Atsuro Miyako 都淳朗
BIOGRAPHY
1996 in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
EDUCATION
2019 Graduated from the Department of Design, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University
2021 Completed Master’s Program (Design Course), Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Chiba University
As a member of the cross-disciplinary creator collective Konel, he implements future experiences through technology while proactively engaging in experimental product development and art production utilizing natural phenomena. He is also the organizer of the Alternative Design Studio AAAQ.
His principal awards include the Good Design Award and the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD Excellence Award. He was also selected for the DESIGNART TOKYO 2024 UNDER 30.
STATEMENT
Under the evolution of contemporary trends, the definitions of design and art are no longer strictly distinct. As a designer, I merge academic design methodologies to establish a creative model that integrates sensibility with research fundamentals―a design approach defined by “creating the Answer first, and then deriving the new Question.” Through the iterative process of “continuous creation and production,” deeper issues are uncovered, leading to the creation of alternative works that carry design elements yet possess a sense of “benign incongruity.”
Visible Stress is an experimental work that attempts to challenge and manifest the invisible phenomenon of “Light” through human industrial technology.
Historically, artists have sought to capture this intangible force: the Romantic-era British artist J.M.W. Turner utilized translucent glazes to allow light to radiate through the layered pigments, abstractly presenting landscapes enveloped in luminosity; Impressionists like Vincent van Gogh expressed inner emotions and life experiences through the light particles perceived by his vision across different periods; while contemporary artists, such as Tomoya Tsukamoto, establish a world of vibrant color on pure white canvas by building upon the primary colors of light and the Eastern aesthetic of figure-ground reversal.
True image formation occurs only when the intangible light reflects off an object onto the human retina; in other words, everything we see can be viewed as the manifestation of invisible light. Yet, how does one depict the very essence of light
using materials recognizable to human perception?
Visible Stress employs the naturally occurring physical phenomenon of photoelasticity, integrating it with existing industrial vacuum forming technology. This process visualizes the internal stress generated during vacuum forming as intricate textures of light. By introducing the “non-natural intervention” of human effort into the natural phenomenon of “invisible light,” the work presents a visually dazzling illusion that is both compelling and incongruous. Through this piece, viewers are invited to appreciate the light-texture generated by the pressure of the vacuum forming. Such an experience prompts a re-evaluation of how we perceive ourselves and our surroundings, inviting us to imagine the beautiful, unseen forces concealed within the world.
VIDEO：https://www.instagram.com/p/DMczc03SmuJ/?img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMnCrlRy1ZG/
REFERENCE：https://designsurfing.biz/page/214/1
AWARDS
October 2024: Good Design Award 2024
June 2024: Selected for DESIGNART 2024 U-30
October 2023: Excellence Award, TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 (Design Competition)
November 2022: Jury Award, 15th SHACHIHATA New Product Design Competition
February 2021: Grand Prize, Career Intercollegiate 2020
September 2019: Special Prize, PALLET AWARD
SOLO EXHIBITION
2024
DESIGNART 2024 @ TOKYO MIDTOWN (Oct 11 – Nov 3)
SELECTED EXHIBITION
November 2024: Morph inn Shimokitazawa
May 2024: Morph inn Omotesando
MEDIA SELECTED
December 27, 2024: Featured in AXIS 2025.1 Winter Vol.231 “Creators Navi” (Individual)
December 4, 2024: Featured on NHK “World! Amazing Researchers Video Festival 9” (Morph inn)
November 29, 2024: Featured on TBS “N Sta” (Morph inn)
November 28, 2024: Featured on TV Asahi “Yoko Oshita Wide! Scramble” (Morph inn)
November 27, 2024: Featured on Fuji TV “FNN Live News α” (Morph inn)
October 11, 2024: Interview with QUI (Individual)
March 17, 2024: Featured on Nippon TV “Shuichi” (FUCHAT / Reverse Kendama)
February 10, 2024: Featured in Tokushima Shimbun “Tooku de Talk” (Individual, online edition)
February 4, 2024: Appeared on Fuji TV “Wide na Show” (FUCHAT)
January 13, 2024: Featured on TBS “King’s Brunch” (FUCHAT)
ART FAIR
2026
ONE ART TAIPEI, Taipei, Taiwan
ART TAICHUNG, Taichung, Taiwan