Hiroki Nakayama
He is a Japanese designer based in New York. After studying data science at university, he started his career in product and business development, gaining experience in the entire process of business design as a design lead in an in-house venture team. In parallel with his professional work, he attended the evening program in Product Design at Kuwasawa Design School, from which he graduated in 2025, and subsequently began his full-fledged activities in product design.
Rather than approaching design as a solution that simply seeks “better” functionality or aesthetics, he focuses on the “innovative”—discovering entirely new forms and value systems for products. By weaving universal human sensibilities into both the physical and psychological interactions with objects, he aims to create designs that are not merely future-oriented but that define a timeless and future standard.
Rather than approaching design as a solution that simply seeks “better” functionality or aesthetics, he focuses on the “innovative”—discovering entirely new forms and value systems for products. By weaving universal human sensibilities into both the physical and psychological interactions with objects, he aims to create designs that are not merely future-oriented but that define a timeless and future standard.
中山 大暉
ニューヨークに拠点を置く、日本人デザイナー。筑波大学理工学群を卒業後、日系グローバルメーカーでの商品企画・新規事業開発、社内ベンチャー立ち上げに従事。 業務と並行して通学した桑沢デザイン研究所夜間プロダクトデザイン科を2025年に卒業後、本格的にプロダクトデザインの活動を始める。
機能性や意匠性において「better」を追求するソリューションとしてのデザインではなく、新たなプロダクトのあり方や価値軸そのものを見出す「innovative」に重きを置く。また、プロダクトとの身体的かつ心理的な関わり方において普遍的な人間らしい感性を織り込むことで、単なる未来志向ではなく、「未来の普遍」になり得る新たなデザインを目指している
機能性や意匠性において「better」を追求するソリューションとしてのデザインではなく、新たなプロダクトのあり方や価値軸そのものを見出す「innovative」に重きを置く。また、プロダクトとの身体的かつ心理的な関わり方において普遍的な人間らしい感性を織り込むことで、単なる未来志向ではなく、「未来の普遍」になり得る新たなデザインを目指している
WHAT I DO
AWARD / EXHIBITION
Milano Salone Satellite Exhibition | 2025
Paris Design Week Factory Exhibition | 2025
London Design Festival Exhibition | 2025
Good Design Award | 2024
SHACHIHATA New Product Design Competition, Grand Prize | 2023
MEDIA