Satoshi Yoshida

Satoshi Yoshida is the senior designer of Finnish furniture company Artek.
As in-house designer, he is in charge of a wide range of R&D projects, including the re-launch of Alvar Aalto classics, developing new products with leading international designers and brand collaborations. A recent key project at Artek was the 90th anniversary of Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60 in 2023. Satoshi developed a series of concepts to honour the legacy of Stool 60, highlighting its constructive principles and the natural beauty of wood, giving it a vibrant and distinctive impression.

Satoshi is a Japanese-born designer. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design in his home town Osaka. His passion for furniture design led him to pursue a Master of Arts in Furniture Design at Aalto University in Finland. After completing his MA degree in 2010, Satoshi began his professional career at Artek. Since 2015, Satoshi has lived and worked in Basel, Switzerland, where the Artek product development team is located within the headquarters of its parent company, Vitra