COMPANY
Trade Name
PLANE co.,ltd.
President
Takanori Kawasaki
Location
2-24-13 Chuocyo, Meguroku, Tokyo 152-0001, JAPAN
Contact
Tel. 03-6317-4141 Fax. 03-6755-8373 Mail. info@plane-id.com
Founded
May 1995
Capital
10 milion yen
Employees
7
Business
Design of products in all fields
product planning
Bankers
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ / tamagawa branch
JOHNAN SHINKIN BANK / komazawa branch
FOUNDER PROFILE
1984
Graduated from the Living Design Department of Kuwasawa Design School with a major in Industrial design. Joined Ricoh Corporation and worked at the Industrial Design Center. Engaged in designing information technology equipment.
1989
Resigned from Ricoh. Joined frogdesign. Worked on designing audio/video devices and optical Instruments.
1991
Transferred to frogdesign California. Worked on designing information technology equipment, stationery, electrical appliances etc.
1993
Resigned from frogdesign. Joined Ziba Design. Engaged in designing information technology equipment, cooking utensils, audio/video devices, etc.
1995
Resigned from Ziba Design.
Returned to Japan. Established PLANE ltd.
1997 – 2013
Started to teach at Kuwasawa Design School.
1999
Established PLANE co.,ltd. from a limited company.
Became an instructor at Tohoku Institute of Technology.
2007 – 2024
Became a committee member of the Good Design Award | Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization.
2009 – 2019
Became a member of the Japan Design Consultants Association (JDCA)
2011
Established minimalife inc.
2013
Became a committee member of the Echizen Craft Village conceptualization conference.
2014〜2023
Became an instructor at Tama Art University.
BOARD MEMBER
Takanori Kawasaki
Hiroaki Watanabe