YURI SUZUKI

Physical, Sound Art and Design

Born in Tokyo, Japan 1980
Live in London, UK and Stockholm, Sweden 2004-

Yuri Suzuki is a sound artist, designer and electronic musician who produces work that explores
the realms of sound through exquisitely designed pieces.
Suzuki was born in Tokyo in 1980. between 1999 and 2005 he worked for Japanese art unit
Maywa Denki, where he developed a strong interest in music and technology.
in 2005 he moved to London to study at the Royal College of Art. during this time he worked on
some projects for Yamaha and Moritz Waldemeyer, and after his graduation in 2008 he opened
his own studio in London.

Suzuki’s work raises questions of the relation between sound and people and how music and
sound affect people’s mind.
Yuri’s sound art pieces and installations have been shown in exhibitions all around the world.
From 2011, he also became visiting artist in Stockholm creative collective Teenage Engineering.

EDUCATIONS

2010

Certificate of Advanced Studies in Augmented Reality

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne+Ecole Cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

2006-2008

MA Design Products

Royal College of Art, London, UK

WORK EXPERIENCES

2012-

Visiting Artist, Teenage Engineering

2010-2011

Head of Design Team 2, Teenage Engineering

2007

Assistant work, Moritz Waldemeyer

Internship, YAMAHA

1999-2005

Assistant work, MAYWADENKI

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

2012

Lecture, Middlesex University, London

Lecture, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena

2011

Lecture, HFG, Karlsruhe

Guest Teacher, National Academy of the Arts, Oslo

Lecture, Design Interaction, Royal College of Art, London

External Advisor, Experience Design Group, Konstfack, Stockholm

2010

Workshop, Lecture, Project Conductor, Design Products, Royal College of Art, London

Workshop, Lecture, Konstofack, Stockholm

2009

Visiting Tutor, Nagaoka Art University, Japan

Workshop, Kyoto Art University, Japan

2008-2009

Assistant Tutor, Royal College of Art

2008

Interpreter/Teaching Assistant for Fiona Raby and Roger Ibars, Musashino Art University, Tokyo

Workshop, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

Lecture, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK

COMPETITIONS and AWARDS

2010

Grant for Certificate of Advanced Studies in Augmented Reality, ECAL+EPFL lab

2009

Prix Ars Electronica, Interactive Art category, Honorary Mention

Nomination, Design of the Future Award 2009, DesignMiami

2008

RCA Society and Themes & Hudson Art Book Prize”, Winner

Art Grant, Agency for cultural aairs (Bunkatyo), Japan

Germany design council “Light for the future 2008″, Upcomming designer Winner

Design Boom “Dining in 2015″ contest, Finalist

2004

Raymond Loewy Foundation Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award, FinalistSelected EXHIBITIONS and PERFORMANCES and LECTURES

EXHIBITIONS

2012

FILE festival, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

2011

Exhibition “New Energy in design and art”Rotterdam, Netherlands

Exhibition “Breakfast Machine at Ba to Ma”, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “Mark-ing DesignTide”, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “After the Bit Rush ” Eindhoven, Netherlands

Exhibition “Give Me More” London, UK

Exhibition “Object Abuse” London, UK

Talk “Corner College” Zurich, Switzerland

Exhibition “Political Objects” London, UK
Exhibition “Mediascape” Seoul, South Korea

Exhibition “Pacific” Los Angeles, USA
Exhibition “Tweet Art Fair” Utrecht, Netherlands

2010

Talk ”Pacha Kucha Night” Stockholm, Sweden

Exhibition”Tag! Base! Hide and Seek” in collaboration with Abake, Torun, Poland

Exhibition “SECI Exhibition” Sao Paulo, Brazil

Exhibition “Design Tide Tokyo”, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “Yuri Suzuki in KKoutlet”, London, UK

Exhibition “Mal au Pixels”, Paris, France

Exhibition “Good Vibrations”, Neerpelt , Belgium

Exhibition “Give Me More”, Berlin , Germany

Exhibition “Tokyo Story”, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “CyberArts Japan, 30 years of ARS electronica”, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition and Workshop “Random Access”, Seoul, South Korea

Collaboration Exhibition with Abake”SUZUKI ÅFFICE”, Tokyo, Japan

2009

Talk “Yuri Suzuki remix of design”, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “Silentcity”, New Delhi, India

Exhibition and Workshop “Design Made”, London, UK

Exhibition, Workshop and Lecture “TransitioMX”, Mexicocity, Mexico

Exhibition Direction & Workshop “Platform21=Jamming”, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Exhibition “Cyber Arts 09 Ars Electronica”, Linz, Austria

Workshop and Project “Jerszy Seimour : Coalition of Amateurs”, Mudam, Luxembourg

Exhibition & Workshop “L,LL,LLL”, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition & Workshop “Platform21=Repair”, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Exhibition “Sonar 2009″, Barcelona, Spain

Exhibition & Talk “DMY Berlin”, Berlin, Germany

Solo Exhibition “The Pysical Value of Sound”, Clear Gallery,Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “Futuresonic 2009″, Manchester, UK

Talk “Social Technology Summit”, Manchester, UK

Exhibition “Design Miami and Fendi presents Craft Punk Design Performance”, Milan, Italy

Exhibition “The Cover of the Book is the beggining of a Journey”, Bristol, UK

2008

Exhibition “One object in One object gallery”, Contemporary art center, Lithuania

Talk “We Love Technology Salon”, Yorkshire, UK

Exhibition “Looks Like Music in Design Tide Tokyo”, Tokyo, Japan

Talk “Pecha Kucha Night Vol.30″, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “Tokyo Designer’s week”, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “Digital Art Festival 2008″, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition “Europian Talent 2008″, Eindhoven, Netherland

Exhibition “Nowhere Now_Here”, Asturias, Spain

Exhibition “100% material”, London

Exhibition “Tent London”, London

Talk “This Happened…”, London

Exhibition “On purpose:”, Bristol

Workshop “50 hands”, London

Exhibition “The Final Show Royal College of Art”, London

Exhibition “Visualisations of the 21st Century City”, London

Exhibition “Light of the future 2008″,Messe Frankfurt,Frankfurt

Exhibition “Work in Progress Show 2008″, Royal College of Art, London

Exhibition “the world of Knock Music” curated by Maywadenki, Gallery Le Bain and Mitate, Tokyo

Exhibition “Dining in 2015″, Fiera Milano International, Milano

2007

Performance of THEREMIN, Design Museum, London

Exhibition “scene of tone” for YAMAHA, Milano Salone 2007, Milano

Exhibition “Charming Disaster”, Shorditch Town Hall, London

Exhibition and Performance “Money Project”, RCA the Great show, London

Exhibition “New Moves”, The Aram Gallery, London

Exhibition “The Final Show Royal College of Art”, London

Exhibition “Light of the future 2008″,Messe Frankfurt,Frankfurt