Faculty

NAGAYAMA Hiroki

Professor

Department of Design（Product Design）
Graduate School of Design

E-mail　h-naga@suac.ac.jp
Research Keywords：
Product Design, The traditional design of arts and crafts, Craft Design

Degrees	Master of Arts (Science of Design), Musashino Art University (2002) Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial Design), Tohoku Institute of Technology (1982)
Selected Professional Experiences	Associate Professer, National Institute of Technology, Sendai College (2000/4-2012/3) Researcher, Industrial Technology Institute, Miyagi Prefectural Government (1987/4-2000/3)　 Design, Nissan Shatai (1982/4-1987/3)
Research Fields	Industrial Design History, Traditional industry technique application design development support and research
Major Publications & Design Works	"Contribution, Education in Industrial Design, Monthly magazine Minpaku, special feature "Beauty for inheritance." National Museum of Ethnology. pp.8-9. 2018/12. Catalog report: "Thinking about Design, from the perspective of Industrial Design", Special exhibition "Crafts inheritance, From Tohoku, the origin and present of Japanese industrial design." National Museum of Ethnology. pp.130-135. Traveling exhibition: "Inheritance of Crafts: Origin and Present of Japanese Industrial Design from Tohoku." Shizuoka University of Art and Culture. 2018/12. Work: Audio speakers by applying traditional craft techniques. 2016-2017.
Academic Organizations	Japanese Society for the Science of Design Society for Design and Art Fusing with Science and Technology

Message

Design is the relationship between humans, products, and phenomena.

Design is a solution to dissatisfaction, deficiency, and aspirations that we think and feel in our daily lives, such as "I want to do this," "I want to do that," "This is inconvenient," "This is difficult to use," or "I don't understand."

The solution could be either tangible or intangible. However, if the solutions are not beautiful, functional nor have any relationship to the problem, they won't create a rich and fulfilling life.

When designing "products," we must always be at the center. All of us "humans" must be cozy and comfortable with products that have the right shape and usability. "Products" have provided us with convenience and comfort. They are now growing as interfaces that create various relationships.

We can instantly connect with various people in wide areas using devices such as smartphones or PCs. Those "phenomenon" are also a reflection of relationships. In addition, the direct relationship between "humans" and "humans" without products is still very important.

The design of humans, products, and phenomena is an activity to tune up "products." You need to seek usability or plainness. Using these products, you can generate "phenomena" such as communications or activities between people. As a result, your design will generate actions and relationships between people.

I would like to explore our "individual life" and "local life" by designing the relationship between "humans, products, and phenomena."

Education