Shiro Kuramata

Japanese artist and designer (1934–1991)
Person Human Q2759674

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
November 29, 1934, 1934[2][9]
Date of death
February 1, 1991
Place of birth
Tokyo City
Place of death
Tokyo
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan (?–1947)[10][11]
Educated at
Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School, Kuwasawa Design School[12][13]
Official website
e-daylight.jp[19]
Cause of death
heart failure[17]
Birth name
倉俣 史朗[22]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Floruit
1983[21]
Given name
Shirō[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
Name in kana
くらまた しろう
Name in native language
倉俣史朗[23]
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🏷️ Also known as
en Shiro Kuramata de Shirō Kuramata de Shirou Kuramata de Shiro Kuramata es Shirou Kuramata es Shiroh Kuramata es Shiro Kuramata fa شیرو کوراماتا it Shirō Kuramata ja くらまた しろう ja 倉俣史朗 ru Курамата, Сиро ru Сиро Курамата
🔖 Identifiers · 58
VIAF cluster ID
3484149108408068780003
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84100468
GND ID
120932717
AbART person ID
121284
Amazon author ID
B001I7CUXE
Artist-info artist ID
19183
Artists of the World ID
42002115
Artnet artist ID
shiro-kuramata
Artsy artist ID
shiro-kuramata
AskArt person ID
11046419
BIBSYS ID
97042831
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Basis Wien person ID
17370
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13560316w
Boijmans artist ID
10534
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kuramata-shiro
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10701197
Christie's creator ID
57336
CiNii Research ID
1140845216696063488
Cooper Hewitt person ID
68263707
DACS ID (2022)
008886
De Agostini ID
Kuramata,+Shirō
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120932717
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
39QX7v
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
133532
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
kuramata
FAST ID
134952
Freebase ID
/m/0dhfmb
IdRef ID
163044708
Invaluable.com person ID
ahrihqa3mg
J9U entity ID
987007500712105171
Japan Search name ID
倉俣史朗
Joconde author ID
T513-16714
Libraries Australia ID
35471758
MNAHA person ID
lkl002805
Met Constituent ID
145100
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
7210
MutualArt artist ID
4F13EA22E69B420B
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01781804
NDL Authority ID
00037607
NLA Trove people ID
965147
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
34241
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001448707
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
324480865
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
14737
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100045169
Prabook ID
1888067
RKDartists ID
301887
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
64347
SFMOMA artist ID
Shiro_Kuramata
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
3578
Union List of Artist Names ID
500093619
V&A person ID
A5796
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvMxWJMXcc6wxVhjddqQq

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Has works in the collection 7
Country of citizenship 2
Occupation 2
Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Shiro Kuramata was born in Tokyo City[1]. He was born on November 29, 1934[2]. He died in Tokyo[3]. He died on February 1, 1991[4]. He worked as a designer[5], interior designer[6], furniture designer[7], and interior architect[8].

Body

Education

Educated at Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School[12], a Danish Higher Technical Examination[24], in Japan[25], founded in 1907[26] and Kuwasawa Design School[13].

FAQs

Where was Shiro Kuramata born?

Shiro Kuramata was born in Tokyo City[1].

Where did Shiro Kuramata die?

Shiro Kuramata passed away in Tokyo[3].

What did Shiro Kuramata do for work?

Shiro Kuramata worked as designer[5], interior designer[6], furniture designer[7], and interior architect[8].

Where did Shiro Kuramata go to school?

Shiro Kuramata was educated at Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School[12] and Kuwasawa Design School[13].

What awards did Shiro Kuramata receive?

Honors received include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[14].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Design Museum Gent, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art +2
    "Created claim: Has works in the collection: Groninger Museum, groninger museum (details)"
  2. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 39QX7v
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → designer, interior designer, furniture designer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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