前田 善志 / まえだ よしゆき
デザイナー・絵本作家
1991年神奈川県生まれ。多摩美術大学グラフィックデザイン学科を卒業後、モバイルアプリやXRの分野でUIデザイナーとして活動し、並行して幼児や視覚障がい者教育向けの手作り絵本の制作にも取り組んでいます。
2013年から国内外の展示会やイベントに参加。2019年にはボローニャ国際絵本原画展で入選し、その作品をもとに2020年に絵本『さんかく おさかな かくれんぼ』（フレーベル館）を出版しました。
同じく2019年、青山学院大学のワークショップデザイナー育成プログラムを卒業し、そこで得た経験を活かして子ども向けワークショップを企画・担当。2024年には板橋区立美術館こどもアトリエでのワークショップを実施し、子どもたちに表現を楽しむ場を提供しました。
2023年には板橋区立美術館で開催されたイタリアの「さわる絵本」づくりに関するワークショップに参加したことをきっかけに、触覚を活かした絵本の研究と制作を本格的にスタート。翌2024年にはイタリアを訪ね、現地のインクルーシブ教育や視覚障がい教育の現場に触れることで、日本での活動をさらに充実させるヒントを得ました。
現在は、これまでの学びをもとに、視覚障がいのある子どもたちにも楽しめる「さわる絵本」の制作やワークショップの展開に力を注ぎ、より多くの人に触感を通じた物語の楽しさを届けています。
Yoshiyuki Maeda
Designer / Illustrator
Born in 1991 in Kanagawa, Japan, he graduated from the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University. While working as a UI designer in the fields of mobile apps and XR, he has also been creating handmade picture books for young children and those with visual impairments. Since 2013, he has participated in exhibitions and events both in Japan and abroad. In 2019, his work was selected for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition, leading to the 2020 publication of his picture book Sankaku Osakana Kakurenbo (Froebel-kan, Japanese Publisher).
In the same year (2019), he completed the Workshop Designer Training Program at Aoyama Gakuin University, leveraging the experience he gained there to plan and facilitate workshops for children. In 2024, he conducted a workshop at the Children’s Atelier of the Itabashi Art Museum, offering a space where children could freely explore creative expression.
In 2023, participation in a workshop at the Itabashi Art Museum focused on Italian “tactile picture books” prompted him to begin researching and producing tactile picture books in earnest. The following year (2024), he visited Italy to experience the local inclusive and visually impaired education firsthand, gaining insights to further enhance his activities in Japan.
In 2023, participation in a workshop at the Itabashi Art Museum focused on Italian “tactile picture books” prompted him to begin researching and producing tactile picture books in earnest. The following year (2024), he visited Italy to experience the local inclusive and visually impaired education firsthand, gaining insights to further enhance his activities in Japan.
Currently, Maeda is building on all he has learned to develop tactile picture books that children with visual impairments can enjoy, and expanding workshops that bring the joy of storytelling through the sense of touch to a wider audience.
展示・イベント【Exhibitions & Events】
STORIE SULLA DITA – ALBERI – / Trevi, Italy (2024)
DESIGN FESTA vol.38, 40, 43, 44, 49, 55, 56, 57, 58 / Tokyo, Japan (2013~2016,2019,2022,2023)
Yokohama Handmade Marche / Kanagawa, Japan (2023)
Creators Market vol.48 / Nagoya, Japan (2023)
YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR / Tokyo, Japan (2013~2018)
JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR / New York, USA (2013~2018)
The NY Art Book Fair / MOMA PS1, New York, USA (2014, 2015, 2017)
TOKYO art crossing BERLIN ARTISTS’ BOOK PROJECT / Berlin, Germany (2015)
猫猫猫展2 / Kaohsiung & Taipei, Taiwan (2014)
zine3 / Tokyo, Japan (2013)
DESIGN FESTA vol.38, 40, 43, 44, 49, 55, 56, 57, 58 / Tokyo, Japan (2013~2016,2019,2022,2023)
Yokohama Handmade Marche / Kanagawa, Japan (2023)
Creators Market vol.48 / Nagoya, Japan (2023)
YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR / Tokyo, Japan (2013~2018)
JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR / New York, USA (2013~2018)
The NY Art Book Fair / MOMA PS1, New York, USA (2014, 2015, 2017)
TOKYO art crossing BERLIN ARTISTS’ BOOK PROJECT / Berlin, Germany (2015)
猫猫猫展2 / Kaohsiung & Taipei, Taiwan (2014)
zine3 / Tokyo, Japan (2013)
個展【Solo Exhibitions】
ハコーシュカのねこねばこ展 / Art Gallery Ishi, Tokyo, Japan (2019)
こんにちは、ハコーシュカ "Hello, HAKOSHKA" / Gallery WABISUKE, Hyogo, Japan (2019)
shinme zone / Art Gallery Ishi, Tokyo, Japan (2018)
ハコヤエホンヤ "HAKOYA-EHONYA" / Art Gallery Ishi, Tokyo, Japan (2016)
ReadingⅪ Solo Exhibition for Reading[ HAKONEKO BOX ] / Tokyo, Japan (2013)
shinme zone / Art Gallery Ishi, Tokyo, Japan (2018)
ハコヤエホンヤ "HAKOYA-EHONYA" / Art Gallery Ishi, Tokyo, Japan (2016)
ReadingⅪ Solo Exhibition for Reading[ HAKONEKO BOX ] / Tokyo, Japan (2013)
受賞歴【Awards】
ボローニャ国際絵本原画展 入選 / Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition (2019)