As one of Japan's leading interior designers, he is not limited to designing commercial and residential spaces, but is also involved in a wide range of activities both domestically and internationally, from furniture and industrial design to regional development.
It has attracted attention by proposing a tea room with an innovative concept.
Born in Yokohama in 1943
1970: Uchida Design Office established
1987 Mainichi Design Award winner
1998: Awarded the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize
2003: Exhibited at the "Oribe" Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
2007: Received the Purple Ribbon Medal
2008 Director of Kuwasawa Design School (-2011)
2011: Received the Tea Ceremony Culture Promotion Award
2013: Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun
Passed away in 2016 at the age of 73

Collection
Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Museum (Japan)
Okazaki City Museum of Art and History (Japan)
Kobe Fashion Museum (Japan)
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama (Japan)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (USA)
Philadelphia Museum of Art (USA)
Denver Art Museum (USA)
Detroit Institute of Arts (USA)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Canada)
National Science and Technology Museum (Canada)
The Conran Foundation (UK)
National Gallery of Victoria (Australia)
M+ Museum (Hong Kong)