Kohei sugiura biography samples

Japanese graphic designer

Kōhei Sugiura (杉浦 康平, Sugiura Kōhei, b. September 8, 1932, Tokyo)^[1] is a Japanese graphic designer and researcher in Asian iconography.^[2]

Throughout his career, Sugiura has been a pioneer within the design world using processes that enables the visualization of consciousness in his large body of work that ranges from record jackets and posters, to books, magazines, and exhibition catalogues, to diagrams, stamps, and more.

 He is also active in promoting the study of traditional Asian cultures through producing innovative catalogue designs and organizing exhibitions such as Mandala: now you see it, now you don't (1980) and Flower Cosmology: Traditions in Dyeing, Weaving, and Ornaments (1992), underscored by his prolific research on cosmologies and mandalas.   

Sugiura served as a visiting professor for the Ulm School of Design in Germany (1964-1967); professor at Kobe Design University (1987-2