Kaori Ogawa is a New York-based intereaction designer.
After earning a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tokyo, she worked as a management consultant in Tokyo and is currently pursuing an MFA in Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design.
As a management consultant, she has conducted robust UX research including improving internal digital tools based on employee interviews and analyzing consumer market through consumer interviews and surveys.
Influenced by Japanese animism—which holds that all things, both living and non-living, possess a spirit—Kaori observes diverse communities of plants, animals, and microorganisms, seeking to reposition humans within these networks.
She received Student Research Award 2025 from The New School (Parsons School of Design) and was part of the inaugural cohort of the Setouchi Triennale Young Artist Program.
After earning a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tokyo, she worked as a management consultant in Tokyo and is currently pursuing an MFA in Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design.
As a management consultant, she has conducted robust UX research including improving internal digital tools based on employee interviews and analyzing consumer market through consumer interviews and surveys.
Influenced by Japanese animism—which holds that all things, both living and non-living, possess a spirit—Kaori observes diverse communities of plants, animals, and microorganisms, seeking to reposition humans within these networks.
She received Student Research Award 2025 from The New School (Parsons School of Design) and was part of the inaugural cohort of the Setouchi Triennale Young Artist Program.