Nasce a Tokyo nel 1942.
Progetta nel 1965 il primo aereo a pedale come progetto di laurea in ingegneria aerospaziale alla Nihon University di Tokyo ottenendo il master successivamente.
Nel 1967 si trasferisce in Italia e inizia l’esperienza del design con l’architetto Alberto Rosselli dello Studio Ponti - Fornaroli - Rosselli.
Dopo diverse esperienze professionali, fonda nel 1985 Isao Hosoe Design.
Ha vinto numerosi premi internazionali con i suoi progetti nel campo del trasporto, mobili per ufficio, product design, telecomunicazioni, elettronica e mobili domestici.
Ha tenuto numerose mostre personali e collettive sia in Italia che all’estero.
Pofessore di Design al Politecnico di Milano, alla Domus Academy, all’Isia di Firenze, visiting professor all’estero.
E’ coautore del libro "PLAYOFFICE" pubblicato nel 1991 dalla G.C. Press di Tokyo.

Born in Tokyo in 1942.
In 1965, he designed his first pedal airplane as the project for his degree in Aerospace Engineering at Tokyo’s Nihon University, which was followed by his Masters.
He came to Italy in 1967 and began his design experience with the architect Alberto Rosselli of the Studio Ponti-Fornaroli-Rosselli.
Following a number of professional experiences in 1985 he founded Isao Hosoe Design.
To date he has won a number of international prizes with his designs in the fields of transport, office furniture, product design, telecommunications, electronic and household furnishing.
He has had a number of personal and collective exhibitions both in Italy and abroad.
He is a lecturer in Design at Milan’s Polytech, at Domus Academy, at Isia in Florence, and is a visiting Professor abroad.
Coauthor of the book "PLAYOFFICE", published in 1991 by the G.C. Press of Tokyo