DESIGNTIDE TOKYO

Hiroaki Kawanami

Design Director/Product Designer. After working on product design for KINTO at Studio Shirotani, he joined the Hara Design Institute at Nippon Design Center, where he handled a wide range of projects, from corporate branding and promotions to exhibition planning, signage design, and product design. After becoming independent, he began activities focused on the interplay between outdoor and urban life. He launched the Japan operations of hxo design (Taiwan) and serves as the Creative Director for CYCL (Yamanakako). His work spans design categories, offering consistent direction and design from conceptual work to two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and spatial design.

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EXHIBITION / AWARD
  • 2019: Good Design Award / Best 100, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2020: Red Dot Design Award / Essen, Germany
  • 2024: IF Design Award / Hannover, Germany
  • 2024: D&AD Award / London, UK 2024: Topawards Asia / Tokyo, Japan