Aki KANAI
Born in Tokyo in 1983. In 2008, upon completing the Master’s Course in Design at Tokyo University of the Arts she joined Kokuyo. Here, she is involved in shop and event art direction, spatial and signage planning, and in-house branding. In 2014 she won a special in-house prize in the Kokuyo Design Awards.
Masaki HANAHARA
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1979. On graduating from the Graduate School of Kyushu Institute of Design in 2005, he joined Shiseido’s advertising department. Here, he performs art direction for the company’s corporate advertisements and for products such as MAQuillAGE. In 2017 he exhibited IoT products at SXSW (South by Southwest). Major awards to date include: One Show, Clio Awards, New York Festivals, London International Awards, and Adfest.
