Those who wear glasses must be comfortable with their lenses, but the glasses have to be stylistically appealing to them too. He acquired his in-depth knowledge of glasses in the several years of working in the long-established Japanese optician Hakusan, best known for their signature circular frames, worn by John Lennon, has been setting the standards in iconic silhouettes and classic shapes.
Then in 1984, Akira went on to become one of the founding staff of the Lunetta BADA. It was there that his interest in and passion for design was ignited.
In the 1990s, inspired by the prominent success of bold eyewear designers, such as French-Armenian, Alain Mikli, whose use of unique colours and shapes, known as shutter shades, were worn by many European and Americans celebrities, and L.A. EYE WORKS, were attracting a great deal of attention, he set up Scuderia, his own design company. While Akira did not immediately achieve success, he continued working at Mikli Japon, ultimately becoming established as the creative mind of his own brand, PLAtOy.