Yu Hiraoka is a designer based in Milan. Born in 1988. After studying design in Japan, UK, and Italy, he started his freelance design career in Milan in 2013. He has collaborated with several design studios in Italy, and worked on projects for companies in Italy, France, Germany, USA, China, and Japan through collaborations. His original specialty is industrial design, but he has expanded his capabilities through diverse professional projects, such as interior, graphic, and art direction.

Giochiamo Playful Shelf Unit by Yu Hiraoka Giochiamo is a unit of shelves which contains a playfulness of combining them. In this current hectic world that things move fast and we need to catch up them, people want to possess something adorable and playful to comfort their hearts or something reminding of their childhood in the past. Giochiamo is a practical shelves that you can choose how to combine them, and a process of combining them itself is playful and it has an adorable looking which gives a joyful accent into the room.

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Planet without the "E" Mini Planter Set by Yu Hiraoka This is a mini planter which can be displayed anywhere in the house. Separate parts of this planter allow you to play with construction by combining pieces. You can also grow herbs in this planter.

Klotz Structual coffee table by Yu Hiraoka Klotz is a coffee table that has a glass top and wooden legs made of six separate parts. The legs are constructed by bracing three wood blocks, producing a simple and sculptural form. Light oak and black oak are used for structure to make a color contrast and it presents the structure of legs more clearly.

Tre Parole Vase of love by Yu Hiraoka Tre Parole is a vase which consists of three metal tubes and an acrylic piece. I sought a simple shape with a smart structure and a way of showing flowers in an elegant way. And presenting three flowers stands for three words, " I Love You". This iconic object suits interiors of houses, shops, restaurants, hotels, and theatres in harmony.

GrandWizard DJ Smartphone by Yu Hiraoka GrandWizard smartphone surpasses the MP3 technology of other phones, turning the user into a real life DJ. The portable mixing station makes it possible to manipulate and produce remixes using intuitive right and left controls, each dedicated to a track. It enables you to make your own remixes anywhere and anytime you’re inspired.

Phantom II Magical Coat Rack by Yu Hiraoka This is a coat rack with four wood hooks, one wood basement and a clear acrylic stick. Because of its clear stick, it creates an illusion that the presence of coat rack disappears in a dark room and your coats hanging on hooks look like they are in the air as if you see a phantom there. This coat rack can be assembled without using screws or glue.

Spirit Interactive Digital Camera by Yu Hiraoka Spirit camera is a great object to bring to exquisite bars because this camera is not only for capturing quality times, but also as a fashion item for people who want to look attractive. The shape was inspired by luxurious alcohol bottles, and the switches look similar to bottle caps which people twist them to use.

ON the table Arcade table by Yu Hiraoka This is an arcade-styled video game console to play vintage video games from the 80's and 90's, and it is dedicated to adults who grew up with those video games in their childhood. However, having a normal video game console could ruin the ambience of your sophisticated living room. Here is a solution. This is not just a game console, but it transforms to a stylish modern coffee table when it is not played.

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Yu Hiraoka is IAD member since 2016, with 18226 IAD rating.