichi Udagawa describes working at GlassLab during this event.

Designers Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa describe working at GlassLab during a two-day design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, June 26 - 27, 2012.

Events
GlassLab Design Session: Sigi Moeslinger & Masamichi Udagawa
GlassLab Design Session: Sigi Moeslinger & Masamichi Udagawa |
June 26 - 27, 2012 from 10:00am - 12:00pm
Designers Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa work with Museum glassmakers to explore and prototype their design concepts in a public GlassLab session at the Museum’s Hot Glass Show on the... more
GlassLab at the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum 2008
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
May 17 - June 3, 2008
GlassLab graced the elegant garden of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, with more than 10 days of design performances. Designers included Harry Allen, Laurene and Constantin Boym, Michelle... more
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Masamichi Udagawa Antenna Design GlassLab design program
Masamichi Udagawa Antenna Design GlassLab design program
Masamichi Udagawa Antenna Design GlassLab design program
Masamichi Udagawa Antenna Design GlassLab design program
Masamichi Udagawa Antenna Design GlassLab design program
Masamichi Udagawa of Antenna Design GlassLab design program
Masamichi Udagawa of Antenna Design GlassLab design program
Masamichi Udagawa of Antenna Design GlassLab design program
Design concept by Masamichi Udagawa for GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Design concept by Masamichi Udagawa for GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Design concept by Masamichi Udagawa for GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Gaffers George Kennard and Dane Jack work with Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger at GlassLab in Corning
Gaffer George Kennard works with Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger at GlassLab in Corning
Designer Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Gaffers George Kennard and Dane Jack work with Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger at GlassLab in Corning
Designer Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Designer Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Designers Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Designers Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Designer Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Designer Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Designer Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Gaffers George Kennard and Dane Jack work with Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger at GlassLab in Corning
Designer Masamichi Udagawa at GlassLab in Corning, June 2012
Gaffers George Kennard, Dane Jack, and Catherine Ayers work with Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger at GlassLab in Corning
Gaffers George Kennard and Dane Jack work with Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger at GlassLab in Corning
Gaffers George Kennard and Dane Jack work with Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger at GlassLab in Corning
Design prototypes by Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa for GlassLab, June 2012
Design prototypes by Masamichi Udagawa for GlassLab, June 2012
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