Born in Shiga, Japan, in 1982, young designer Daisuke Kitagawa graduated from the Design Department of Kanazawa College of Art in 2005, where he now lectures. After working for a Japanese consumer electronics manufacture, he established the Tokyo-based studio DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY INC. in 2015.

Based on the principle of creating "enrichment" that can be shared with everyone involved, Daisuke Kitagawa has been engaged in variety of fields, both at domestic and international, from furniture and daily necessities to traditional crafts, home appliances, robotics, advanced technology R&D, new material R&D, business development, and city branding. He always provides design and creative direction from the perspective of "comfortable innovation”.