Sputniko!

At 39 years old, Sputniko! physical status not available right now. We will update Sputniko!'s height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, and measurements.

Sputniko! creates possible future scenarios and future artifacts inspired by emerging or existing technologies to promote discourse on topics such as gender, reproduction and interspecies relations. She often works with scientists to develop working prototypes of future artifacts. To convey a possible future scenario, she creates iconic music videos consisting of explanatory and narrative lyrics, pop music and films which often stars herself.

She also creates artworks with Masaya Kushino as the art duo Another Farm. Another Farm explores the relationship between humanity and nature by working with scientists and engineers to produce works that bring together new technology, traditional techniques and cultures.

As an artist and designer, she was named Vogue Japan's Women of the Year in 2013 and selected as one of Young Global Leaders in 2017 by World Economic Forum, and as one of twenty young researchers, artists and designers to become "TED Fellows in 2019.""

To date, she has had her works included in the permanent collections of museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum (UK) and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Japan).

From 2013 to 2017, Sputniko! was an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab where she founded and directed the Design Fiction research group. In October 2017, She was appointed as an Associate Professor of RCA-IIS Design Lab in the Institute of Industrial Engineering at the University of Tokyo which she continued until 2019. Currently, she is an associate professor of the Department of Design at Tokyo University of the Arts.

Spuniko! founded Cradle, a women’s healthcare service that supports the well-being of female employees working in Japanese corporations.

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• ASIAGRAPH “Tsumugi Award”(2020)
• Newsweek Japan "100 Japanese people respected by the world"(2018)
• Pomellato for Women Award winner(2018)
• The 11th "L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women Scientists in Japan Award"(2016)
• DSA Japan Space Design Silver Award(2016)
• France Le Figaro magazine "30 talented women in the world under the age of 30"(2015)
• FORBES JAPAN "10 Japanese women who create the future"(2014)
• Digital Media Association 19th AMD Award Newcomer Award(2014)
• Nikkei Business "The 100 Japan's Leading 100 People"(2014)
• VOGUE JAPAN Woman of the Year 2013 Winner(2013)
• Ars Electronica Hybrid Art "Honorary Mention" Winner《Healing Fukushima Nanohana Heels》(2013)
• Ars Electronica Interactive Art "Honorary Mention" Winner《Menstruation Machine – Takashi's Case》(2012)
• US Advertising Age Magazine "The 50 Most Creative People of 2011"(2011)
• Rolling Stone Italy magazine "20 designers who will most affect the next 10 years"(2011)
• Singapore Art Museum [APBF Signature Art Prize] Nomination 《Menstruation Machine – Takashi's Case》(2011)
• YouTube Japan Video Award [Technology / Ride Category] Winner 《Menstruation Machine – Takashi's Case》(2010)
• The 14th Japan Media Agency Media Arts Festival [Jury's Recommended Works] Award 《Crowbot ☆ Jenny》(2010)
• Ars Electronica "The Next Idea" Winner 《Open_sailing》(2009)