GUESTS
FABIO FILIPPINI
Car Designer, former Pinin Farina Design Director
YOSHIMASA HOSHIBA
Fashion Director
RYU MATSUYAMA
Musician
SAORI WATANABE
Actress, Model
MATTEO INZEO
Italian Teacher, Model, TV Personality
M-Swift (IRMA Records) feat. XinU
Producer, DJ
ynkmr. a.k.a YUSUKE NAKAMURA
Composer, music producer
SUZUKI MASAFUMI
Editor, journalist
MINA KITANO
Photographer
CLAUDIA CASU
Cooking expert
CLAUDIO CUOMO
Fashion Model
FABIO FILIPPINI
Car Designer, former Pinin Farina Design Director
Fabio Filippini (1963) is an Italian car designer, graduated in Architecture at Milan Polytechnic. In his professional career he has worked with Renault, the Volkswagen Group, and other international automotive companies, designing production cars, show cars, and other means of transport.
Design Director of Pininfarina from 2011 to 2017, since 2018 Fabio Filippini lives in Tokyo, where he established Accaeffe Creative Consulting, working as an independent Car Designer and Design Strategy Advisor for many international companies.
In 2021, for Rizzoli-Lizard in Italy, he published the book CURVE – 15 Lezioni sul Car Design.
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YOSHIMASA HOSHIBA
Fashion Director
CEO of Style Clinic Co.Ltd.
Born in Tokyo in 1973. After being involved in the editing of numerous magazines, including the launch of the popular men’s fashion magazines LEON and OCEANS, in 2010 he became an independent Fashion Director and established Style Clinic Co.Ltd. Since 2014, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Kodansha’s digital magazine FORZA STYLE. He is active in a wide range of media and brands.
Among others he published: “The essence of Yoshimasa Hoshiba’s fashion” (PHP Publishing), “Yoshimasa Hoshiba’s style and elegance” (Takarajimasha), “Ultimate casual clothes taught by Yoshimasa Hoshiba” (Nihon Bungeisha), and “This is all you need for men clothing” (Diamond).
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RYU MATSUYAMA
Musician
A piano three-piece band that transcends genres and borders.
Born and raised in Italy, Ryu (piano and vocals) founded the Ryu Matsuyama band in 2012 together with Tsuru (bass). In 2014, Jackson (drums) joined the group. In 2018, the band released their major debut album “Between Night and Day”. In April 2020, the album “Borderland” was completed with Mabanua as producer.
In 2021, the band released their latest EP “And look back” with guest performances from Max Jenmana from Bangkok and MC・Daichi Yamamoto from Kyoto.
From May 22, 2022, a two-man live project called “Hands” will be held for three consecutive months.
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SAORI WATANABE
Actress, Model
Born in Tokyo in 1988. She debuted in 2007 as a model. She has been active as an actress and television personality, and she has made various appearances in dramas, movies, commercials, and TV programs.
She is currently part of the cast of NHK TV program “Tabi Suru Itariago”.
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MATTEO INZEO
Italian Teacher, Model, TV Personality
Born in Latina, Italy. He graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Rome. He is part of the cast of the NHK TV program “Tabi Suru Itariago” and the NHK radio course “Mainichi Itariago”.
He is a language and cooking instructor at the Italian language school “Bell’Italia” in Ebisu, Tokyo. He is the author of the book “Italian Essay: Weird and Lovely Japan”.
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M-Swift (IRMA Records) feat. XinU
Producer, DJ
The M-Swift music project is centered on the transcendent genius of Shohei Matsushita. In 2007, his first original album was released by Italy’s IRMA Records.
After that, he released 7 albums from indie major labels all over the world. He is currently active in a wide range of fields such as cinema and music.
At IAM a special collaboration session will be held with the help of a guitarist and with the new generation singer “XinU”, whose musical genre goes back and forth between jazz, hip-hop and folklore, and whose transparent and smoky voice is quickly growing in popularity.
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ynkmr. a.k.a YUSUKE NAKAMURA
Composer, Producer
ynkmr. is a solo project by Japanese composer and music producer Yusuke Nakamura. In 2008, he made his major debut as a member of the band BLU-SWING. He provides music to various artists and media both in Japan and overseas.
He released two albums with IRMA Records Japan under the name of Yusuke Nakamura, with a style that closely combines jazz, soul, and electronic music.
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SUZUKI MASAFUMI
Editor, journalist
Born in Tokyo in 1949.
Presided over the multi-platform “Zeitgeist (ZG)” that explores the spirit of the times. He has an extensive experience as editor-in-chief for many publications (2012 to 2021 “GQ JAPAN”, 2000-2011 “ENGINE”, 1989-1999 “NAVI”.)
His books include “○ × (Marukusu)” (Nigensha), “Run! Yokoguruma” (Shogakukan Bunko), and “Suzuki-san’s Life and Opinions” (Shinchosha).
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MINA KITANO
Photographer
Born in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture.
Majored in photography at the New New York Film Academy. As a photographer she is interested in diversity and inclusion with a focus on women.
Solo Exhibition: 2020 “Shining Power Exhibition” Kantenpapa Museum Matsumoto Powered by Ina Food Industry Co., Ltd., 2020, 2021 “Mina’s Wonder Photo Gallery” FUJIFILM WONDER PHOTO SHOP Harajuku Powered by FUJIFILM Imaging Systems Co., Ltd.
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CLAUDIA CASU
Cooking Expert
Born in Sardinia, Italy. Worked as a graphic designer in Rome, London and Tokyo for about 20 years.
Started activities as a pasta designer in 2012, and presides over the “Sardegna Cooking Studio” cooking class .
She is committed to spread artistic authentic handmade pasta and traditional Sardinian dishes to Japan.
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