1991 |
Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Art and Design,Department of Design,Dyeing and Weaving |
1991~1994 |
Worked for Hiroshi Awatsuji Design Office Co. |
2002 |
Established UNPIATTO Inc. |
2004~ |
Launched OTTAIPNU fabric brand. |
2006~ |
YOSHII TOWEL Co., Ltd. launches the OTTAIPNU TOWEL COLLECTION towel series. |
2009~ |
Designed for LAPUAN KANKURIT (Finland). |
2010 |
Selected as a designer for CONNECT JAPAN sponsored by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and presented his work at AMBIENTE (Germany). |
2010~ |
Designed for MARIMEKKO (Finland). |
2011~ |
MOONBAT Inc. launches a series of umbrellas and parasols; launches OTTAIPNU KASA COLLECTION. |
2012 |
Exhibition "Masaru Suzuki Umbrella Exhibition, Textiles to Carry Around" at CASE GALLERY in Yoyogi Uehara. |
2013 |
Exhibition "Masaru Suzuki Umbrella Exhibition, Textiles to Carry Around" at CASE GALLERY in Yoyogi Uehara. |
2013 |
Selected for J STYLE+ organized by JETRO and participated in the Japan Pavilion at Maison & Objet (Paris). |
2013 |
Launched CAMPER BY MASARU SUZUKI, a collaboration item with CAMPER for hands. |
2014 |
UNIQLO's T-shirt brand, UT, has designed a total of 18 patterns of T-shirts for WORLD OMIYAGE 2014SS, a project based on the concept of "souvenirs" from cities around the world. |
2014 |
Artwork for the front lobby of the renovated Ginza Grand Hotel. |
2014 |
Exhibition "Masaru Suzuki Umbrella Exhibition, Textiles to Carry Around" at Spiral Garden, Omotesando, Tokyo. |
2014 |
Designed a mural for the new ward "Medical Center for Children and Adults" of the National Hospital Organization, Niigata Hospital. |
2014~ |
Designed the main visual for "Toyama-moyou", a project to wrap the Kitanihon Shimbun in a pattern featuring Toyama for four consecutive days. |
2014 |
Designed the cover textile for arflex's masterpiece sofa "MARENCO" and held the "MARENCO x SUZUKI Masaru" exhibition at arflex japan. |
2015 |
Became a professor at the Department of Design, Faculty of Design, Tokyo Zokei University. |
2015 |
Designed the cover textile for Bang & Olufsen's (Denmark) A9 speaker. |
2015 |
Exhibition "Masaru Suzuki's Textiles - Umbrellas, Rugs and Towels" at Gallery le bain, Nishi-Azabu. |
2015~ |
UNIQLO and OTTAIPNU announce a collaborative project, UNIQLO x OTTAIPNU by Masaru Suzuki. |
2015 |
The "Toyama-moyou" series of projects won the 35th Newspaper Advertising Award in the Newspaper Company Planning Category. |
2016 |
Winner of the Milan Design Award 2016 "BEST ENGAGEMENT by IED" for the textile installation at the Aisin Seiki booth during Milan Design Week 2016 (Milan). |
2016 |
Exhibition "Textiles by Masaru Suzuki" at T-SITE Garden Gallery, Daikanyama. |
2016 |
Published a collection of works entitled "Textiles by Masaru Suzuki" from SEIBUNDO SHINKOSHA Publishing Co.,LTD |
2016 |
CAMPER by MASARU SUZUKI, the second collaboration item from CAMPER (Spain), is presented. |
2017 |
"Ceramic Animals: Masaru Suzuki x collex" was held at GALLERY SPEAK FOR, Daikanyama, Tokyo. |
2017 |
Exhibition "Masaru Suzuki's Golden Week Umbrellas and Textiles" at Light Box Studio Aoyama. |
2017 |
Held the exhibition "familia zoo bu Masaru Suzuki" at Ginza Familia CUBIE in collaboration with Familia. |
2017 |
Designed a special edition refrigerator for the event in conjunction with "Delicious 7days," a series of events commemorating Panasonic's 100th anniversary. |
2017 |
Zoff releases "Zoff + Masaru Suzuki," a collaborative line of eyeglasses, cases, eyeglass wipes, etc. |
2017 |
Exhibition "Masaru Suzuki's Textiles: Everything You See, Colors and Patterns" held at Mitsubishi Jisho Artium, Fukuoka. |
2018 |
Designed the main visual pattern for "JR PREMIUM SELECT OKAYAMA," a project by JR West to promote the products and regional attractions of Okayama. |
2018 |
Designed interior pattern decoration, class nameplates, signs, etc. for Fukui and SAMIDORI 2ND KINDERGARTEN. |
2018 |
Masaru Suzuki umbrella POP UP STOR" at CASE GALLERY, Yoyogihachiman, Tokyo. |
2018 |
Held the exhibition "familia AQUARIUM by Masaru Suzuki" at Ginza Familia CUBIE in collaboration with Familia. |
2018 |
socks appeal (Korea) releases OTTAIPNU socks series. |
2018 |
Designed more than 30 limited time package designs for Afternoon Tea TEAROOM. |
2018 |
Participated in three tones exhibition at Spiral Garden, Omotesando, Tokyo. |
2019 |
Designed the "SETOUCHI TRAIN," a wrapping train to promote the Setouchi region under JR West Japan's "Hometown Development Project". |
2019 |
Designed the wall artwork for the pediatric ward of the Haga Red Cross Hospital. |
2019 |
The exhibition, "Forest, Lake, Umbrella," was held at metsa, a commercial facility in Hanno City, and consisted of an approximately 800 square meter road covered with ink-jet printed sheets and approximately 1000 umbrella skies overhead. |
2019 |
Masaru Suzuki Umbrella POP UP STOR 2019" at CASE GALLERY, Yoyogihachiman. |
2019 |
Exhibition at Panasonic's "RELIFE STUDIO FUTAKO" in collaboration with "HARU stuck-on design;" which decorates spaces by pasting colors on them. |
2020 |
Designed the flag renewal for NEWOMAN SHINJUKU. |
2020 |
Held "Masaru Suzuki's Umbrella 10th Anniversary" at Artek Tokyo Store and released stool60 and umbrella stand 115 in collaboration with Artek. |
2020 |
Participated in C.S.R., a project by NITOMS Inc. and used HARU stuck-on design; to decorate the space of Kugahara Swimming Club in Ota-ku, Tokyo. |
2020 |
CAMPER (Spain) announces its third collaboration item, CAMPER BY MASARU SUZUKI. |
2020 |
Designed a renewal mural for the Fujiyoshida City Hall in Yamanashi Prefecture. |
2021 |
Yamada seni. Co.,Ltd releases a series of furoshiki wrapping cloths. |
2021 |
Masaru Suzuki's textile exhibition "Colors and Patterns for Everyone" was held at Gallery AaMo in Tokyo Dome City.(Cancelled due to the declaration of a state of emergency caused by COVID‑19) |
2021 |
Exhibition "Masaru Suzuki's Design and Everyone's Toyama Style" was held at TAD Gallery, Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design. |
2021 |
CITIZEN's solar watch "Q&Q SmileSolar" releases a collaborative model with Masaru Suzuki. |
2022 |
He created the New Year image visuals for the Seibu Sogo Group. |
2022~ |
OTTAIPNU masking tape series released by KAMOI KAKOSHI Co.,LTD. |
2023 |
Worked on the New Year cherry blossom package for "Oi Ocha" by ITO EN, LTD. |
2023 |
Sangetsu Corporation curtain sample book "AC" releases Masaru Suzuki collaboration series. |