Design in Japan

Winkreative

Winkreative is the branding agency that looks closely, thinks boldly and crafts our work with care. We're a team of strategists, writers and designers who believe in the power of first-hand experience and in-person collaboration. Your strategic and creative partner with its eye on the world. Since our founding in 1998 by recognised tastemaker Tyler Brûlé, we’ve expanded across headquarters in Zurich, a creative hub in London, and offices around the world, and formed a global network of expert collaborators. Now, over 25 years later, we continue to devise strategies, build brands, shape experiences and execute creative concepts that resonate with intelligent audiences in every market – always putting quality at the centre of everything we do.

11 to 50 staff

Product Designer

A professional and beautiful product design is the result of creative talent and technical expertise. At Product Development Co. technology meets creativity to produce quality web designs that not only attract, retain and improve user experience, but also generate higher revenues for your site. We offer comprehensive and customized product designing services at cost-effective rates. Give your product that competitive edge with our professional, attractive and effective website designs.

51 to 200 staff

Garden Eight

Garden Eight is a digital design studio based in Tokyo and Copenhagen.

1 to 10 staff

Gtdi

As the final step of a branding strategy that actually touches the consumer, packaging design is critical. A package must deliver the brand message in just a few seconds. It must convey how the product can better fulfill a consumer’s needs compared to its competitors, even when the consumer knows nothing about the product. Our work does more than accurately present a product’s unique features and the story of differentiation. We aim to appeal directly to the heart of the consumer. Creating concept with the power to rouse emotion and inspire consumers each time they take a product into their hands. GTDI also handles branding projects that touch all aspects of visual design, including naming and creative solution, more effectively conveying brand value. By approaching each brand component as part of a whole, we aim to nurture the value of a brand as it takes place in the hearts and minds of consumers. With sensitive attention to customer communications and subtle yet bold designs, packaging design in the Japanese market consistently leads the world. gtdi’s mission is brand-building with a primary focus on packaging design. This means more than just developing branding rooted in culture. It means implementing international brand communications that transcend both region and nation. Our team is made up of highly experienced, multi-national designers from Asia and around the world. We understand the nuanced differences between the cultures of a product’s target and its country of origin which reflect those distinctions in our branding strategies.

11 to 50 staff

Artless Inc

artless Inc. A global branding agency "artless" is a branding and design consulting firm that uses an art & design-based approach since 2001, by shun kawakami. our activities are in the visual communication: art, design, architecture, digital applications and the other forms of communication. we are based in tokyo and kyoto, but we are always focusing in the global marketp lace- “artless” was founded by Shun Kawakami in 2001. Our activities are in the field of visual communication and language of design: Brand & design consultation, logo & identity, graphic, web, user interface, video, motion graphics, product, installation, interior, sign system and architecture. For each project we work on, we tailor a creative team to deliver the best solution. Being a global collective enables us to explore new perspectives to all projects. The team includes creative directors, art directors, graphic designers, interactive designers, architects, interior designers, product designers, photographers, fashion stylists, hair and make up artists, musicians, composers, painters, calligraphers, flower designers, chefs and food directors. We do not differentiate between art, design, architecture, digital and other forms of visual communication. A diverse challenge extending across different disciplines provides us with experience that broadens our point of view.

11 to 50 staff

Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd Dhtmy

1 to 10 staff

83design Inc

This industrial design agency, 83Design Inc, works with start-ups and leading companies. We provide Industrial Design, UX, Branding, and a design process itself. Our two design approaches are emotional, rational, quick, and careful to adjust to what a project needs and what a client needs in a development process. When we design, we always pay attention to how our new designs can fit with the time and the living space that they are used in, and work carefully to produce designs that will be loved for a long time. Instagram:@83design_inc,@83d_shop Facebook:

1 to 10 staff

Holyday Inc

Holyday Inc's mission is to create strategies that seamlessly connect the digital and real worlds. We are fully equipped with an environment that allows us to carry out project planning, creative production, PR, and advertising operations all at once, and we have an internal system that allows us to work diligently with a sense of speed.

51 to 200 staff

Monopo

monopo is a Tokyo-born creative agency delivering design-driven solutions through digital experiences, branding, advertising and video production. Our story starts in one of the world’s greatest and most dynamic cities: Tokyo. Since 2019, however, monopo has expanded to creative hubs across the globe: In 2019, monopo london In 2021, monopo new york In 2022, monopo saigon In 2023, monopo paris With an ever-growing community of globally-minded creatives and producers, monopo challenges the barriers of language and culture. Collaborative by nature, we exercise our spirit of curiosity in all that we do. Our collective of globally-minded people mobilizes creative communities, breaking down barriers of language and culture. Collaborative by nature, we exercise our spirit of curiosity by engaging with partners internationally. We started in Tokyo, the business and creative capital of Asia and one of the world’s greatest and most dynamic cities. This puts us in a unique position to collaborate with international creators and organizations. At the start of 2019 we expanded to London, Europe’s most diverse creative capital. It enabled us to grow the community we had built and make it richer with a greater variety of skills and perspectives. The result is a diverse international community of creatives, thinkers and producers that we can bring together based on the specific challenge at hand.

11 to 50 staff

1c - Creative Direction

Creative direction, Art direction, Strategy, Branding.

1 to 10 staff

Creamu Inc

CREAMU WEB - CREAMU is a design firm that provides design to enhance the brand value of clients. We are going to work such as graphic design, web design, coding, programming and writing./ Trade Name / CREAMU Inc./ CEO / Kunitaka Kawashimo / Address 150-0021 2-8-4 EX5F - EX Ebisu-Nishi Building, 5th Floor 2-8-4 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021 / Contact Address Tel / Fax : 03-6427-8477 / Established 2010510 / May 10, 2010

1 to 10 staff

Creativemashimashi

We are innovation and design firm based in Tokyo.

1 to 10 staff

Postalco

Postalco designs fine stationery, apparel, leather bags and wallets. Working with traditional Japanese skills and craft we create objects for daily use. Some design collaborations include projects for Maison Hermes, Sunspel, Issey Miyake, Maharam, The Conran Shop, Monocle Magazine and Wallpaper Magazine.

11 to 50 staff

Shu To

SHU TO / is a creative studio established by Japanese interior designer Yuki Iwatake in 2012, based in Tokyo and Kyoto. We started as an interior design office, working on a variety of projects including events, showrooms, show windows, stores, offices, residences, furniture, store fixtures, and products. The article about our work was published in FLAUNT MAGAZINE, a fashion and culture magazine based in Los Angeles (2021). From 2024, SHU TO / became a newly creative studio which explores "Spatial self-expression". This unique hunger for “self-expression” is strongly influenced by fashion culture. We create pieces of art by fusing multiple elements from interior design, fashion, art, digital, sometimes nature, chemistry, and various traditional culture, while reconstructing beautiful leftover materials from our daily design activities. Through the experimental destruction and harmony of these elements, we create a spatial accent with a intense presence enough to determine the atmosphere. Especially recent years, opportunities we share our space through a screen are skyrocketing. We expect this concept must be a new style to express ourselves. In our interior design projects, we additionally propose to put the accent on the space which reconstructs the leftover materials in the project or the client owns beforehand- We started a project “Hungry Scissors" which explores "Spatial self-expression". Its first works ‘24 1 25 were launched in January 2024. We attempted to create them at a live style in order to reflect our sensibility into it at the time.

1 to 10 staff

Design Works Project Dwp

DWP is a Tokyo-based collective of interior designers, architects, real estate pros, IT pros, and graphic designers. We specialize in office design, project management, real estate consulting, and corporate branding. We also operate 2 cafe/art galleries in Harajuku as well as produce web media for designers & artists.

11 to 50 staff

Heretic, Inc

2005Web We are a digital creative design and development company located in Tokyo. We were founded in 2005 by Ryo and Yutaro Brothers. We’ve been producing a lot of projects and creative works.

1 to 10 staff

Office For Free Design Inc

Founded in 2003, Office for Free Design inc. is a Tokyo based design studio. We work on a wide range of projects from graphic design and editorial work to web design and advertising, and have been involved in many projects within the fashion and art scene.

1 to 10 staff

Omencraft , Llc

Omencraft® is a unique design agency based in Tokyo focused on delivering superior brand identity design solutions for both eastern and western markets.

1 to 10 staff

Sunward Co., Ltd

532-0011 7-2 F Production and animation production business of character. It is a design and a copyright management business of its own character to Japan and foreign countries. The agency of the copyright management that can make the character of SUNWARD known to the world is recruited. Represented character Little bobdog Skip bunny Head office BOBDOG Chinese agency http://bobdog.xwing.com.tw/ Israeli agency

1 to 10 staff

Pulp, Inc

Pulp Inc. is a Tokyo-based design studio founded by Hideki Owa in 2015. Hideki is the former Design Director of tha ltd. in Tokyo (http://tha.jp/). He has also served as an Art Director for AKQA (http://akqa.com/) and Method (http://method.com/) in San Francisco (to name a few.). For more information, please contact info@pulp.jp.

1 to 10 staff

B Label Design Studio

B.LABEL specializes in user experience, interface, and product design.

1 to 10 staff

Design Studio Crow Co.,ltd

Based in Tokyo, DESIGN STUDIO CROW is a design studio dealing in commercial space such as hotels, restaurants and retail stores. Our scope of activity covers a variety of areas both in Japan and abroad. We pride ourselves in tackling each project by carrying out a thorough discussion with the client, researching the characteristics and culture of each area where our projects are based, thinking about what comforts we can give to the people who will use these creations and also considering what additional value is desired. Based on this, we promise to propose a high quality environment based on a unified concept that considers everything from layout and space to the furniture and color schemes. Designs that will be loved for a long time. In addition, we always seek designs that are not simply decorative but produce "surprise" and "emotion".

11 to 50 staff

Kataoka Design Studio

Independent product design studio Tetsu Kataoka After working as a Chief Art Director at Sony Design Center designing the VAIO, Walkman, Handycam and so on, I established the Kataoka Design Studio and became a freelance designer. Since becoming independent, I have been designing products for leading international brands such as Samsung. I receive numerous awards for my designs each year; these include not only the Japanese Good Design Award, but also the "gold award" in the iF product design award, which is an internationally-respected German award, and the "best of the best" in the red dot design award. The consultation of a new project is accepted at any time. Please feel free to inquire.

1 to 10 staff

Metal Red Inc

Design firm of Jin Saburi, strong in web promotions, branding, smart phone development. We help companies, and ad agencies, both domestic and worldwide to connect strategies to great creative, providing best solutions for engaging potential customers. We are strong in both Japanese local and global market. From proposals only to technical direction, design / creative, and development to print, please feel free to contact us. Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan · http://metalred.com/

1 to 10 staff

Secret Lab, Inc

Secret lab, Inc.(formerly The Secret Lab) is an independent experience design and design strategy consulting firm based in Tokyo. Our member have a wide-rang and in-depth experience and expertise in user experience design development, from small as an app UI design for the world best known fitness app to a complex large-scale global web strategy and its development which covers over 100 counties, to a design strategy for the new mobile UX platform.

1 to 10 staff

Sonagraf Co., Ltd

We provide photorealistic CG visualization for industrial use.

1 to 10 staff

Turucame Ltd

Turucame is a design company with the misson to resolve dicides in every aspect of our society. There is a common saying in Japan that "Cranes live for years, turtles live for years." It celebrates "longevity." We hope that our "design" continued to be used by people as communication infrastructure in our society. In addition,"cranes" is spelled "tsuru,""turtles" is spelled "kame" in Hepburn system, yet we select "turu" and "came" since "turucame" is typographically prettier than "tsurukame." The founders are Yu Morita (in charge of user experience, project management and information design) and Keiichi Tozaki (in charge of technical direction, art direction and planning solutions).

1 to 10 staff

Wellz Co., Ltd

Webdesign, graphics and 3d graphics development company founded and based in Akabane in Kita, Tokyo, Japan.

1 to 10 staff

Takt Project

A page of TAKT PROJECT design studio based in Tokyo.

1 to 10 staff

Workstudio Paneco

Sustainable fiberboard made from wasted clothing, aiming for a zero waste circular economy that would transform the fashion & apparel industry into a sustainable business.

1 to 10 staff

Casadenza - Stone Veneers

Casadenza - is our brand of stone veneers - consisting of slate, marble, and sandstone veneers. We pride our manufacturing ability, R&D competence and established strong partnerships with some of the world's most reliable and competitive manufacturers. With our highly qualified and experienced staff, who boast a wealth of knowledge, we constantly aim to raise the bar. At Casadenza, our team is devoted to producing and marketing unparalleled stone veneers, mosaics and panels that transform residential and contract spaces around the world. Exceeding our customer expectations in design creativity and service quality is central to the ethos of the brand. Casadenza collections are available not only in the local market but also worldwide through selected retailers, designers, and architects.

201 to 500 staff

Kyoritz Inc

1 to 10 staff

Marie Bizot

1 to 10 staff

S-Tilestone - World's Thinnest Stone At Just 1mm

linktr.ee/s_tilestone S-tilestone - is our brand of stone veneers - consisting of slate, marble, and sandstone veneers. We pride our manufacturing ability, R&D competence and established strong partnerships with some of the world's most reliable and competitive manufacturers. With our highly qualified and experienced staff, who boast a wealth of knowledge, we constantly aim to raise the bar. At S-tilestone, our team is devoted to producing and marketing unparalleled wall decals and wall coverings that transform residential and contract spaces around the world. Exceeding our customer expectations in design creativity and service quality is central to the ethos of the brand. S-tilestone collections are available not only in the local market but also worldwide through selected retailers, designers, and architects.

201 to 500 staff

Loworks Inc

LOWORKS INC is an art & design Studio based in Tokyo. We helps clients to communicate through design & development. For more info email: info@loworks.co.jp.

1 to 10 staff

Queserser & Company Eu

We are a creative communications, marketing and production company established in 2005. Our HQ is located in Osaka, Japan, with five other branches located in Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Kyoto and Fukushima as well as four offshore branches in Singapore, Belgium (Brussels), India (Mumbai) and Korea (Seoul). The possibilities of what we can do are endless. We provide the unexpected. We always think ahead. Apart from helping businesses gain entry in foreign markets, we also provide an omnichannel optimization across all touchpoints, be it analog or digital.

201 to 500 staff

Izu Io Ltd

from Smart TV to Smart Watch, scale your business branding to suit your customer's device, social media quirks, presentation templates and printer requirements.

1 to 10 staff

Airline Design

Airline is a product design agency. We help our clients make beautiful and useful products from design to development. We design both physical and digital products, with a special affinity for projects that require a blend of both. Our primary offering entails developing new product concepts through research, ideation, prototyping and validation. We also engage in end-to-end design, seeing projects through development to manufacturing. This includes partnering with engineers, managing sources and overseeing products throughout their development. We often become the integrated design team for our clients and support them with our in-house skills which include sketching, modeling, illustration, UX design, and much more. Airline was founded in 2016 by industry veteran Paul Pugh. Paul has been a designer for over thirty years with experience as Vice President at frog design and Under Armour and as Executive Creative Director for Amazon Kindle & Fire products. He is Airline’s chief designer and oversees a small team of curious multidisciplinary ID and UX designers. Our clients include fortune 500 companies such as Google, Amazon, eBay, Toyota & Nissan and fresh start-ups like Bruvi, Opopop and Kinetyx.

1 to 10 staff

Gramicci

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51 to 200 staff

Black Jack Productions Llc

Black Jack Productions LLC. We help people communicate their message effectively, across psychological, technological, language and culture barriers. We accomplish this through visual/logical design, and imaginative presentation strategy. I hope that we can also help you!

1 to 10 staff

Concent, Inc

CONCENT is a design firm based in Tokyo, with over 50 years of experience crafting thoughtful services and experiences. We are known for leading service design in Japan, and challenging to transform culture, business, and society by the power of design. Our broader expertise spans organisation design, business strategy, branding, digital product, editorial, and creative technology. While our roots are in the domestic market, we are now extending our work internationally through a dedicated team that supports global organisations entering or adapting to Japan. From research and concept development to prototyping and validation, we help clients navigate the subtle complexities of the Japanese context—bridging cultural nuance and business goals with empathy and precision. We believe that good design begins with understanding. As your partner in service design, we help your ideas resonate where it matters most. Contact us:

201 to 500 staff

Just By Chance Design

Turning ideas and thoughts into movement and reality through creativity and drive. Just By Chance is the home of all the personal and academic projects made by Chance Wen.

1 to 10 staff

Aki's Ideas Design

Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and many companies extend their business here. Despite a company’s domestic competence, having local help in Japan is essential to the smooth operation of your business as the culture is quite different from your own. I was born and raised in Japan and also lived in Australia for work. I’ve seen that a great marketing method may work well in Japan but not in Australia, and vice versa. If you run your business in Japan, it’s crucial to understand Japanese perspectives. Please let me support your business by tailoring your website to attract customers in Japan.

1 to 10 staff

Neuf Design

NEUF DESIGN focus on the creation of new relations between society and the business world, and also based on the role that design plays in the creation of new touch points between people and brands. NEUF DESIGN aspires to work together with emotional people to create a brighter future.

1 to 10 staff

Cloud 8

Award-winning package and retail graphic design agency, especially strong in beverage and cosmetics/skincare categories.

11 to 50 staff

Murakami Design Office

We are Creative Brothers Unit.

1 to 10 staff

Frantz Slater Design Collective

Frantz + slater design collective is an interdisciplinary design studio that believes in the power of collaboration.

1 to 10 staff

Mndset

MNDSET is inspired by the global awareness of life. We understand that a successful brand/image is built on the firm basis of molding an ideal strategy; knowing your target and how they live, operate, work and think; and then communicating with them in the most significant, persuasive, creative way. Our works encourage people, individually or collectively, to look beyond and to look within and outside.

1 to 10 staff