Tadanori Nagasawa was born in 1953, presently serving Musashino Art University as a President Since 2015. Later in his career, he was awarded as Senior Fellow of Royal College of Art in 2016.
He graduated in 1978 from Musashino Art University and completed (MA.RCA) from Royal College of Art in 1981. He has acted as a cultural engineer, policymaker, and design consultant from 1981 to 2019 in his own design firm. Also served as an Image Director of Toyama Prefecture for 18 years starting from 1984. On the other hand, Tadanori also served as a Jury Member of the Good Design Award for 15 years starting from 1987 and also co-founded Design Analysis International Limited in London in1987, and Japan Design Consultant Association in 1996.