Hironao Kato
Founder at Tokyo University of the Arts - GeiDai
Chiyoda, Japan
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Top SchoolHironao Kato is a founder and creative technologist with 13 years building intersections of design, robotics, and large-format additive manufacturing to rethink how objects and spaces are made. As Founder & CTO of MagnaRecta and the 130 (OneThirty) brand, he led development of the 130 Frame System, a lattice-based fabrication method that produces furniture up to 4 m long while cutting material use by ~60%. A Parsons-trained designer and co-founder of RepRap Community Japan, he launched Japan’s first open-source 3D printer (“atom”) and has steadily moved open-source fabrication techniques into industrial, zero-waste installations for clients like ISSEY MIYAKE and New Balance. He teaches digital fabrication at Tokyo University of the Arts and speaks widely on sustainable manufacturing, and now explores AI-assisted workflows that fuse generative design with robotic automation. Not immediately obvious: his practice blends product storytelling and tech-driven brand strategy, positioning fabrication itself as a medium for expressive, on-demand production.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Industrial and Product Design, Undergraduate, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Industrial and Product Design, Undergraduate at Parsons School of Design - The New SchoolBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial and Product Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial and Product Design at Parsons School of Design
Japanese, EnglishGithub contributions (5)
hironaokato/atom_rc
May 2013 - Mar 2014
Contributions:38 commits in 9 months
hironaokato/atom
Nov 2012 - Feb 2013
Contributions:30 commits in 3 months
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