Eisuke Tachikawa, founder of NOSIGNER, aims to create a hopeful future by addressing social issues like climate change and disaster prevention. He has won over 100 design awards, including the DFA Grand Award twice.

He advocates “Evolutional Creativity”, which explains the essence of creativity through the natural phenomenon of biological evolution. This book won him the Shichihei Yamamoto Prize, one of Japan's most prominent academic prizes. He has been working as the president of JIDA (Japan Industrial Design Association) since 2021, the youngest president in history since 1952, and was elected to the board of WDO (World Design Organization) in 2023.

Explore Cowka with the vision of NOSIGNER’s Eisuke Tachikawa

Introducing “ACORNEST” – a lamp that can be reversed into a hanging pot, inspired by the humble acorn. Made from cow dung, it serves as a gentle reminder that design can nurture both people and the planet.

The project challenges how we view waste by transforming cow dung into a versatile, handcrafted material. In its first form, ACORNEST is a lamp—casting a soft, natural glow. When reversed, it becomes a hanging pot, carrying plants close to the ceiling and bringing greenery indoors