Ryuzo HOSHINO　Director

Completed the Department of Industrial Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University Worked at the Design Department of Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (1967-1987) Studied at the Royal College of Art (1967-1987) Calty Design Research (USA) Seconded to'California) (1983-1986) Joined Tokyo Zokei University. In charge of Industrial Design, Design Management, and Transportation Design at the Department of Design, Faculty of Art and Design (1987-2006) Lecture on Design Management at Musin Light Industry Academy, People's Republic of China (1987/1993) Good Design, Ministry of International Trade and Industry Product Selection Committee (1987-1998) Design Management Consultant for Various Companies Design Management Lecture at Indian Institute of Technology and Gold Star Korea (1995) Studying Sustainable Design and Community Design at California University Berkeley (1995) 2003-2004)
book
・ A Mandatory Car: Research on design methodologies Royal College of Art (1974)
・ Consideration on the morphological transition of automobiles: Japan Design Society (1979, 1980, 1982)
・ Strategic Design Dynamics: Hakuhodo Design Management Study Group (1989)
・ Empirical research on design management: JSSD Japanese Society for Design (1990)
・ Empirical research on corporate creativity development: JSSD Japanese Society for Design (1992)
・ Research on design environment in Japanese and Korean companies: Tokyo Zokei University (1996)
・ Research on design managers in Japanese and Korean companies: Tokyo Zokei University (1996)
・ Research on organizational creativity development: Tokyo Zokei University (1998)

Hideo KURISAKA Director

1962 Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art, Department of Design, Industrial Design
〃 Joined the Japan Machinery Design Center (Ministry of International Trade and Industry, currently an affiliated organization of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Held machine design contests, machine design workshops, etc. Twice
Planning and implementation of design inspection tours in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Twice
Industrial design study group management, design management study group management.
Attended the American Design Management Study Conference multiple times.
Consistently involved in the promotion of industrial design, such as unifying the operation displays of cameras of domestic companies.
1989 Retired from Japan Machinery Design Center Started operation of private office Pacific Design Associates. Design consultant and research are the main business until now.
He has served as a part-time lecturer at Kanazawa College of Art, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Tohoku Institute of Technology, etc.
Currently, a part-time lecturer at the Creative Design Department of Toyo Institute of Art and Design
Director of Hokkaido Design Council

Yoshio KATOH Director

Born in Osaka in 1954. After working as a graphic designer (1977-1986) and a planning and management director of a contemporary art gallery (1986-1997), he opened the Yoshio Katoh Art Planning Office (1997-present), planning and producing exhibitions, as well as newspapers and magazines. Develop art criticism at. Osaka Prefecture Cultural Staff / General Producer (2003-2005), Osaka Prefecture / Osaka City "Mizuto Osaka 2009" Art Advisor / Committee & Jury (2008-2009), Gunma Youth Biennale Jury Chairman (2008/2010), Aichi Triennale Regional Development Project "Arts Challenge" Selection Committee & Curator (2008-2013).
Currently, he is the director of the Art Planning Office of Yoshio Kato, the director of the Takarazuka City Cultural Arts Center, a visiting professor at Osaka University of Arts, a visiting professor at Osaka College of Art and Design attached to Osaka University of Arts, and a part-time lecturer at Broadcasting University, Kobe University, and Musashino Art University. He is in charge of "Art Review" for Asahi Shimbun Osaka Headquarters. He is a member of the Ashiya City Cultural Promotion Council, a director of the Folk Art Society, a director of the Japan Contemporary Art Promotion Association, a director of the Japan Design Management Association, and a director of the Society for Presenting Art to Museums. He is a member of the Art Critics Federation aica japan, a member of the Japan Society for Cultural Policy, and a member of the Japan Society for Art Management.

Books

Co-authored "Art Management" / "Learn Art Management" Musashino Art University Publishing Bureau, co-authored "Kawamata Tadashi Artist's Personal Public Business" Art Publishing Company, edited by "Yochan's Room-Yoshio Katoh Art Planning Office 10 Years All Work" Osaka Zoukei Center, "αM Project ANNUAL REPORT 2006 / Room of Life" Musashino Art University, co-authored "A Retrospective of the 40 Years of Metal Works / Yoo Lizzy" Nzbizang, co-authored "Gutai Art Association GUTAI STILL ALIVE 2015 VOL.1" Karuizawa Foundation New Art Museum etc.

1959 Born in Akita prefecture.
1981 Graduated from Chiba University Industrial Design Department.
1981 to 1995 Hino Motors, Ltd. Design division
1990 Woked as a liaison designer at Calty Design Research, Inc.
1995 to 1999 Worked as a design manager at Hirano & Associates, Inc.
1999 Became an independent product designer
2008 to 2021 Teach product design at Nippon Engineering College.

DOB: 07/18/1952　
Education： 1969-1973 IKUEI Technical college, Department of Industrial Design
Experience： 1973-2017 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION DESIGN DEPT.
1973-1992 　Exterior designer　 [Design Div.] ＆　[Tokyo Design Center]　
Product development design = 1981 CELICA, 1983 COROLLA SEDAN,
1989 MR, 1992 SPRINTER MARINO,の外形デザイン.
1993-1996 　Manager [Design Div.Ⅱ]
Product development design = 1995 COROLLA series / Exterior designのチーフ.
1997-2003 　Chief creative designer [Tokyo Design Div. Sugawara Studio]
　Advance development design = 2000 WILL-vi, FXS, DMT, FINE-S, FINE-N, PM
2004-2006 　General manager [Toyota Design Div. No1. Design Center]
2007-2012 　Project general manager [Tokyo Design Div. Design Center]
2012-2017 　 Contract designer [Global Design Planning Div. Design Center]
Human resource development = Creator training
＜　OTHERS / Creative education　＞
2004-2006 Instructor = Chukyo university
　　 2007-2017 Design committee member = Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc
2009-2018 Instructor = Chiba university
2018- Instructor = Tokyo zokei university
2021- Instructor = Tokyo metropolitan university

Toru KIMURA　Director
KIMURA Toru is the President of Kimura Design Laboratory corp.

Toru Kimura is the President of Kimura Design Laboratory corp., an independent design office focused on automotive design, since April 2017. Prior to this, I was working at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd as Chief Liaison Officer of the Kawasaki Motorcycle and Engine Company from April 2011 to March 2017. Prior to this, from April 2005 to March 2011, I worked as a Professor of Industrial Design and Design Management at the Nagoya Institute of technology. Until 2009, I was the director of the International Car Engineering Research Center, and did some research on the theme "Cars of the Future" and took part in the nurturing of Car Super Engineers. In 2010, I won a Good Design Award for the Personal Mobility XFV car model and became Director of the Design Engineering Department Before this, I worked at Toyota Motor Corporation from April 1973 to March 2005. During this time, I designed several car models including the Corolla Hardtop (original design), Recreational Vehicle Carib (original idea), Tercel Coupe (original idea). I also was seconded to Calty Design Research,Inc. in the USA for 3 years where I worked with the American team and proposed designs for Toyota cars such as the Sera, Supra models. When I came back to Japan, I worked in the External Design Division of Toyota. After having created the original design of the Carina ED 4door Hardtop model, I was seconded to the Tecno Art Research Co.,Ltd (Toyota Design Group) and worked there as a Managing Director. I directed the design team for models such as the Crown Majesta, Windom and Chaser. When I came back to the Toyota head office, I took part in the design of Toyota cars such as Harrier and i-unit models as Chief Designer. I won several awards for Altezza and IS2000 models such as the Good Design Award, Golden Marker Trophy, Japan Car of the Year Award. I also took part in the strategic organization of the Lexus brand and Toyota Design brand. I worked at Kimura Design Laboratory, Inc. as a part time job since 2007.


Books, treatises and achievements
Strategy and Car Design "Inheritance and Innovation of Tradition" (JSSD Japanese Society for Design) 2006/5
Cost Design-Toyota / Researcher's Practical Community Theory (Co-author) 2017/3
Automotive Aerodynamic Technology (Co-authored) (Journal of society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
) 2017/9
Car Design 10 Years (Journal of society of Automotive Engineers of Japan) 2010/1
Design and body development (Journal of society of Automotive Engineers of Japan) 2018/7
Overcome challenges with logical thinking & design thinking (Journal of society of Automotive Engineers of Japan) 2019/6
The importance of "regret after doing it rather than regret without doing it" (Japan Automotive Hall of Fame) 2020/12
(Academic paper) Aerodynamics and vehicle outline design (Journal of society of Automotive Engineers of Japan ) 2015/4

Design Philosophy
Today's nonsense is tomorrow’s common sense.
Human sensation changes based on time and the things it encounters. “Surprised, habituated, disinterested.” This is the unstoppable human instinct to live. Furthermore, the way one feels and the speed at which humans change is different for each individual. This may also change due to external factors. A designer’s focus varies considerably based on the target users of his or her project. Not only do projects have the power to move people, but as humans are a part of nature, they must be part of nature as well. As so called “man made” objects are considered synonymous with “unnatural objects,” we must keep this in mind regardless of what type of space our projects may create. At the very least, we must reach a level at which it is no longer necessary to pay them any mind. Above all, the moment one is able to express one’s own originality is the moment that a design worth beginning has come into being.


Kimura Design Laboratory corp.
https://plusk-design.com

1979 Graduated from Tsukuba University, Faculty of Art and Design, Production Design Course. In the same year he joined Suzuki Motor Corporation.
1986-87 Worked on running prototypes for Carrozzeria Michelotti in Italy.
1990-92 Collaboration with SEAT, Spain.
1994 Establishment of a private office. Worked as a freelance designer in automotive design, brand strategy, future product planning and back-up for corporate design work.
2008 Head of Design, Subaru Corporation.
2013 CED(Chief Executive Designer), SUBARU.　
2015 Professor of Transportation Laboratory, Department of Industrial Art, Faculty of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University.
2015 Corporate Design Consultant.

Books

Osamu Namba: "The Meaning of Designing SUBARU" Sanei Shobo 2017/4/27
ISBN978-4-7796-3269-3 C0076 ¥1500E

1980- Tama Art University, Product Design
1983- Toyota Motors, Exterior designer, Styling Design Div.
1990- Honda R&D, Wako Styling Design Div.
2000- Tokyo: Advanced design Div.
2001- LA: Honda R&D Americas, Design Division Director
2004- LA: Acura Design Division Director
2008- Milan: Honda R&D Europe, Milano Design, Senior Vice President
2011- London: Honda R&D Europe, Advanced Research, Head of Research
2012- Honda R&D, Wako Styling Design Div. Motor Show CE
2013- Honda Motors, Brand Planning Office, CE
2016- Honda R&D, Tech-PR General Manager
2017- Honda R&D, Development Strategy Planning Office
2019- Honda R&D, Life Creation Center, Strategy Planning Div.

2016　“Let’s go with personal mobility which will change the future”
Journal of Society of Automobile Engineers of Japan

1998　Car Of The Year award of “Motor Trend” at Honda Accord
2002-03　Design Guidance Collaborator at Art Center College of Design and Art Institute of Seattle
2006 North American’s Truck of The Year award at Honda Ridgeline
2018　Contribution Award, Society of Automobile Engineers of Japan

Joined Fujitsu Limited in 1977. As the director of the General Design Center, he is in charge of designing various fields such as products, spaces, universals, web, and services as information devices and systems evolve. In addition, he established Fujitsu Design Limited (first president and representative director), and later participated in design company management and head office marketing (brand, public relations IR, publicity) activities as SVP (design strategy), Marketing Reform Project Office, Fujitsu Limited. Then, practice "design management" and work on the realization and acceleration of innovation by "design thinking" as a methodology. In June 2017, he became a managing director of the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. He continues to the present. In addition, he is a part-time lecturer at "Kyushu University" and "Kurashiki University of Science and Technology" and a director of Future Center Alliance Japan (FCAJ).

Born June 11, 1971 in Tokyo
Currently living in France
1995 ECOLE CAMONDO University graduation Interior, product, environmental design school 5-year system 2001 Japanese government public second-class architect acquisition

Job career

Journalist business (overseas press association public journalist member)
1997-Regular writing / interview planning and coordination of arts and culture
2002-He is a design / architecture / art journalist based in Paris. Writing in Japan and France Design / architecture specialty store Architecture / Nikkei Design / Design site / AXIS French architecture L'Architecture d'Aujour d'hui / L'Agenceur General Nature & Science / Forbes etc.

Translation / Translation Japan / France /

1998-Regularly handles translation and translation work for Japanese and foreign companies
Content focused on culture such as design, architecture, art, traditional craftsmanship, fashion, light, etc.
Abundant business and corporate project meetings, business matching translations, negotiations, and time translations

Sales / Sales

1998-2002 Worked at a gallery as an art planner Tokyo Co., Ltd. Interoffice hhstyle.com Business Worked at an interior shop Tokyo

French-Japanese Cultural Project

・ A member of the jury of the Department of Design, National University of Art and Design, France. He was in Paris 2006/2008.
・ Workshop planning and production of the school "Edogawa Traditional Engineering and Boule School" and other regular workshops with Tokyo Zokei University and he is Paris, Japan 2008-2018
・ Planning and production of "Design Kitchen" exhibition Paris 2008-2009
・ Maison Objet Air of Designer NOW! Tokujin Yoshioka's Performance Presenter Paris 2012
・ People National Treasure Yuzen Dyeing Writer Moriguchi Hiko Screening and Performance Moderator Paris 2014
・ French National Treasure Glass Master Emmanuel Barois Collaboration 2011 ～
Corporate incentives, he also responds to the insight, research and coordination business he does in negotiations

After graduating from Painting Course in Joshibi Junior College of Art and Design in 1986, learned wool spinning and hand weaving as an assistant at Okubo Fuyuko Ateliter (Tokyo). 1990-1992 studied Weaving at Fredrika Wetterhoff School of Arts and Crafts, Hämeenlinna, Finland. In 2008 completed Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree at Design and Architecture in Aalto University School of Arts (previous Taideteollinen korkeakoulu). Designed textile products at Fredrika Wetterhoff Foundation (1992-1993). From 2008 worked as a freelance designer based in Finland offering textile designs and illustrations to various Japanese and Finnish companies. Engaged with exchange and introduction of cultural heritages between Japan and Finland through arts and crafts workshops.

Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Studies, Shokei Gakuin University Yurigaoka 4-10-1, Natori, Miyagi, Japan, 981-1295

outlining my work
My major Study is examinations of recycling systems about used textiles and clothing, and to consider how to design to sustainable and user-centered fashion. I have interested in traditional remaking by used textiles, quilts, patchwork, folk art goods in Japan from about 30 years ago. I ’m teaching “Design theory” “Fashion culture” in Shokei Gakuin University and Fukushima University, etc.
Director: Institute of Japanese Costume and Textile, Japan Handicraft Instructors Association
Member（Vice charman）: Research Group of Fiber Recycling, The Textile Machinery Society of Japan
Member（Executive committee）: International Symposium of Fiber Recycling in Kyoto 2007, Kanagawa 2009, Atlanta 2013, San Francisco 2015

PUBLICATIONS (selected listings)
“American Antique Quilt Collection, Kyoritsu Women’s University”, Tetsuro Kitamura, Noriyuki Ito, Kei Kobayashi, Maki Tamada, 1992, NIHON VOGUE Corp. Japan.

“The Comparative Research of American Quilts and Japanese Clothing Culture” Maki Tamada, Masako Saito, Maiko Shimodori, Noriyuki Ito, Bulletin of Center for International Studies of Science and Culture, Kyoritsu Womens’University,2002, Japan
“Fiber Recycling Culture in Japan”, （Summary）International Symposium of Fiber Recycling, 2007, in Kyoto. “Fiber Recycling Culture in Japan”, Journal of The Textile Machinery Society of Japan, Vol.61, No.3, 2008, Japan
“The Circulation of the Resources of Used Clothes that Supported Clothing Lifestyles in Japan, - A Study from the Literature of Wholesale Business and Merchants, Circulation of Used Clothes in Edo and the early Meiji era”,Costume and Textile,Vol.9,No.1, 2008, Institute of Japanese Costume and Textile, Japan
“Transformation of Value of Fiber Recycling after the Early Modern Age of Japan”, （Summary）International Symposium of Fiber Recycling, 2009, in Atlanta, USA
“Consideration of citizen consciousness about disposal of used clothing in Japan” （Summary）International Symposium of Fiber Recycling,2015, in San Francisco, USA
“Fashion Design（Textbook For high schools）”, Yuki Zinno, Maki Tamada, Mikiko Tsunemi,Yukiko Nagasawa, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology , 2015, Japan