Artist

HAFEN Kou HONDA

Stacked Activity bench, Kuranagase river side park, 2022
photo: Tomoko Hirayanagi

<Skeleton - Infill> Matsuya Ginza, 2022

The house wears water, 2024
photo: Tomoko Hirayanagi

photo: Tomoko Hirayanagi

HAFEN Kou HONDA

Born 1989 in Niigata, live in Niigata / Tokyo.
2014 Architectural Design Course, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

HAFEN: Design firm that spans a variety of domains, from area development and architecture to products

Kou HONDA: HAFEN representative, first-class architect, product designer

Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2014, worked at NAP Architectural Design Office and nendo before founding HAFEN.
Grand Prize for the design of the monument to be installed at Nopporo Forest Park, Kagoshima Design Award Grand Prize, EkiLab Monozukuri Award Grand Prize, Obu City Suwaru Art Grand Prize, Fashion Zakka Design Competition Ginza Matsuya Prize, among many others.

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Major Awards

"Monument design to be installed in Nopporo Forest Park" 1st prize, 2023

"Kagoshima Design Award" 1st prize, 2022

"EkiLab Monozukuri AWARD" 1st prize, 2022

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