Innovation Platform For MATERIALS and CREATORS.

Members

• Tim Wong

  FabCafe Taipei / Loftwork Taiwan co-founder

  Tim was born in Hong Kong and lived in the US for 17 years. He relocated to Taiwan in 2008, because he believes Taiwan has the good opportunity to create a creative platform that cultivates innovative ideas and projects with creative talents from different background.

  Before co-founding FabCafe Taipei in 2013 and Loftwork Taiwan in 2014, He has been an urban design practitioner for 7 years and worked on urban design projects across the US, Middle East, and various Asian cities. He graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Design with dual Master degrees in Architecture and Urban Design.

  Tim was born in Hong Kong and lived in the US for 17 years. He relocated to Taiwan in 2008, because he believes Taiwan has the good opportunity to create a creative platform that cultivates innovative ideas and projects with creative talents from different background.

  Before co-founding FabCafe Taipei in 2013 and Loftwork Taiwan in 2014, He has been an urban design practitioner for 7 years and worked on urban design projects across the US, Middle East, and various Asian cities. He graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Design with dual Master degrees in Architecture and Urban Design.

• Harvey Chung

  Loftwork HongKong co-founder

  Harvey is a design architect, educator and the co-founder of Loftwork Hong Kong, a company that builds communities to create innovative projects together. He believes that new design methodologies, collective intelligence and co-creation are the keys to create valuable impacts.
  After graduating from Yale University with a master’s degree, he worked as a design architect with a passion to improve our experience in built environments. Years later, he carried on his professional skills and knowledge into his new venture of innovation and creative business. Harvey continues to teach at the University of Hong Kong, focusing on materials technology and the new multi-disciplinary design program for the department of architecture.

  Harvey is a design architect, educator and the co-founder of Loftwork Hong Kong, a company that builds communities to create innovative projects together. He believes that new design methodologies, collective intelligence and co-creation are the keys to create valuable impacts.
  After graduating from Yale University with a master’s degree, he worked as a design architect with a passion to improve our experience in built environments. Years later, he carried on his professional skills and knowledge into his new venture of innovation and creative business. Harvey continues to teach at the University of Hong Kong, focusing on materials technology and the new multi-disciplinary design program for the department of architecture.

• Miyuki Ida

  Loftwork Inc. Producer

  She graduated from Keio University. After working in the mail order industry, she went independent and worked on a wide range of planning and editing projects in editorial production. With her own sales and management skills challenged, she joined Recruit to train herself in the organization. She joined Loftwork in 2017 in order to revisit the theme of “how to distribute good creativity to the world, regardless of its form” that she had held since her student days. As a producer, she creates opportunities for clients in a wide range of projects, mainly centered on MTRL.

  She graduated from Keio University. After working in the mail order industry, she went independent and worked on a wide range of planning and editing projects in editorial production. With her own sales and management skills challenged, she joined Recruit to train herself in the organization. She joined Loftwork in 2017 in order to revisit the theme of “how to distribute good creativity to the world, regardless of its form” that she had held since her student days. As a producer, she creates opportunities for clients in a wide range of projects, mainly centered on MTRL.

• Mitsuhiro Suwa

  FabCafe / Loftwork Inc. CEO

  Mitsuhiro Suwa is the Co-Founder and President of the new-style creative agency Loftwork Inc. In 2000, with the aim of making a new infrastructure for creative talents, he started up the creative network “loftwork.com.” Using his own experience working as a creative director, he is developing “loftwork.com” into one of Japan’s greatest creative infrastructures. In recent years, he has put a lot of energy into giving seminars and lectures, and writing materials on the topic of the effective use of Web platforms.

  He was born in San Diego, US, in 1971.
  After graduating from Keio University’s Faculty of Policy Management (SFC,) he took part in the start-up of the FM radio station established by JapanTimes, “InterFM” (FM Inter-Wave Inc.) He contributed to the radio station as the first creative director. After　this creative task, he went to the US in 1997, and after majoring in Digital Arts at the School of Digital Arts, worked as a designer in New York. He established Loftwork Inc. in the year 2000.

  Mitsuhiro Suwa is the Co-Founder and President of the new-style creative agency Loftwork Inc. In 2000, with the aim of making a new infrastructure for creative talents, he started up the creative network “loftwork.com.” Using his own experience working as a creative director, he is developing “loftwork.com” into one of Japan’s greatest creative infrastructures. In recent years, he has put a lot of energy into giving seminars and lectures, and writing materials on the topic of the effective use of Web platforms.

  He was born in San Diego, US, in 1971.
  After graduating from Keio University’s Faculty of Policy Management (SFC,) he took part in the start-up of the FM radio station established by JapanTimes, “InterFM” (FM Inter-Wave Inc.) He contributed to the radio station as the first creative director. After　this creative task, he went to the US in 1997, and after majoring in Digital Arts at the School of Digital Arts, worked as a designer in New York. He established Loftwork Inc. in the year 2000.

• Shoma Terai

  Loftwork Inc. Kyoto Branch Business Manager

  Working on various creatives such as logo, product, content, direction of exhibition, management of design competition. As a senior director of Loftwork, he also introduced large CMS introduction and Web direction.
  He is well established for solid project management and creative balance.

  Working on various creatives such as logo, product, content, direction of exhibition, management of design competition. As a senior director of Loftwork, he also introduced large CMS introduction and Web direction.
  He is well established for solid project management and creative balance.

• Kazuya Ohara

  Loftwork Inc. / FabCafe MTRL Producer

  Joined Loftwork Inc. in 2015. He works as a project space FabCafe MTRL producer to create communities, projects and new businesses to create new value. He is also the editor of “Can Fashion be Renewed? Conference: Dreaming up the Process Innovation of People, Clothes and Society”. His nickname is “Benkei”.

  Joined Loftwork Inc. in 2015. He works as a project space FabCafe MTRL producer to create communities, projects and new businesses to create new value. He is also the editor of “Can Fashion be Renewed? Conference: Dreaming up the Process Innovation of People, Clothes and Society”. His nickname is “Benkei”.

• Kosuke Kinoshita

  MTRL Director / FabCafe Kyoto Fab Director

  After graduating from Kyoto Prefectural University, Kosuke Kinoshita worked as a manager at the cafe “neutron” art gallery “neutron tokyo”. School utilization facility “IID Setagaya Monozukuri School” is responsible for creators’ workshops and exhibitions, and collaboration with companies, schools and local governments. He joined Loftwork Inc. 2015 in charge of “MTRL KYOTO” to open from the fall of 2015. Under the motto of “creating an open and realistic place”, he is actively working as an “intermediary” promoting exchanges and emergence beyond regions and specialized fields.

  After graduating from Kyoto Prefectural University, Kosuke Kinoshita worked as a manager at the cafe “neutron” art gallery “neutron tokyo”. School utilization facility “IID Setagaya Monozukuri School” is responsible for creators’ workshops and exhibitions, and collaboration with companies, schools and local governments. He joined Loftwork Inc. 2015 in charge of “MTRL KYOTO” to open from the fall of 2015. Under the motto of “creating an open and realistic place”, he is actively working as an “intermediary” promoting exchanges and emergence beyond regions and specialized fields.

• Kazuya Yanagihara

  Loftwork Inc. / MTRL Creative Director

  Born in Osaka, Japan. He joined Loftwork in 2018 and has been with MTRL since the following year. After working for an editorial production company in Osaka producing information magazines and university brochures, he entered the Graduate School of Media Design at Keio University. He is a member of the Somatic Media Project and is involved in the management of the Haptic Design Project as a researcher after completing his master’s degree. In his private life, he works with his friends from graduate school under the name “GADARA” on the theme of harmony between natural objects and technology.

  Born in Osaka, Japan. He joined Loftwork in 2018 and has been with MTRL since the following year. After working for an editorial production company in Osaka producing information magazines and university brochures, he entered the Graduate School of Media Design at Keio University. He is a member of the Somatic Media Project and is involved in the management of the Haptic Design Project as a researcher after completing his master’s degree. In his private life, he works with his friends from graduate school under the name “GADARA” on the theme of harmony between natural objects and technology.