The object
Fumie Shibata designed Omron’s Kenonkun medical thermometer, making a routine health device feel approachable and quietly precise. Japan’s Design Museum lists Kenonkun among her representative creations, while a 2025 interview calls it a major hit and documents Shibata’s continuing product-design career.
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What Fumie did
designed Omron’s Kenonkun thermometer, applying a deliberately soft, approachable product language to a household medical instrument
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Why it matters
Kenonkun is repeatedly identified as one of Shibata’s representative long-running products and a standout example of human-centred Japanese medical-device design.
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Living-status check
A December 2025 Itoki interview profiles Shibata’s active design practice and names Kenonkun among the products she developed.