Shinji Koike's Activities in the 1920's and 1930's : The encouragement of Modern design in Japan in the prewar periods

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  • 1920-1930年代における小池新二の活動 : 昭和前期のデザイン啓蒙活動をめぐって

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This article discusses the activities of Shinji Koike (1901-1981) in the 1920's and 1930's. Koike cultivated his thought to grasp nature and civilization through actual experience while he studied aesthetics and art history at school and was active in traveling and climbing. After college, he was impacted by Modern movement in Europe. In 1930's, he explored aesthetics of Architecture and gave definite information about Modern movement strenuously. His researches ranged over a broad culture of human activities. He played a key role in setting up the Nippon Plastic Culture Association in 1936 and vigorously worked to develop design as creating ways of life. Through those activities, he made up the idea of "Hanbi Keikaku" to create a society which had the beauty in every aspect, and advocated it.

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  • CRID
    1390001205410608896
  • NII Article ID
    110006664417
  • NII Book ID
    AN00150292
  • DOI
    10.11247/jssdj.54.1_6
  • ISSN
    21865221
    09108173
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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