Kinya Tagawa

Kinya has been involved in a range of projects centered on innovation and branding through design. His work has been recognized with awards such as the Good Design Gold Award, the iF Design Award, and inclusion in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. He contributed as a core member to the development of the “Design Management” declaration led by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan Patent Office. Kinya holds a degree from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Art (RCA), UK. From 2015 to 2018, he served as a Visiting Professor at RCA, and in 2018, he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the institution. He has served in advisory and committee roles including as a member of the Intellectual Property Committee at METI’s Industrial Structure Council, Director of the Japan Institute of Design Promotion, Director of the Pokémon With You Foundation, and Advisor to the President’s Office at the University of Tokyo. In 2025, Kinya was appointed Project Professor at the University of Tokyo.