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Osada Yoshiaki (Japan)

General Manager of GK Design Shanghai Head of International Business Promotion of GK Design Group

In 2008, he graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo with a specialization in Social Foundations. In the same year, he joined GK Design Group, focusing on research topics related to spatial environmental signage systems and urban environmental construction. Yoshiaki has more than ten years of experience in the design industry, mainly covering research in visual and communication design (VI, BI), product design (healthcare, household appliances), and urban environmental design (signage, street facilities). He actively engages in design education institutions and industry events in China, dedicating himself to promoting the enlightenment of Japanese design, and he once give speech at the Japan Design Lecture organized by the Consulate-General of Japan in Shanghai. Yoshiaki is the guest evaluation jurors at the Wenzhou International Design Biennial. He has also delivered lectures on Japanese design at the International Design School at Zhejiang University and various design seminars at Donghua University, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, and Tongji University.

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Organizing Committee of the Better Design Award

Partner Institutions:

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts & Design,Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Shenzhen University,Shenzhen Technology University, World Design Organization,World Green Design Organization, Hong Kong Design Centre,Hong Kong Federation of Design and Creative Industries,Hong Kong Designers Association, Macau Design Centre,Macau Product Designers Association, Guangdong University of TechnologyHuateng Private Equity Investment Fund, Design Capital of Guangzhou, andother institutions

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