An apprentice to Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake, Yoshioka set up on his own in 2000. He’s behind the Issey Miyake shop in Tokyo, as well as exhibition space for Miyake, Hermès, Muji and Peugeot. While his furniture for Driade is acclaimed, it was his design of Moroso’s showroom in Milan this year, incorporating work such as his ‘Panna’ chair, that got the cognoscenti going.
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Winners
Best domestic appliance
Best furniture designer
Best new restaurant
Best new hotel
Best new private house
Best new public building
Best city
Best fashion
Best grooming product
Most life-enhancing item
Shortlists
Best domestic appliance
Best furniture designer
Best new restaurant
Best new hotel
Best new private house
Best new public building
Best city
Best fashion
Best grooming product
Most life-enhancing item
Judges Profiles
André Balazs
Patricia Urquiola
Tadao Ando
Wong Kar-wai
Donatella Versace
Langlands & Bell

