Brief Summary
SABO STUDIO is a design studio run by product designer Hisakazu Shimizu. The motto “Attempta Noli Vereor” inscribed on the logo ribbon means “Attack Without Fear.”
In addition to his work of designing products for Canon Inc., including a number of award-winning models in the Canon IXUS(IXY) DIGITAL series, Shimizu continues his own design work under the name SABO STUDIO.
Professional Experience
1964 Born in Isahaya city, Nagasaki Prefecture
1984 Graduated from Industrial Design Course, Kuwasawa Design College
1989 Entered Canon Inc.
1997 Solo exhibition: "Lovable Bad Design" (Living Design Gallery, Tokyo)
1998 Established SABO STUDIO (Tokyo)
2001 Started serial column "MADE IN PEOPLE-Appearance of Daily Life"(vol.89-94), "MADE IN PEOPLE-Lovable Bad Design"(vol.95-118) in the design and architectual magazine "AXIS"
onsored by Kuwasawa Design School)
2007 Participated in "Design: Peak of Good Hope" exhibition (Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum)
2008 Solo exhibition: “SHIMIZU HISAKAZU EXHIBITION – Things You Have to Love” (THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO, SFT GALLERY)
Solo exhibition: “DEROLL Commissions Series 2: Japanese History” (SPACE INTART, Tokyo).
2010 Solo exhibition: “Hairstyle of mirror” (@btf, Tokyo).
Solo exhibition: “Mysterious mirror and spoon exhibition of shimizu hisakazu-memory” (IDEE SHOP Midtown/Derier IDEE/IDEE SHOP Jiyugaoka, Tokyo).
planned "LOVABLE BAD DESIGN WORK SHOP" exhibition (MUJI Midtown, Tokyo).
Participated in "Cardboard High-Made in or-ita" exhibition (CLASKA Gallery & Shop "DO").
Participated in "SO+ZO 1960s→ Era of Design, Spirit of the Arts" exhibition (Bunkamura THE MUSEUM, Tokyo).
Awards and Recognition
1993 Received Tanaka Noriyuki Prize at PARCO URBANART #2 for "Leads", Batons & Chewpets
1994 Received Hibino Katsuhiko Prize at 6th Exhibition of Objet d'art Lights (Gifu City) for Chew-Chew Chandelier
1995 Received iF Product Design Award 1995 (Germany) for the Canon CLC 800 digital color copying machine
2004 Received 12th Kuwasawa Prize (sponsored by Kuwasawa Design School)
2005 Received Good Design Award and iF Product Design Award 2006 (Germany) for the Canon IXY DIGITAL 600 and Canon IXY DIGITAL L3 digital cameras
Received Good Design Award for the Canon IXY DIGITAL 10 digital camera
AL ART CENTER, TOKYO, SFT GALLERY)
Received Good Design Award for the Canon IXY DIGITAL 20IS digital camera
