Dish (1987) designed by Yūsuke Aida
Dish (1987) designed by Yūsuke Aida

Yūsuke Aida (會田雄介) (1931-2015) was a Japanese ceramics designer and industrial designer. 

Education

Born in Tokyo in 1931, Aida pursued studies in urban planning at Chiba University, graduating in 1956. He further honed his craft under the mentorship of ceramist Ken Miyanohara, blending structural design principles with ceramic artistry.

Biography of Yūsuke Aida

Working in the USA from 1961-64, he was chief designer at Bennington Potters, Vermont, where he executed its 1961 Classic range of industrially produced tableware, still in production today. 

Works of Yūsuke Aida

Single Yusuke Aida Form #1626, in Collaboration w/ David Gil for Bennington Cooperative Pottery
Mustard Coloured Pitcher by Yusuke Aida
Piggy Bank handmade by Yusuke Aida
Creamer Pitcher and Sugar Bowl by Yusuke Aida

Return to Japan

When he returned to Japan, he reverted to studio pottery production. 

In the 1970s, he executed large ceramic wall panels for the Tourist Hotel in Nagoya and the Osaka Ina building.

From 1972 to 74, he was director of the Japanese Designer Craftsman Association and, from 1976, its successor, the Japan Craft Design Association. 

Recognition of Yūsuke Aida

Classic tableware included in the 1983-84 ‘Design Since 1945’ exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

His work was shown at the 1982 ‘Contemporary Vessels: How to Pour’ exhibition at Tokyo National Museum of Modem-Art. 

Sources

Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing.

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