Every once in a while you see a website that inspires you. That is what happened when I visited Kashiwa Sato’s site.

Born in Tokyo in 1965, Kashiwa Sato studied graphic design at the Tama Art University.

After a period working for Hakuhodo, he started his own business, establishing his creative studio “Samurai” in 2000. Sato’s creative work is characterized by its powerful visual inventiveness and spans a wide range of genres and media. As such, it has received critical praise and accolades from individuals and organizations in an array of industries including design, advertising and art direction.

His major accomplishments include TV commercials for the Honda StepWGN, TBC and Parco Grand Bazaar, artwork for musicians such as Smap and Mr. Children, product development and advertising for Kirin Beer (Gokunama, Namakuro) and Kirin Beverage (Kirin Lemon), branding and interior design for TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI, and renewal projects for kindergartens and Meiji Gakuin University.

In his most recent endeavor, he was responsible for the product design and advertising campaign for the NTT DoCoMo “FOMA N702iD.” He has won numerous prizes, including the Tokyo ADC Grand Prix, Tokyo TDC Gold Prize, etc.

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