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prof. dr John H. Takamura Jr. - PFRON

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prof. dr John H. Takamura Jr.

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John Hiroomi Takamura Jr. MSD, PhD Candidate 

Associate Professor of Industrial Design, Coordinator for the Master of Science in Design program, Senior Sustainability Scientist, The Design School, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University  

Bringing over 17 years of industrial design and branding practice experience, John Takamura has been instrumental in implementing brand and product development programs in both Asia and North America. Early in his career, John served as the Design Director for the Industrial Design Division of a Japanese firm called ODS under the guidance of international designers Luigi Colani (Renowned Transportation Designer, DE), Hans Muth (Former BMW Chief of Styling, DE), and Barry Weaver (Co-founder Roberts Weaver Group, UK). John later joined Sharp Corporation’s elite advanced design team in Tokyo. In 1997 John joined Fitch Inc. to establish and manage the Fitch design office in Japan. Serving as Vice President of the Japan office, John was involved as the Design Director, Project Manager, and Account Manager for numerous Japanese companies in the automotive, electronics, consumer goods, and service industries, and also served as manager of the Fitch Japan-based innovation lab called the MadLab (Marketing and Design Laboratory). One of John’s most notable programs was the revitalization of the Nissan Motor Company brand. John served as global manager for the international (U.S., Japan, UK) trans-disciplinary design and research team responsible for the creation of the new Nissan brand mark and corporate logo design and branding guidelines in 2001.  

John is currently an Associate Professor of Industrial Design in The Design School at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. Professor Takamura held the post of Assistant Director of Research for The Design School at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts from 2017-2020 and is a Senior Sustainability Scientist for ASU’s Global Institute for Sustainability focused on Social Sustainability. Professor Takamura is currently a doctoral candidate in the ASU School of Sustainability.