Tasuku Watanabe

Tasuku Watanabe

Founder & President
UpLift+ / CMO & CSO, Takizawa Veneer Co., Ltd.

Tasuku Watanabe is Founder & President of UpLift+ and CMO & CSO of Takizawa Veneer Co., Ltd., a Hokkaido-based wood manufacturer founded in 1936. He is also a visiting lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, an Official Partner of Future17, and a Certified Timber Advisor in Japan.

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What If Sustainable Design Didn't Need to Be Recyclable?
What If Sustainable Design Didn't Need to Be Recyclable?
Published on October 15, 2026
About a 3 minute read

A Hokkaido plywood maker argues that circular design should start with whether a product is worth keeping, not how easily it can be taken apart, and that durability and desirability may do more to extend a product’s life than designing it for disas... View More

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