Masateru Yasuda

Designer, Bicycle frame builder and Painter
Born in Osaka in 1973. After Osaka University of Arts, started making a wooden bicycle while teaching at the university in 1999. Moved to Italy for learning traditional manufacturing. And made competition bicycles for Tour de France at Sanpatrignano, worked at ZULLO Tiziano bike studio in Veneto and design work for other bicycle companies. Returned to Japan in 2012 and set up an atelier in Nagano. Responsible for design and painting requested by domestic and foreign bicycle manufacturers and customers. 2019 invited builder for North America Handmade Bike Show.