educations:
2004-2006 ma design products, royal college of art, london, uk
2001-2003 ba interior and spatial design, chelsea college, london, uk
1997-2001 ba furniture design, tokyo zokei university, tokyo, japan

practices:
aug 2007 - hirokoshiratoridesign
nov 2006 - okaystudio, establish member of design collective studio
sep 2006 - may 2007 rafael vinoly architects; 3d visualiser
jul - nov 2005 martino gamper; furniture/product design
apr - jun 2005 early opera company; stage set design
jun - Dec 2004 chelsea college of art and design; research assistant
mar - may 2004 co-labarchitects; model making and assistant
dec 2003 - mar 2004 ken wilder; exhibition fabrication

exhibitions:
sep 2007 gradual, bromptondesigndistrict, london, uk
sep 2007 okaystudio at boxfresh, boxfresh, london, uk
jul 2007 wunderkammer, bluecoat display centre, liverpool, uk
jun 2007 napkin, soho gallery, london, uk
apr 2007 great brits: ingenious therapies, paul smith, milan, italy
jan 2007 okaystudio launch (passagen 2007), eco, cologne, germany
jul 2006 seven ideas, embassy of japan, london, uk
jun 2006 the show 2006, royal college of art, london, uk
sep 2003 future map design 03, candid art trust, london, uk
mar 2001 on/off, living design centre ozone, tokyo, japan

selected publications:
axis vol.129, oct 2007
wallpaper* web, jul 2007
design report, may 2007
domus web 903, may 2007 (video)
Casa Brutus vol.88, apr 2007
wallpaper* web, apr 2007
wallpaper* 98, apr 2007
icon 039, aug 2006
axis vol.114, apr 2005