Yu Hiraoka Design

An interior design project for a study room for the cram school in iwate, japan. The target is students from elementary school to high school. I was requested to design the interior with the style of cafes in brooklyn. I also wanted the space to inspire students’ creativity. So, i decided to place plants in the middle and placed creative photographs, objects, and texts of inspiring education quotes.

An interior design project for a new club in fukuoka, japan. The target is men in thier 40s and 50s. So, i designed the calm and elegant ambience for them.

A wooden street food stand for teppantofu to serve japanese baked tofu in philippines. This stand design is a modernised style of the traditional japanese street food stand.

An elegant wooden plate inspired by the leaf’s shape.

A minimal and stylish yet comfortable fabric sofa. A simple and neutral wooden bed frame design inspired by the shape of ancient roman bridge. Hitbit is a stylish video game console to play retro video games in the arcade style. Retrogaming is a new trend in the game industry, and many adults who used to be gamer kids in the 80’s are out there today waiting for a new old-school game machine in their living rooms. Playing retro games was easy and simple in comparison to the contemporary video games with their advanced technologies and over-complexities. While those new video games keep attracting many people today, there is also some people who appreciate simplicity and “classiness” of the retro games like still many people today prefer music such as the rolling stones and bob dylan. That is why we decided to give retrogaming a new look with quality material and modern design, yet maintaining its vintage feel. Grandwizard goes beyond the mp3 playing functionality of other phones, turning the user into a real life mixmaster dj. Sure, there’s an app for that but this is more fun! The portable mixing station makes it possible to manipulate and produce remixes using intuitive right and left controls, each dedicated to a track. Make your own remixes while you’re on the go or at any time you’re inspired! Bring it to a club or a party, or anywhere and play the remixes. Grandwizard is a great item for people who want to show off their expressions and stand out! Giochiamo is a playful set of shelves to combine them, and it has an adorable looking which gives a joyful feeling into the room. This is a mini planter set you can display anywhere you like in your house and the garden. Separate parts of this planter allow you to play with structure. Tre parole is a vase which consists of three metal tubes and an acrylic piece. It has a simple shape with a smart structure and presents flowers in an elegant way. Cycle is a practical coffee table with a storage space inside. It is a table that fits near armchairs and sofas in the living room. Inspired by the style of the traditional japanese windows with their smart and dynamic composition, i came up with a structure idea of hiding the storage space by two table top pieces with different wood finishes and the storage space appears by revolving the top pieces. As a result, it has a simple and elegant appearance and a smart mechanism. Comfortable modern fabric seats. Sour is a stylish and contemporary upholstered office chair with elegant striped backrest. A bed design inspired by popular casual outfits. It is a simple and comfortable bed with a young stylish feeling. A simple modern fabric chair with wood frames Simple and stylish yet comfortable fabric bed design. Roswell is a wooden coffee table that stands with three legs. This table has a simple yet smart and elegant structure inspired by the style of modern architecture. Klotz is a coffee table that has a glass top and wooden legs made up of six separate parts. The legs have a block structure constructed by bracing three legs with the other three legs, producing a simple, sculptural form. For the wooden legs, i used two different kinds of oak wood which have different colours. The one with lighter colour is light oak, and the one with darker colour is black oak. By combinig two different coloured woods, it creates interesting contrast and presents the structure of legs more clearly. Neisa is a set of wooden side tables. You can just have one table or combine them to expand the size, thus you have choices to arrange them as you want. I chose walnut and black oak that have different colours and textures for materials of these tables to present aesthetics of each wood, and enjoy combining them. These tables bring a playful feeling and a warmth of woods into the room. Phantom ii is a stylish coat rack which consists of wood hooks, a wood base, and a clear acrylic stick. A wooden side table set inspired by the landscape of desert A stylish led chandelier Lamp designs with artificial plants and curved acrylic parts for office environments A simple and elegant suspension lamp with an illuminating marble part. A simple and elegant suspension lamp design Kioto is a laser cut craft functioning as a smartphone speaker. I designed to make it look like a traditional japanese craft. Twist is a unique hairdryer that features two shapes. Generally people come across the l-shape dryer or the straight dryer with several hair-styling attachments. Twist marries the two forms allowing you to switch from the l orientation to the straight, depending upon what angle you need to use for drying your hair. This hair dryer is also highly portable, and can be tucked into your bag and can be carried anywhere. Wireless earbuds design inspired by the katana Vetita is an acrylic letter opener. A letter opener is not just a practical tool to open letters but it is also an elegant and humorous accessory for the desk and a gift. I wanted to create a letter opener which is related to writing words. So, i took inspiration from the most familiar stationary for writing. This is a pen not for writing words, but for opening them. An elegant glass with a brass base. An elegant wooden plate inspired by the leaf’s shape Gemma is a door designed for a door brand in naples, amato 1926. An interior design project for a study room for the cram school in iwate, japan. The target is students from elementary school to high school. I was requested to design the interior with the style of cafes in brooklyn. I also wanted the space to inspire students’ creativity. So, i decided to place plants in the middle and placed creative photographs, objects, and texts of inspiring education quotes. Renovation of ldk interior design for house ōkubo. I wanted to create a unique and dynamic connection between dining area and living area in this ldk space. So, i came up with this wooden system. An interior design project for a new club in fukuoka, japan. The target is men in thier 40s and 50s. So, i designed the calm and elegant ambience for them. An interior design project for a wine tasting event organised by japan sommelier association to celebrate their 50th anniversary. I designed a booth for tasting and an installation with wine bottles for the reception. An exterior design for a nursery school to keep students bright and positive by the choices of materials related to nature for the exterior, such as wood panels and stone tiles for walls, and grass ground. This exterior design for an elder care office is a modernised style of the traditional japanese architecture. A wooden street food stand for teppantofu to serve japanese baked tofu in philippines. This stand design is a modernised style of the traditional japanese street food stand. Triumph design and consulting | milano | product design, interior design | novembre 2013 - dicembre 2014 Corrado dotti design & architecture | milano | furniture design, interior design | gennaio 2015 - aprile 2018