Takeda Katsuya Design

Takeda Katsuya Design s.r.l. is a design firm led by Takeda Katsuya, with its studio in Milan’s 5VIE district, a neighbourhood rich with historic buildings. Interior design is the axis of the practice, which also offers product design, architectural and engineering design, space planning and branding.

Work is carried out internationally, on retail shops, spaces for luxury brands, designer hotels and restaurants. The firm describes its method as designing the atmosphere of a place: a concept is built by visualising the character of the site together with the client’s world view. Takeda moved to Italy in 1999 on a government scholarship, studied architecture in Florence and joined a Milan design company in 2004; independent since 2012, the studio also collaborates with small Japanese producers who keep traditional techniques alive.