Atsushi Ichijo
1948_Born in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture.
1978_ After working as a “freelancer” for 4 years, entered the Department of Crafts at Tokyo University of the Arts 7 years after graduating from high school.
1978_ Completed the graduate course in textile dyeing and weaving. Failed to become an artist and became a designer.
1978_Joined GK Industrial Design Laboratory, Inc.
1980_ Seconded to GK Design International (LA).
2012_ President and Representative Director of GK Dynamics Inc.
2018_Retired. Became a free-lance designer.
The inspiration for beautiful design lies in the natural world and human beings.
He is interested in people who use motorcycles because of his passion for the motorcycles he has worked on, and he has been traveling around the world with owners to talk about the design that can survive.