At Air Division, we believe that good design today should be used to improve the usefulness and aesthetic forms of objects to better serve people's needs. Hence our design approach is based on the sincere application of the fundamental qualities of good design: creative concepts, honest use of materials, intelligent production techniques and exacting proportions all combines to achieve a holistic integrity for any product.
Akasaki Vanhuyse is a London-based architecture and design studio established in by Japanese architect Kenta Akasaki and French designer Astrid Vanhuyse. Merging their cultures, backgrounds and perspectives of architecture and industrial design, they collaborate on a variety of projects including space, furniture, product, innovation and research. Their approach is driven by the design of creative, thoughtful and lasting solutions.
Kenta Akasaki b. He worked for Matheson Whiteley UK , where he collaborated on a number of projects in London such as residential development, house extension, workshop for designer Max Lamb and arts centre. In parallel, he developed his personal work. He has been finalist for Antepavilion UK , for a public bath Japan and for several furniture and product design competitions. Astrid Vanhuyse b. Then she joined Nendo in Tokyo where she worked on product, furniture and exhibition projects. In London, she worked for several agencies and as an independent designer, gaining experience in various sectors including technology and circularity.
She designed award-winning products and she collaborated with major brands and emerging start-ups. Born in New York, of French nationality. Lives and works in Paris. This for me is the passing of a frontier, from the design on paper a dream to the reality of the object.
Its function gives it its form. This intimacy lifts the architectural space, from the relationship between the object, the piece of furniture and the person. It is a ladder. Design is my means of thinking, and of living. Forum Diffusion, 'Yunnan' tray, limited edition, Paris Bain Company, twentieth anniversary, Paris.
