Makio Hasuike was born in Tokyo in 1938. He studied at the University of Arts of Tokyo where he graduated from in 1962. He started his career working for Seiko, designing clocks for the Olympic games held in Tokyo 1964. In 1963 his career lead him to Milan in Italy where only a few years later, in 1968 he founded his own studio. Today the studio makio Hasuike&Co covers a vast range of design, from home appliances to graphic design, architecture, exhibition design and furniture. Clients include colombo, fiam, ariston, villeroy & boch, franco pozzi, wmf, rubinetterie christina, gedy. In 1982 he created a company for manufacturing bags and accessories which carries his initials, MH-WAY. The research and the studying of the people's requirements for a right balance between functional aspects and aesthetic sensitivity are the base of the philosophy of MH-WAY. Since 1995 hasuike teaches at the polytechnic of milan at the faculty of industrial design and is one of the members of the founding committee of the masters degree in strategic design. His projects have won several design prizes and gained international recognition. to mention a few, 'compasso d'oro', 'design plus' and 'triennale awards'. his works are part of the permanent collections at the museum of modern art new york,the triennale di milano and the industrieform museum in essen.