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Iwate University
Tanaka&Mikami Design Laboratory (Science of Design)
Iwate University
Tanaka&Mikami Design Laboratory (Science of Design)
After graduating from Kobe Design University, Dr. Tanaka got an MA in industrial design at the Graduate School of Central St Martins College of Art and Design, in London. After graduation, he worked at Tanaka Design Office as a product designer. Working on the Design of home electronics, cell phones, industrial machines, lights and so forth, he got many prizes of "Good Designing Award". After getting his Doctor's degree at Chiba University, he became a professor at Iwate University. With a focus on collaboration study with companies and contract studies, he exhibits a lot of Nanbu Tekki Products(Traditional Japanese Diecast) especially in Europe. He has conducted cooperative studies with Iwayado Tansu Company(Traditional Japanese Furniture), which works in traditional hand crafted furniture in Iwate, from 2005.
Mikami Takuya
Faculty of Science and Engineering / Assistant Professor / Ph.D. (Design Studies)
Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Design, Sapporo City University, and obtained a Ph.D. in Design. Served as a specially appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Art and Design, University of Toyama, from 2023 to September 2025. Currently works as an assistant professor in the Creative Informatics Course, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University. Awards include the Japanese Society for the Science of Design Encouragement Award, the Sapporo City University President’s Encouragement Award, the International Student Creative Award, and the Asia Digital Art and Design Association (ADADA Japan) Research Encouragement Award. Research interests include Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual Reality, multimodal interface systems, and serious games for socially beneficial applications.
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