Meet our designers
Three Toyota designers come together and discover for the first time at CeMAT fair the finished products that they created: the BT Movit, BT Levio and Toyota Tonero.
Meet the Designers
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Tadayuki Yakushi
Manager, TICO Design Office
The model he is most proud to have designed:
Toyota Traigo48Personal achievements in design:
I hold the world record for “Fastest compressed air powered car”Design awards he received:
iF design award 2009, 2015
German design award special mention 2015
Good design award (Japan) 2002, 2005, 2012School/education:
Musashino Art Univ., Tokyo, JapanWhat inspires him:
Always think from a different angle.Design philosophy:
Think like the user, make the concept and bring it to life.Lives in:
Aichi, Japan -
Magnus Oliveira Andersson
Head of Design, TMHE Design Center
The model he is most proud to have designed:
BT Levio, BT OptioOther design achievements:
Construction machines, boats, furniture, electronic devices, etc.Design awards he received:
iF design award 2009, GOLD 2012, 2014, 2015
Red dot award 2015
German design award 2016
Good design award (Japan) 2015School/education:
M.F.A Industrial Design from HDK – School of Design and Crafts, Univ. of Gothenburg, SwedenWhat inspires him:
Everything can be inspiring; it all depends on how you look at the world.Design philosophy:
SimplicityLives in:
Linköping, Sweden -
Gregory Smiley
Industrial design Manager, TMH North America
The model he is most proud to have designed:
Toyota 8BNC, 8BRUOther design achievements:
Experimental aircraft and watercraft, laptop, PCs and consumer electronicsSchool/education:
B.S. Industrial Design from the University of Bridgeport CT, USAWhat inspires him:
Nature and the natural systems, invention and innovationDesign philosophy:
An advanced, quality appearance enhances the brand and showcases technological achievement. Often, there’s huge thought and effort behind the design solution that looks the simplest and easiest to use.Lives in:
Greene NY, USA