Totsuka Keiichi https://creatorzine-jp.translate.go...tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc After graduating from art school, he spent 32 years at Sony, where he designed the Walkman and worked as a design producer for AIBO, VAIO, and other products. He then spent three and a half years as Representative Director and Senior Managing Director at Bushiroad, a company that develops and sells card games and character merchandise, before joining Fenrir in January 2018. The following April, Totsuka Keiichi became the company's first Chief Design Officer (CDO). Having been at the forefront of design from the 1980s to the present, what are Totsuka's thoughts now? And why did he become CDO at Fenrir? We spoke to him at the Tokyo branch in Gotanda.
Sony has their own design website, when I have more time I'll see if any of the team designed specific Walkmans https://www.sonydesignconsulting.com/en/team_en2/
Some newer Sony Designers interviewing Syd Mead https://wired-jp.translate.goog/bra...tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Shigeru Yoshida, it looks like he has a few headphone designs on his website, the "EXCELLENCE" branding is on other products, it must be something he does and not requested by the company. https://japan--designers-jp.transla...tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc https://www.cmfdesignlab.com/english.html
Yutaka Hasegawa, Sony Design from 1990 https://japan.cnet.com/article/35063883/5/ https://ifdesign.com/en/if-magazine/sony-interview-with-yutaka-hasegawa At a preview event for the press held prior to the event, a talk show was held between Yutaka Hasegawa, head of Sony's Creative Center, and Thomas Lykke, a designer from the Danish design studio OeO. Hasegawa introduced the Skysensor ICF-5800 radio, while Lykke introduced the Walkman WM-F5 as his "best Sony product." Thomas commented on Sony's design, saying, "You can feel the humanity in the design. It's a product that has soul and a sparkle in the eyes."
I was browsing around Amazon.jp to see if there was anything new, some of the older mooks seem to be priced better, around $31 USD delivered. It looks like Mr. Takanori had a big hand in developing some of the early boomboxes and Walkmans, I'll have to search his name. Here's the book if you want to get your own copy and maybe post some translated pages.
The tiny D-82 CD Player from 1988, the price seems to have dropped a lot since the original portable CD player.
The Sony Clip from 1988, I can't remember if these were radio station promos that only had one station?
