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COOL SHI

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Modern with fashion models and rare animals as motifs, but somewhere

Developing the "Modern Teak Doll" series with an antique atmosphere.

* Modern x antique coined word

We aim to create elegant adult creative dolls that are modern and stylish, but have an antique atmosphere.

We are developing a stylish and antique creative doll "MODELS" series with a fashion model as a motif.

We are developing the "ANMALS" series of animal dolls with an elegant adult sense, with the motif of rare animals from all over the world.

Along with creating dolls, we are particular about how to display them in multiple ways, such as photographs and illustrations.

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Born in Osaka in 1951. Lives in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture 1973 Graduated from Kuwasawa Design Institute 1973 Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. He is engaged in product design work for household white goods. 2011 (currently) Panasonic Corporation Retirement In 2011, he started his career as an artist under the pen name Mr. COOL. 2012-2023 “Solo exhibition” (Osaka) ART HOUSE will be held. In 2014, he started making original dolls. Exhibited at Maruzen Marunouchi main store in 2015-2023 "Human/Form" Hitogata Exhibition (Tokyo). 2015 Art Stream “YTV Award (Yomiuri Television)” winner. 2015-2022 Permanent display in the background of the Yomiuri TV program “Kugizuke” 2016/2017 Won the Craft Art Creative Doll Exhibition “Hakuhakuan Keigo Ishibashi Award” for two consecutive years. 2019 Won the UNKNOWN ASIA 2019 “Reviewer Special Award” and “Judge Koji Kobayashi Award.” 2020 Design DTP magazine "+DESIGNING Vol.49" Author introduction page 6 published. 2021-2023 “Solo Exhibition” (Tokyo) Maison de Neko 2023 “Solo Exhibition” (Kyoto) Little House