Hiromi Kim was born in Kyoto, Japan. She has studied Interior Architecture at the Kyoto College of Art and Industrial Design at the Politecnico di Milano. After completing the master “Design & Management” at the Politecnico di Milano, she has spent more than ten years in multicultural environments as a freelance designer.
Her experience in designing is spread across various fields such as the manufacturing industry, architectural industry, and academics. Her views are geared toward the construction of a sustainable society. Her designs are not merely superficial and are made for the genuine pleasure of humanity. She is a passionate designer/director proposing solutions for a modern lifestyle.
She founded HIROMI KIM DESIGN OFFICE in 2008 and MOLFO in 2014. She currently based in Kyoto Japan.
2014 Founded MOLFO, Kyoto
2012-15 Lecturer for the Kyoto Institute of Design
2008 Founded HIROMI KIM DESIGN OFFICE, Kyoto
1997-2004 Contribute to the design magazine AXIS
1997 Work as a freelance designer in Milano
1996-97 Master “Design & Management” Architecture department, Politecnico di Milano
1993-95 Industrial Design, Architecture department, Politecnico di Milano
1988-89 Architecture, Architecture department, Politecnico di Milano
1988 Interior Architecture, Kyoto University of Art & Design
Born in Kyoto, Japan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2019 | MOLFO: Maison & Objet, Paris, France |
| 2017 | MOLFO: BATOMA, Tokyo MOLFO: Maison & Objet, Paris, France |
| 2012 | Art Stage, the Hankyu Umeda Main Store, Osaka.Japan |
| 2009 | ICFF 2009, New York, USA |
| 2003 | Composer Malcolm Fisher, image artist Sally Titterington Collaboration exhibition, Fuori Salone, Milan, Italy |
| 2001 | Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile, Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy |
| 1999 | Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile, Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2024-11 | Japan Contemporaries Series 10 | Juried Open Call, “STEPPING INTO A WORLD IV”, Curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato,Organized by Art Incubation Association, New York, USA |
| 2019 | TICK MY BOX “La Main, les Artisans et les Artistes” Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2008-09 | The Nomadic “decob” world tour exhibition, Toronto, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York |
| 2000 | Creators Cafe, Living Center OZONE, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2000 | Ambient Award Exhibition, Pantelleria Art Gallery, Pantelleria Island, Italy |
| 1999 | Oggetto & Uomo, Intuitive Gallery, Florence, Italy |
| 1999 | Opos Under35, Gallery OPOS, Milan, Italy |
| 1998 | Eurocultura15/15, Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of the Science and the Technology, Milan, Italy |
AWARDS
| 2024 | The runner-up prize, Japan Contemporaries Series 10 | Juried Open Call, “STEPPING INTO A WORLD IV”, Curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato,Organized by Art Incubation Association, New York, USA |
| 2008 | The Nomadic “decob” the COOL magazine award, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 | New bottle can design award, Calpis maker prize, Japan |
| 2000 | 36th Ambient Award, Design & Ambient section, Centro Studi Europeo Ambiente Arte, Italy |
TV
| 2018 | MOLFO: NHK Ohayo Nippon |
| 2017 | MOLFO: NHK Ohayo Nippon |
| 2016 | MOLFO: TV Tokyo WBS”World Business Satelite” |
| 2009 | KBS Kyoto “KyoBisZ” |