KASHIWA SATO
Japan
Creative Director / Design Architect A leading Japanese creator whose creations embody brands iconically across many fields. Worked on projects with Uniqlo, Fuji Kindergarten, Nissin Foods' Kansai Factory, and GLP ALFALINK Sagamihara. As a specially appointed professor at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Management, he develops creative talent. Received numerous awards, including the Red Dot Design Award 2022 Best of the Best and the "Best of Best" award at the ICONIC AWARDS 2023. Appointed a Japan Cultural Envoy by the Agency for the Cultural Affairs of Japan for 2016. Accomplishments include the publication of Kashiwa Sato's Ultimate Method of Reaching the Essentials (Nikkei Publishing Inc.) and the Kashiwa Sato Exhibition (The National Art Center, Tokyo, 2021). Access KASHIWA SATO Newsroom
Featured Designs
Kashiwa Sato
Office
It offered creative direction for Takeda Pharmaceutical's new global headquarters’ interior design. The designer created a flow from the entrance and reception to the work area, telling a tale of human life with refined modern icons of eight kanji for life, water, light, soil, tree, people, connections, and future, which represent Takeda's essence, reflecting it in the spatial design. It conveyed the company's brand image, creating a place where stakeholders can share the vision of the future.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Silver (2024) - Access Kashiwa Sato Office Press Kit