Fumikazu Masuda was born in 1949 in Tokyo, Japan. After he graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, he started his own design office in 1978. open house inc. was established in 1991. He has worked mainly on projects for major Japanese industries, including electric home appliances, transportation, and many other products. The latter half of his career has been dedicated more to work for local SMEs as a design consultant while studying and teaching at design schools.
He is currently specialized in the field of Design for Sustainability, including Eco-Design, Universal Design, Kids’ Design and Design for the cause. He has hosted “Destination”, the International Conference of Design for Sustainability (ICDS), every year from 2006 to 2016.
He moved the headquarter of open house Inc. to a rural area in Yamaguchi prefecture from mid-city Tokyo in 2013 to realize a sustainable way of working and living.

Good Design Awards, Fellow, Former Jury, Former Chair Member
Kids Design Awards, Jury Chair
Wood Design Awards, Wood Products Category Judge
IAUD Design Awards (International Association of Universal Design), Vice Chair of the Selection Committee
Good Life Awards, Chairman
Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Visiting professor
Animal Conference on the Environmental (ACE), Advisor
Spedagi Japan inc, Advisor
Sustainable Design Kobo, Advisor