
<p>Born in 1995, Kyosuke excels in handling the entire process, from planning to design, using a diverse range of methods centered around product design. His goal is to solve problems individuals and society face through ideas and design. He has won numerous domestic and international design awards, including the iF Design Award and the GOOD DESIGN AWARD BEST100. &#8220;Eyeshield 21&#8221; and &#8220;NARUTO&#8221; are the bibles of his life.</p>


Kyosuke Ishita

Takeshi Tanio

Magician Shin!

Designer / Planner

<p>Whatever is featured in "The Optimal Approach for Art Directors and Designers," a new book from MdN that explores the background behind creative ideas and the logic of expression through the inputs and outputs of 183 leading creators.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://books.mdn.co.jp/books/3226303017/">https://books.mdn.co.jp/books/3226303017/</a></p>

Whatever was featured in "The Optimal Approach for Art Directors and Designers"

<p>Sumu Ueno East, an experimental apartment hotel that opened this February, features the customizable "Sumu Wall" system. Born from the question of how to make a hotel room feel truly yours even while traveling, the system is the subject of a new interview in which Designer/Planner Kyosuke Ishita and Spatial Designer/Director Takeshi Tanio share the thinking behind its design.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sumu-hotel.com/business/media/4uwi23qdvnx/">https://sumu-hotel.com/business/media/4uwi23qdvnx/</a></p>

Kyosuke Ishita and Takeshi Tanio's interview featured in Sumu Lab

<p>KAKEZAN 2026 is an event that aims to advance “Kakezan,” the creation of new value through collaboration that transcends the boundaries between industries. The theme of this first edition was “Heritage × Innovation.” With the aim of aligning perspectives on the inventions that will become “the new normal” and of building new partnerships, the event also served as the unveiling of the Inventor Garage, a new base created by renovating the press building of Toyota Motor East Japan’s former Higashi-Fuji Plant, which has delivered roughly 7.52 million vehicles through the hands of a cumulative total of more than 7,000 people.</p><p>In addition to the Woven by Toyota brand visual refresh that Whatever handled, for this event the studio was responsible for the concept work, visual design, and exhibition planning and production, giving form to Woven by Toyota’s new vision and the innovation it is advancing. At the venue, alongside the new brand visuals, technologies that connect to the social systems of the future were presented through video and spatial direction. These included the Woven City AI Vision Engine, which boasts top-tier performance as a Vision Language Model (VLM), and the Woven City Integrated ANZEN System, in which people, mobility technology, and infrastructure come together as one to support safety. In addition, numerous proof-of-concept experiments and prototypes by the Inventors participating in Woven City ahead of others were on display, making this an event that marked a firm step toward the future.</p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G_AYE9lw3uo" title="YouTube video" frameborder="0"></iframe><h2>Graphics</h2><p>The key visuals and graphics were developed around the concept of Toyota’s knowledge, Woven by Toyota’s technologies, and the efforts of various Inventors being “multiplied,” Kakezan, together to create new value that does not yet exist today.</p><div class="block-images block-1-image-l" data-image-layout="1L" data-images="[&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1781162713954-img_01_451x254.png&quot;]"><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1781162713954-img_01_451x254.png" class="block-image-large" decoding="async" alt=""></div><div class="block-images block-3-images-l-ss" data-image-layout="3LSS" data-images="[&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315025071-WovenCity_260609-0138.jpg&quot;,&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315034213-WovenCity_260609-0396.jpg&quot;,&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315040333-WovenCity_260609-0338.jpg&quot;]"><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315025071-WovenCity_260609-0138.jpg" class="block-image-large" decoding="async" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315034213-WovenCity_260609-0396.jpg" class="block-image-small" decoding="async" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315040333-WovenCity_260609-0338.jpg" class="block-image-small" decoding="async" alt=""></div><h2>&nbsp;<strong>Nine Woven by Toyota Technologies on Display</strong></h2><p>Aiming for a society with zero traffic accidents, this section introduced the technologies that Woven by Toyota is developing, technologies that connect to the very social systems of the future by linking the three elements of people, mobility technology, and infrastructure. Through exhibits using video and spatial direction, and videos introducing each technology, they were conveyed to visitors in an experiential way.</p><ul><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqy5xvPj8OE"><strong>Woven City Integrated ANZEN System</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kKRIEJlR5g"><strong>Woven City AI Vision Engine</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_fN5S-8vLA"><strong>Woven City Data Fabric</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teXRucCYkvE"><strong>Woven City Infra Hub</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaxU1i8q-RQ"><strong>Woven City xEV-VPP</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmaFz8kQ4A"><strong>Woven City Digital KAIZEN Platform</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ldw63UA7No"><strong>Woven City Robot Platform</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7SEVL7Uimc"><strong>Automated Driving</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Np3Q5xy1E"><strong>Arene</strong></a></p></li></ul><div class="block-images block-3-images-l-ss" data-image-layout="3LSS" data-images="[&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315047100-WovenCity_260609-1187.jpg&quot;,&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315053831-WovenCity_260609-1274.jpg&quot;,&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315058621-WovenCity_260609-0562.jpg&quot;]"><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315047100-WovenCity_260609-1187.jpg" class="block-image-large" decoding="async" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315053831-WovenCity_260609-1274.jpg" class="block-image-small" decoding="async" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315058621-WovenCity_260609-0562.jpg" class="block-image-small" decoding="async" alt=""></div><div class="block-images block-3-images-l-ss" data-image-layout="3LSS" data-images="[&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315063476-WovenCity_260609-0451.jpg&quot;,&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315071705-WovenCity_260609-0842.jpg&quot;,&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315076090-WovenCity_260609-0877.jpg&quot;]"><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315063476-WovenCity_260609-0451.jpg" class="block-image-large" decoding="async" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315071705-WovenCity_260609-0842.jpg" class="block-image-small" decoding="async" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315076090-WovenCity_260609-0877.jpg" class="block-image-small" decoding="async" alt=""></div><h2>Woven City Inventors</h2><p>This section introduced the facilities and services of Woven City, a “test course for mobility,” as well as the efforts of the Inventors who are conducting proof-of-concept experiments ahead of others.</p><div class="block-images block-1-image-l" data-image-layout="1L" data-images="[&quot;https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315082715-WovenCity_260609-0629.jpg&quot;]"><img src="https://cdn.whatever.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783315082715-WovenCity_260609-0629.jpg" class="block-image-large" decoding="async" alt=""></div><h2>Toyota Woven City Inventor Garage</h2><p>A development base born within Toyota Woven City in April 2026. Created by renovating the press building of the Higashi-Fuji Plant, this facility is a space that carries forward the history of monozukuri (manufacturing) while connecting it to the innovation of the future. Equipped with an expansive monozukuri area, proof-of-concept spaces, and lodging facilities, it accelerates the realization of the inventions and proof-of-concept experiments of the Inventors who gather in Woven City.</p><h2>Links</h2><ul><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/44256155.html">Official release from Toyota Motor Corporation and Woven by Toyota, Inc.</a></p></li><li><p>Woven by Toyota, Inc. – KAKEZAN 2026 Highlight Reel: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ExcNTxR04Y">YouTube</a></p></li><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://toyotatimes.jp/en/toyota_news/1103.html?padid=ag478_from_newsroom">Feature on “Toyota Times”</a></p></li></ul><p></p>