Grand Seiko, the Official Timekeeper of Fuorisalone 2025 and Brera Design District, presents:
“TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA – Frozen”
“TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA – Frozen”
Grand Seiko is delighted to showcase an extraordinary project in collaboration with Tokujin Yoshioka, one of Japan’s most renowned designers. Titled “TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA – Frozen,” the project will be presented during Milan Design Week, from Monday, April 7, to Sunday, April 13.
Tokujin Yoshioka has created numerous works that transcend aspects of traditional forms, using light and other intangible things to create his art. His works have received international awards and are featured in the permanent collections of major museums around the world.
For this project, Tokujin Yoshioka focused on the concept of “water,” creating an installation in which a transparent light sculpture transforms with the passage of time.
The installation will be showcased at Palazzo Landriani, a historical building located in the heart of the Brera District, the hub of the Milanese event. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience Tokujin Yoshioka’s latest installation and artwork, “Aqua Chair,” alongside Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive creations, which beautifully capture the natural flow of time through the glide motion of the seconds hand.
In presenting its Spring Drive creations, Grand Seiko re-interprets the theme of the Fuorisalone 2025, which is “Connected Worlds,” demonstrating the connection between nature and time for the international audience, as expressed by the brand’s philosophy, “The Nature of Time.”
≪About the designer≫
Tokujin Yoshioka（Designer / Artist）
Born in 1967, Tokujin Yoshioka has worked under Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake, and established his own studio, TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA INC., in 2000. Active in the fields of design, architecture, and contemporary art, he is highly acclaimed globally. His representative works include the “Sakura Torch” for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games; the glass bench “Water Block,” exhibited at Musée d'Orsay; the crystal prism architecture “Rainbow Church”; the natural crystal chair “VENUS”; and the glass teahouse “KOU-AN.”
Many of his works have been chosen for the permanent collections of world-renowned museums, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Musée National d'Art Moderne, and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). He has won numerous international awards and has been selected by Newsweek as one of the “100 Most Respected Japanese in the World.”
≪About Grand Seiko≫
Grand Seiko was born in 1960 with the aim of creating the very best watch that the company could. Each timepiece is handmade in Japan by skilled artisans who ensure the high precision, legibility, durability, and beauty for which the brand has become renowned. Deeply rooted in Japanese heritage, Grand Seiko’s philosophy, "The Nature of Time," celebrates the Japanese spirituality of time, which is inspired by nature and brought to life by craftspeople known as takumi. Grand Seiko watches are powered by exquisite mechanical and quartz movements as well as the revolutionary and unique movement technology known as Spring Drive. Grand Seiko is a vertically integrated manufacturer, and all its calibres are designed, developed, and manufactured in-house.
≪About the exhibition≫
- Public opening period : April 8 ~ April 13, 2025
- Place : Palazzo Landriani
- Address : Via Borgonuovo, 25, 20121 Milano, Italy
- Sponsored by : Grand Seiko
- Designer : Tokujin Yoshioka
