Takenobu Igarashi
Born in Takikawa, Hokkaido, he was a designer and sculptor. After graduating from the Department of Design at Tama Art University, he moved to the United States and completed his Master’s program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His representative works include a calendar for the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, logos for PARCO PART3, Calpis, Meiji Dairies, and Suntory. In the 1980s, he produced a series of alphabet sculptures using a wide range of materials. Following an active career as a graphic and product designer, he relocated his base to Los Angeles in 1994 and devoted himself exclusively to sculpture. He created numerous public artworks in diverse materials. He returned to Japan in 2004. He served as President of Tama Art University. The “Igarashi Takenobu Archive” was established at Kanazawa Institute of Technology, and at the “Igarashi Takenobu Museum of Art Kazenobi” in Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido, his sculptures and studio are open to the public. He passed away on February 12, 2025, at the age of 80.
