studio yumakano

studio yumakano is the Tokyo design practice of Yuma Kano, founded in 2012 and incorporated as NOU Inc. in 2023. Kano, born in Tochigi in 1988, studied interior architecture at Tokyo Zokei University under Kenji Oki and trained as an assistant to artist Yasuhiro Suzuki before establishing his own studio.

The practice moves between products, interiors, material research and spatial direction, seeking hidden potential in everyday matter, from a single screw to branches, fragments of the city and human waste. Projects include ForestBank, a material made from forest offcuts, Rust Harvest, Poop to Tile and Industrial Branch, alongside exhibitions for Issey Miyake’s A-POC ABLE, with awards including the Good Design Award and Maison&Objet Rising Talents.