Kensaku Oshiro was born in Okinawa, Japan, in 1977. After gaining a masters degree in Industrial Design at Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan, he began working with several practices until 2004. Soon after, he joined the design team of Lissoni Associati studio, with whom he worked until mid-2012.

In the second half of 2012, he moved to London to work with Barber Osgerby. In June 2015, he opened his own studio in Milan. He took part in many exhibitions and competitions, winning prestigious international awards such as the Design Report Award in 2006 at Salone Satellite, the Cristalplant Design Contest in 2012, the Gandia Blasco Design Contest and two special mentions at the Young & Design Award. Throughout his career, he has worked in partnership with leading companies in the world of design.