Contact:

DE:
Buero Kuschnig / iki e.V.
c/o Manuel Kuschnig
Bluecherstrasse 33
10961 Berlin / Germany
t: +49 (0)30 6290 8747
m: ber@buerokuschnig.com

(new Address in Tokyo!)
JP:
マニュエル  クシュニグ

グローリ#113
東京都世田谷区上馬1-1-7
154-0011
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Glorio #113
1-1-7 Kamiuma Setagaya
Tokyo 154-0011 / Japan
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mobile: +81 (0)80 4198 0909
mail: ber@buerokuschnig

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Manuel Kuschnig

CV

Born in Vienna, Austria.
Currently lives and works in Tokyo & Berlin.

Worked as a freelance graphic designer for several European Clients
over the past ten years. Moving to Tokyo further leaded to several Works
for Japanese Clients.

At the same time constantly engaged as a freelance journalist/editor
in fields of design for several international newspapers, magazines
and book publications. Currently researching for bookpublications
about Contemporary Japanese Design (Codax Publishers, Hatje Cantz),
and about Character Design (Avinus Publisher, Bauhaus University).

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Education

Studied Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria
& at Waseda University Tokyo, Japan (2005 – 2010)

Diploma Thesis:
“Ethic of Pictureconsumpation – Designing Marketing Character in Japan”

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Graphic / Productdesign
Recent Clients (selection 2009/10):

° Xadoc (Furniture, Switzerland / xadoc.ch);
° Peter Märkli (Architect, Switzerland / maerkliarchitekts.net);
° Bou Jeloud (Fashion Label, Japan / boujeloud.com);
° Magic Moody (Fashion Label, Vienna);
° Ships Ltd. (Fashion Label, Japan, / shipsltd.co.jp);
° Merryland (Fashion Label, Japan, / hsm75.com);
° @Aroma (Aroma space design, Japan) / at-aroma.com);
° Sony Plazastyle (Select-Shop, Japan / plazastyle.com)
° Or Glory (Hatcompany, Japan / orglory.co.jp)

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Editor (current)

- “Character Design” – “Visual Culture” – Series, Volume 2;
Department of History and Theory of Visual Communication at the
Faculty of the Bauhaus University Weimar; Avinus Publisher, Berlin; to be
published 2011.

- “Contemporary Japanese Aesthetics“
with WBG Zurich; Hatje Cantz, to be published 2011.

The “C.J.A.” publication is displaying the contemporary Japanese design
scene in fields of graphic design, product design, architecture and popular
culture and will be published in the renowned art publisher Hatje Cantz.
Featuring over 60 interviews with designers and architects such as Hideki
Nakajima (Yoji Yamamoto; Shiseido; Issey Miyake; Tag Heuer), Toshiyuki Kita
(Chairman of the „Good Design“ Awards; Sharp; Mitsubishi), Makoto Saito (Virgin),
Masaru Ito (Issey Miyake; Cabane de Zucca), Norito Shinmura (Muji; Shiseido),
Draft(Lacoste; Breitling) Curiosity/Gwen Nicholas (Issey Miyake; Nintendo; Nissan;
Kanebo), Jun Aoki (Louis Vuitton), Kisho Kurokawa, (Kuala Lumpur Int. Airport;
Pacific Tower, Paris), Akihito Fumita (Nissan), Yasuo Kondo (Comme de Garcon;
Mercedes Benz; Yoji Yamamoto), Butterfly Stroke (Coca Cola; Aiwa; Nike) and
organizations such as the „JIDPO“ (Japanese Industrial Design Promotion Organisation).

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