Sakura Adachi

Born in Aichi, Japan. In 2001, Sakura Adachi graduated from Musashino Art University in Industrial and Craft Design, specialising in woodwork. She then moved to London to complete her MA in Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, graduating in 2004. During the course, she was awarded second prize in the CAIAZZA MEMORIAL CHALLENGE Promosedia International Competition in 2003. Since 2004, she has been living and working in Milan and has collaborated with several design studios there, such as Atelier Bellini and Studio & Partners. In 2005, she took part in the Copenhagen International Furniture Fair, exhibiting her graduation work – the bookcase CAVE – together with two chairs. The fair was a great success and HRH The Crown Prince of Denmark visited her stand, which resulted in a number of publications on her work, including an interview in the New York Times in 2007. During the Milan Furniture Fair 2009, the bookcase PET CAVE was released by the Italian manufacturer Campeggi, along with several other products presented at SaloneSatellite. She also collaborated with the internationally renowned fashion brand ANTEPRIMA on a project titled 'SAKURA ADACHI x ANTEPRIMA', exhibiting her work at the flagship store in Milan. At the Milan Furniture Fair 2010, she launched the bookcase TRICK with Campeggi and the new furniture range MOMIJI with the Italian manufacturer Tura, which specialises in parchment furniture. She has recently been awarded the Red Dot Award for her ECLIPSE fruit bowls.