KENSAKU OSHIRO

Kensaku Oshiro was born on Okinawa Island, Japan, in 1977.
After gaining a Master’s degree in Industrial Design at the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan in 1999, he began working with various studios until 2004, when he joined the design team at Lissoni Associati where he worked until mid-2012.
In June 2012, Kensaku moved to London to join BarberOsgerby studio.
In June 2015, Kensaku established his own studio in Milan.

He collaborated in developing numerous projects with world leading companies and brands, especially dealing with furniture and product design.
Kensaku Oshiro works with Boffi, DePadova, Glas Italia, Kristalia, Ligne Roset, Muji, Poltrona Frau, Viccarbe and Zanotta. He has obtained diverse prestigious international awards such as the M&O Paris Rising Talent Award 2018, the EDIDA Young Designer Talent by Japan Edition 2016.

In 2017 he launched his own brand OSHIRO as a personal research project.

ミラノで数々のデザイン建築事務所で経験を積み、2004年〜12年はミラノのLISSONI ASSOCIATI、
2012~15年はロンドンのBARBER&OSGERBYで勤務。2015年にミラノで独立、KENSAKU OSHIROを設立する。
これまで世界を代表する会社、ブランドと数多くのプロジェクトの開発に携わり、その領域は建築から家具、生活用品全般のプロダクトまで多岐に渡る。RISING TALENT AWARD, DESIGN REPORT AWARD, IF Design Award金賞, EDIDA Designer of the Yearノミネートなど受賞歴多数。