SHOJI HIROYASU

Lighting Designer / Lighting Consultant
Member of the International Association of Lighting Designers


He was born in 1958.
He received his master's degree in architectural engineering at Kogakuin University in Tokyo.

While he was at Kogakuin University, he studied under Professor ITO Teiji. There, he learned about the relation between "Light" and architecture and was interested in it. So, he entered the field of lighting design from architectural design.
So far, he has been designing "Light" as a specialized "architectural lighting" designer in a wide range from the external lighting of ultra-high-rise buildings and the lighting of office space to the lighting of eating and drinking space like restaurants and bars. In addition, he has been actively tackling the lighting in urban spaces such as the new seaside city center in Tokyo and the Kohoku new town in Yokohama.

● 1984-1990
While he was with Yamagiwa laboratory, he studied and worked under Mr. NAKAJIMA Tatsuoki and Mr. MENDE Kaoru. There, he mastered the fundamentals of lighting technologies and accumulated actual experiences in the field. During this period, he worked as an lighting consultant for architects like Mr. MAKI Fumihiko, Mr. ITO Toyo, Mr. UCHII Shozo, and HARA Hiroshi.

● 1990
Together with Mr. MENDE Kaoru and other members, he joined the establishment of "Lighting Planners Associates Inc." and assumed director. In the same year, he studied at the office of Fisher and Marantz under Mr. Paul Marantz who is a lighting designer representing the field of lighting in the USA and mastered the inner most secrets of architectural lighting. Since then he has been working for many kinds of architectural lighting with Mr. MENDE Kaoru as his right hand man.

● 2000
LIGHTDESIGN INC. was established in Ginza, Tokyo.
Contract of collaborative work was conclude with SM Lighting Design INC in the USA.

東海林弘靖 / Shoji HIroyasu

照明デザイナー
国際照明デザイナー協会
International Association of Lighting Designers 正会員


1958年生まれ。
工学院大学・大学院建築学専攻修士課程修了。

光と建築空間との関係に興味をもち建築デザインから照明デザインの道に入る。1990年より地球上の感動的な光と出会うために世界中を探索調査、アラスカのオーロラからサハラ砂漠の月夜など自然の美しい光を取材し続けている。光との出会いの感動を糧にして、超高層建築のファサードから美術館、図書館、商業施設、レストラン・バーなどの飲食空間まで幅広い光のデザインを行っている。また、日本初の試みLJ(Light Jockey)など実験的光のパフォーマンスなどにも挑戦している。


● 1984-1990
TLヤマギワ研究所にて中島龍興氏、面出薫氏に師事。照明技術の基礎と実務経験を積む。この間、槇文彦氏、伊東豊雄氏、内井昭蔵氏、原広司氏などの建築家の照明コンサルタントとして従事した。


● 1990-1999
面出薫氏らと共にライティング プランナーズ アソシエーツを設立。取締役に就任。この年FISHER MARANTZ事務所にてアメリカを代表するライティングデザイナー、ポール・マランツ氏に師事。建築照明の極意を体得する。以降、面出薫氏の片腕として数々の建築照明を担当した。


● 2000～
東京銀座に有限会社ライトデザインを設立。
ニューヨークのSMLightingDesignInc.と業務協力体制を結ぶ