born in Kobe, Japan, studied Design at Kyoto Institute of Technology University in Kyoto, Japan. After graduation, he worked as a product designer at FUJITSU Co., Ltd for 4 years in Japan. Now he works as in-house designer of Yamaha in USA after experiencing to work at Yamaha London Studio, and he also enjoys his artistic activities as a freelance with wide range of works- product design, furniture design, graphic design, and branding. His works received several awards including Good Design Award, Braun Prize, and some in LG Mobile Design Competition and IFFA international furniture design competition.
Designer / Art Director / Design Consultant
2006 3rd Carton board design idea contest/Honorable mention
2006 Match prize/ Special prize
2006 2nd Motion Media Contents contest/ Grand Prix
2006 International Universal-design workshop/ Best idea prize
2006 Sunstar shampoo bottle competition/ Excellent Prize, Judge Prize
2006 Designer Glass Competition-The Art of Martini Glass 2007/ Grand Prix
2006 Amuse Art Jam 2006 5th Anniversary Paris/ Paris Miki prize
2007 TOYO TIRES design contest/ Excellent prize
2007 Ecology bag design contest/ Excellent prize, Special prize
2007 Match prize/Special prize
2007 Old wood furniture design competition/ Excellent prize
2007 15th Iris design contest/ Student encouragement prize
2007 Okawa furniture design contest 2007/ Honorable prize
2007 3rd Iiyama Japanese paper design competition/ Honorable mention
2007 10th Hida Takayama furniture deign competition/ Encouragement prize
2007 Nitori one-house total coordination design contest 2007/Silver prize
2007 Tobacco package design competition/ Honorable mention
2007 SHINSHU OPEN DESIGN COMPETITION 2007/ Honorable prize
2007 OPUS DESIGN AWARD 2007/ Judge prize
2007 7th design award 2007/ Honorable mention
2007 EU-Japan Design Competition 2007/ Grand Prix
2007 SUNSTAR Design Competition 2007/ Excellent prize, Judge prize
2008 Horie stool２/ Honorable mention
2008 Nitori one-house total coordination design contest 2008/ Bronze prize
2008 Sapporo style design competition 2008/ Honorable mention
2008 Abita Style 1st furniture design competition 2008/ Honorable mention
2008 LG Mobile Design Competition 2008/ Grand Prix
2010 Hari's wind design competition personal fan product design/Grand Prix
2010 DOSHISHA DESIGN COMPETITION 2010/Judge prize
2011 IFDA international furniture design competition 2011/Winner
2011 BASF design award 2011/semi-Grand Prix
2011 100-year furniture design competition/Honorable mention
2011 LG Mobile Design Competition 2008/Winner
2011 19th Iris design contest/Excellent prize
2012 VEGEUNI DESIGN AWARD/Excellent prize
2012 Braun Prize 2012/Bronze Prize
2012 20th Iris design contest/Excellent prize
2013 5th Bed Design Contest/Honorable mention
2014 19th Sunstar Stationery Idea Contest/Grand Prix
2015 Toyama Design competition 2015/Winner
2015 Good Design Award /Winner
2020 GINZA Display Contest /Winner
2024 reddot Award 2024 / Winner
2006 Esquire DEC.2006 issue
2006 Casa BRUTUS Limited Edition 4 NOV. 2006 vol.5
2006 Pen 12/15 NO189
2007 Casa BRUTUS NO.82 JAN.2007
2007 esquire FEB.2007 issue
2007 NIKKEI DESIGN JAN.2007 issue
2007 Car styling177 2007.3
2007 Esquire SEP.2007 Vol.21 NO.09
2008 Car styling 182 2008.1
2008 AXIS vol.131
2008 NIKKEI DESIGN DEC.2008
2010 Mono Max OCT.2010
2011 NIKKEI DESIGN DEC.2011
2012 NIKKEI DESIGN NOV.2011
2012 Wallpaper December 2012
2013 MEN'S EX FEB.2013
2013 NIKKEI DESIGN MAR.2013
2014 Shizuoka News Paper 24 Jun.2014
2014 NIKKEI Business Online 8 Aug.2014
2018 AXIS the Oct.2018
2019 Pen magazine vol.7/1
2019 NIKKEI DESIGN June.2019
2020 Nikkei News "The Style" 2020.01.29
2020 DESIGNERS FILE 2020.03
2022 Mono Magazine Vol July 2022.06.22
2022 Design Note Premium 2022.02
2023 Brain vol. June 2023.06
2023 NY TIMES 2023.09.09
2023 Nikkei Design 2023.10
2023 J-WAVE FM RADIO 2023.12
2007 MILANO SALONE 2007 Superstudio
2007 JAPANTEX2007
2007 Aoyama art festival
2009 Tokyo International Gift show2009
2011 TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2011 TENT exhibition
2011 IFFT interior lifestyle living
2011 imm cologne-The international furnishing show
2013 Designersblock Milan Tortona 2013
2016 Milano Salone Satellite 2016
2016 IFFT interior life style living 2016
2017 IFFT interior life style living 2017
2018 Domaine de Boisubuchet Workshop 2018 as a tutor
2019 MILANO SALONE 2019/ Ventura Centrale
2019 Politecnico di Milano Workshop as a tutor
2019 Design Junction 2019 in London
2019 OSAKA x MILANO DESIGN LINK 2019 in Osaka
2019 Yamaha Ginza Exhibition in Tokyo
2020 Industrial Instruments by Yamaha at Design Museum London
2020 Politecnico di Milano Workshop as a tutor/ Italy
2021 ÉCAL Collaboration Work as a tutor/ Switzerland
2022 Yamaha Sound Machines in Milan Design Week
2022 ArtCenter College of Design Collaboration Work as a tutor/ US
2023 SXSW 2023
2023 hub.berlin 2023
2023 Tech Open Air 2023
2023 The 81st Street Studio in THE MET
2023 EICMA 2023 Milan
2023 SEMICON Japan