Yusuke Kadomae

String / Kasthall

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

About

Lifestyle-industry expert with experience from magazine editor, design goods developer and furniture&accessory importer.

Experience

  • Country Manager Japan at String Furniture
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Founder & Program Director at FORUM127
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    A Sweden–Japan design liaison and cultural program bureau, curating exhibitions, talks, and research that translate Swedish design values for Japan.

  • Sales agent/consultant at Self-employed
    Jul 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Sales agency for design products Clients -LINTEX AB -Midgard Licht GmbH -Montana furniture A/S -Kvadrat A/S

  • Sales Director at Kvadrat
    Jun 2015 - Jun 2023 · 8 yrs 1 mo

    As a sales director in Japan, developing the overall strategic plans for the regional business and work cross functionally with colleagues to ensure that the right actions are taken to realize those plans.

  • Import div. Manager at Kai corporation
    Apr 2011 - May 2015 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    -Finding contemporary design brands from all over the world -Negotiating terms of a contract as an exclusive distributor -Developing a branding strategy in JP -Arranging import clearance procedures -Modifying goods to Japanese specifications(distributive processing) -Marketing, analyzing and statistics -Public relations for high-end segment media