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Artist / Flower artist
Norihiko Kamei completed his graduate studies at Tokyo Zokei University in 2007, and holds a master's degree in Sogetsu School. Since university, he has studied tea ceremony and flower arrangement and creates works using natural materials such as flowers and grasses, taking an unprecedented approach in the world of flowers. In recent years, he has exhibited his "Hanayama" series in Holland, France, and Germany. In July 2020, he opened his atelier "Ame Kitakamakura" in Kamakura City.
Born in JAPAN
2000 Completed Osaka prefectural Konan hight school of design and finearts
2004 Completed bachelor's degree Tokyo Zokei University
2007 Completed Master’s Degree Tokyo Zokei University
2020 Opened "Ame Kita Kamakura" in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Solo Exhibitions
2005 「Kamei norihiko solo exhibitions TOUKA -WAGASHI-」futaba gallery(Tokyo)
2006 「loolk inside」Tokyo Zokei University
Group Exhibitons
2005 「EXPANDISH」Embassy of Sweden(Tokyo)
2006 「A lunch」AXIS GALLERY ANNEX(Tokyo)
2006 「WAGASHI art exhibition」TORAYA gallery(Tokyo)
2006 「WAGASHI exhibition 」spiral(Tokyo)
2007 「OPEN」Gallery 5610(Tokyo)
2012 「Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition」TAKASHIMAYA Nihonbashi store
2013 「Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition」TAKASHIMAYA Nihonbashi store
2014 「Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition」TAKASHIMAYA Nihonbashi store
2014 「Space tea party」MITSUKOSHI Nihonbashi store
2015 「Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition」TAKASHIMAYA Nihonbashi store
2016 「MIYAVIE flower demonstration」ISETAN Shinjyuku store
2016 「Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition」TAKASHIMAYA Nihonbashi store
2018 「The invitation to antiques」INOUYE ORIENTAL ART
2019 「MONO JAPAN」Lloyd Hotel Nederland Amsterdam
2019 「Japan EXPO」SIAM PARAGON THAILAND BANGKOK
2020 「Maison＆Objet」 Paris France
2020 「Ambiente」 Frankfurt Germany
2023 「Osaka Art & Design 」 Osaka Hankyu Umeda
2023 「âme exhibition 」 Palais Royale 3m2 Paris France
Collection
TORAYA
Fukui Prefecture Ono City
Other
2007 ZOKEI Prize at“Graduation Exhibition of Tokyo Zokei University”
2012 Recognized Teacher of Sogetsu Ikebana
2019 「MJ Award」MONO JAPAN 2019
2019 「Young Designer Award 2019」IFFT/Interior Life Style Living 2019