Fumie Shibata, after graduating from Musashino Art University established her own studio, Design Studio S in 1994. With a strong focus on industrial design, she is active in a wide range of areas, from designing electronics and healthcare products to acting as creative director for a hotel. Her works have received tremendous acclaim worldwide, winning numerous awards, including the Mainichi Design Award, the Good Design Gold Award, the JCD Grand Award, the iF Gold Award, the DFA Grand Award, Gold Award and the Special Award for Culture and the red dot design award. She works as professor of Musashino Art University from 2014. She has also published the monograph "Forms within Forms".
