Design Magazine 'AXIS' Latest Issue Released April 1st! Cover features Satoshi Yoshiizumi (TAKT PROJECT), Special Feature 'PRODUCT DESIGN 2026'

COVER STORY Satoshi Yoshiizumi (TAKT PROJECT)

### An attitude that questions presuppositions and explores possibilities in all ways of perceiving the world. Is this not the essence of design?

Questioning fixed 'values' and returning to the point before meaning is given. TAKT PROJECT is a design studio that has quietly re-examined societal presuppositions, starting from independent research. Satoshi Yoshiizumi, who began by studying engineering, has practiced design as an 'attitude' to confront the world, moving between the design philosophy that derives optimal solutions and values that cannot be quantified, such as aesthetics and philosophy. This stance has been consistent in his direction of the 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT 'Material, or' exhibition (2023) and collaborative projects with corporations. He first poses questions, unravels existing meanings, and allows forms to emerge from relationships. Yoshiizumi's thinking and activities are quietly, yet surely, expanding the possibilities of design in an era of saturation.

Special Feature PRODUCT DESIGN 2026: The Current State of Product Design in a Changing Society

Technological evolution, rising environmental awareness, and a focus on human experience and emotions. As societal values fluctuate, the role of product design is quietly changing. The products introduced here—mobility, medical devices, AI devices, daily necessities, and play tools—all go beyond mere functionality and form, re-examining the relationship between people and things, and even the very nature of life and society. In this special feature, we focus on products that seek to reweave the very context of living through their form, materials, presence, and usage.

### TOYOTA: walk me Towards mobility that transcends everyday barriers and emotional walls.