About Us
DLX Design Lab is an international design team established in 2017 within the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo. Our mission is to:
Create Value Through Design
Our two main goals are:
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To develop innovative ideas through close collaboration between designers, researchers, engineers and other diverse disciplines.
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To disseminate knowledge and nurture future talent by organising classes, forums, exhibitions and workshops to share design-led innovation methods with academia, industry, government agencies and the general public.
Collaboration
Everything we do is in collaboration. Being open and sharing are important approaches for us. Our intention is not to create our own bubble in which to operate but rather to reach out and make connections through all the activities we perform. These are the main types of collaboration activities:
Collaboration with University Researchers
Collaboration with Companies and External Organisations
Lab Structure
DLX Executive Directors
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Prof Niino Toshiki (DLX Director)
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Prof Kotaro Imai (DLX Deputy Director)
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Prof Shunji Yamanaka
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Prof Satoshi Ashihara
DLX Design Lab Co-Directors
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Yuri Klebanov
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Federico Trucchia
Project Leads
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Lecturer Hyunjung Kim
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Research Associate Tomomi Sayuda
Design Team Members
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Naoto Takayama
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Max Fischer
The team is based in studios in Komaba II campus near Shibuya, Tokyo and Kashiwa II campus in Chiba Prefecture.
International Outreach
DLX Design Lab was also established to grow and maintain an international team and build global connections. Our design team is made up of people from many different countries (including Japan, UK, Italy, China, Israel, Germany, South Korea, and France). Our belief is that difference brings difference - having a diverse team brings new ideas and insights to our projects and hence more innovative ideas.
Alongside developing an international team, we have several meaningful relationships with other world leading academic institutions. The most significant at the moment are:
