PROFILE
Akasaki & Vanhuyse is a London-based design studio, founded by Japanese designer/architect Kenta Akasaki and French industrial designer Astrid Vanhuyse. Blending both perspectives, they collaborate on projects including product, lighting, furniture, exhibition and creative direction. Their approach is driven by context and purpose, delivering distinctive, considered and long-lasting products and experiences.
As part of their design research, they curate timeless objects for Random Residency. They launched SHOP A V, a platform selling products designed / made / found by Akasaki & Vanhuyse.
Kenta Akasaki studied architecture in Tokyo and London. He worked for Matheson Whiteley, where he collaborated on a number of projects in London such as residential development, house extension, arts centre and a workshop for designer Max Lamb. After that, he has been finalist for Antepavilion and several furniture and product design competitions while working as an independent architectural designer in London.
Astrid Vanhuyse completed an MA in industrial design in France. She worked as Marc Berthier’s design assistant at Eliumstudio in Paris before joining Nendo in Tokyo where she worked on product, furniture and exhibition projects. In London, she worked for design consultancies and then as an independent designer, gaining experience in various sectors including tech and sustainability. She designed award-winning products and collaborated with major brands and emerging start-ups.
SERVICES
Industrial Design
Creative Direction
Curation & Exhibition
Product Photography
CLIENTS
Aesop
Antler
Cinna / Ligne Roset
DAME
Fujifilm
GoodHome / Kingfisher
H concept / +d
LFA
Nothing
Panasonic
Tokyobike
Tokyu Corporation
AWARDS
2026 Winner / Red Dot Design Award
2026 Gold / Frame Awards
2025 Longlist / Dezeen Awards
2025 Winner / Red Dot Design Award
2025 Gold / iF Design Award
2024 Winner / Hardware Design / Nothing Community Edition Project
2023 Finalist / Atelier100
2023 Winner / LFA Pews and Perches
2021 Winner / 14th Cinna Talent Competition
2020 Finalist / Antepavilion
2019 Finalist / Fast Company World Changing Ideas
2018 Winner / Leisure Design of the Year / Dezeen Awards
2018 Finalist / JIA & Daiko Architect’s Lighting
EXHIBITIONS
2026 Home—Home at Bundle Gallery / JP
2025 London Design Festival at House of ICON / UK
2025 Random Residency at tokyobike / UK
2022 Beautifully Broken: The Japanese Art of Kintsugi Repair at Pantechnicon / UK
2022 La Collection Ligne Roset Cinna at Palais de Tokyo / FR
2020 Fountain of Hygiene at The Design Museum / UK
2019 Re-Assemble by Yamaha Design Studio at London Design Festival / UK
2018 Blueprint For The Future at Ocee Design / UK
PRESS
Architects’ Journal
Architecture Foundation
Axis
Colossal
Designboom
DesignWanted
Dezeen
Hypebeast
Intramuros
Leibal
Marie Claire Maison
Sight Unseen
STIRworld
The Japan Times
The Verge
Wallpaper*
Wired