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Minoru Nagahara was born in Hokkaido, Japan in 1935. He entered Kumasaka Kogei, a furniture company in Asahikawa in 1951.
In 1963, he went to West Germany as a technical trainee with a program sponsored by the Asahikawa City Government, where he received training at three furniture manufacturers. During his stay in the country, he also studied as an auditor at Holz Technikum, a national technical university. After returning to Asahikawa in 1965, he worked for Asahikawa Industrial Arts Institute. In 1968, he established Interior Center Co., Ltd. (present Conde House). He now serves as the company’s chairman of the board of directors.
He is also the chairman of the Asahikawa Furniture Industry Cooperative, the Hokkaido Furniture Industry Cooperative Association and the Federation of Japan Furniture Manufacturers Association.
He was awarded the Japan Interior Designers’ Association Award in 1980, the Kitaro Kunni Industrial Design Award in 1989, the Hokkaido Industrial Contribution Award by the Hokkaido Government in 1993, and the Hokkaido Shimbun Cultural Award by The Hokkaido Shimbun Press in 2007.
designFARM respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. Our showroom is located on the lands of the Whadjuk People of the Noongar Nation. We honour their Elders, past and present, and all of the First Nations’ Peoples of Australia. We acknowledge their deep connection to Country and the continuation of their cultural and spiritual practices.
