Hiroki Takada was born in 1967 in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture and in 1995 graduated from the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts. He opened his studio in Naha City, in the prefecture of Okinawa, where he designed his products for companies all over the world, including Martinelli Luce, MDF ITALIA, Panzeri and KUNDALINI. Following a project born from the collaboration with Tom Dixon, his design was selected for the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and the permanent collection of DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza) in Seoul. He is also an associate professor at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.