Voice of Design old

Toyota Material Handling Design Center shares its inspiration, innovative thoughts and future ideas with you. Explore the personal views of the members of our international design team.

Designers

Meet our Designers

Tadayuki Yakushi

Manager, TICO Design Office

  • The model he is most proud to have designed:
    Toyota Traigo48
  • Personal 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, 2012
  • School/education:
    Musashino Art Univ., Tokyo, Japan
  • What 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 Optio
  • Other 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) 2015
  • School/education:
    M.F.A Industrial Design from HDK – School of Design and Crafts, Univ. of Gothenburg, Sweden
  • What inspires him:
    Everything can be inspiring; it all depends on how you look at the world.
  • Design philosophy:
    Simplicity
  • Lives in:
    Linköping, Sweden

Gregory Smiley

Industrial design Manager, TMH North America

  • The model he is most proud to have designed:
    Toyota 8BNC, 8BRU
  • Other design achievements:
    Experimental aircraft and watercraft, laptop, PCs and consumer electronics
  • School/education:
    B.S. Industrial Design from the University of Bridgeport CT, USA
  • What inspires him:
    Nature and the natural systems, invention and innovation
  • Design 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