ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, hiː ɪstˈæblɪʃt kjˌʊɹɹɐmˈɑːɾə dɪzˈaɪn ˈɑːfɪs ɪn tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz kˈʌltʃɚɹəl pɹˈaɪz fɔːɹ dɪzˈaɪn.
In 1965, he established Kuramata Design Office in Tokyo and in 1981 received the Japanese Cultural Prize for design.