Storytelling Through Materiality Connected to the Sky
ABOUT STUDIO TAMA
STUDIO TAMA, founder Tamae Satsu is an award-winning aircraft interior and CMF designer recognized for her contributions to globally awarded projects across Japan and the United States. She began her professional journey in Japan as an architectural designer, cultivating a deep understanding of spatial planning, materials, and attention to detail. Seeking broader horizons, she moved to the U.S., where she expanded her expertise into hospitality design before focusing on aviation and transportation interiors.
Throughout her career, Tamae has worked on innovative projects across commercial aircraft, premium seating, and forward-looking mobility concepts such as supersonic travel, eVTOL, and space interiors. Her designs blend a Japanese sensibility of harmony, subtle detail, and timeless beauty with a global perspective, creating cabin environments and passenger experiences that are both functional and emotionally resonant.
Tamae is recognized internationally for her contributions to aviation design, receiving multiple prestigious design awards. She leads the development of materials, finishes, and color strategies, applying them across entire cabin interiors, seating programs, and branded passenger spaces. A strong emphasis on research, collaboration, and innovation ensures that each design is distinctive, future-focused, and aligned with the vision of the project or brand.
A passionate advocate for sustainable design, Tamae integrates environmentally responsible materials and practices into her work, balancing performance, aesthetics, and the long-term impact on the planet. She understands that sustainable choices in materials, finishes, and processes are essential not only for the environment but also for delivering a thoughtful and enduring passenger experience.
Her approach consistently emphasizes how materials, lighting, and form influence human perception and well-being, creating interiors that are comfortable, inspiring, and memorable. By merging timeless elegance with forward-looking innovation and sustainability, Tamae continues to shape the future of aircraft and transportation interiors, delivering designs that are beautiful, functional, and responsible.
