Born in Tokio in 1974, Tsunoda is one of the young most talented designers at the moment.
The futuristic designs of Giorgio Guiguiaro and the american culture became a source of inspiration for him. This brought him to study in Chicago where he got to know about the prestigious Rhode Island School. There he discovered his talent, and where able to develope himself technically, furthermore he created his own style.
Tsunoda create elegant lines, and he is fascinated about working with organic and futuristic shapes and he is also experimenting with all kind of materials to explore new fields. His designs has been featured in exhibitions like Designers Block in London and two times in El Salone di Milan.
He has been invited to a large number of conferences and events. For example Design Act in Moscow, La Setmana del Disseny a Mallorca, The Formica Workshop in Miami, El Círculo de Bellas Artes and El DDI en Madrid o las Charlas entre Creativos by Lladró en Valencia.
For the last couple of years he has been teaching and giving workshops at Elisava School of Design in Barcelona.
The approach of the designs is supervised by Tsunoda, who supports and also bears in mind how to finally realize the design projects at a practical point of view. HTDS has so far collaborated with companies like Montagatina, Cerabella, Manterol, Coordonné, Formica and Lladró.
Furthermore being the creative core of HTDS, Hiroshi is also the funder and creative director of DesignCode, settled in Barcelona, that has the objective of bringing the design closer to the people.
The most distinctive qualities of the products is the simplicity. A basic object can both be creative, flexible and express sensations at the same time.
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