Taku Satoh serves as the Art Director for Nara Prison Museum.
He shares the story behind the scenes of the project and the role of design, discussing how he interpreted the Former Nara Prison, an Important Cultural Property, and what questions he embedded into the design.

Taku Satoh and his acclaimed team at TSDO are overseeing the art direction for the new museum. Satoh’s highly regarded work includes the package designs for “LOTTE XYLITOL Gum” and “Meiji Oishii Gyunyu ,” as well as his A graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts, Taku
Satoh is the creative force behind iconic designs like “LOTTE XYLITOL Gum” and “Meiji Oishii Gyunyu.” Beyond branding and posters, he is the general director of NHK’s “Design Ah!,” Director of 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, and President of Kyoto University of the Arts.
For the Nara Prison Museum, his vision as Art Director extends from the exhibitions and logo to staff uniforms and museum shop merchandise.




