Takeshi Miyakawa is a Brooklyn-based furniture designer and artist, born and educated in Tokyo, Japan, where he trained in architecture before working in construction. He moved to New York City in 1989, working as a cabinet maker and later building architectural models for Rafael Vinoly Architects from 1992 to 2017, while developing his own practice, Takeshi Miyakawa Design, producing furniture, lighting, set design, and interactive installation alongside custom millwork. His work drew coverage from The New York Times in 2012, the year he installed illuminated, LED-filled "I Heart New York" plastic bags on trees around Manhattan and Williamsburg as a public art project; passersby mistook the bags for a possible threat, leading to his arrest and a brief detention that sparked a "Free Takeshi" support campaign. He later exhibited at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn in 2019.

Takeshi Miyakawa is an artist and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Born and educated in Tokyo, Japan, Takeshi began his career in construction for Toyo Construction Corp in 1985 after architecture school. In 1989, he moved to New York City, working as a cabinet maker for Stephen Rohner Furniture. Soon after, in 1992, he began making architectural models for Rafael Vinoly Architects until 2017. Throughout his extensive and varied experience in design and fabrication, his personal works often resonate his education in architecture, as well as an affinity for abstracting nature. His profession as a model-maker has instructed his tactile approach to furniture and form making. Today, Takeshi Miyakawa Design continues a lifetime of experience in art, construction, and architecture, building custom specialty millwork for commercial and residential spaces, as well as his personal art and furniture pieces.