Profile
She was born in Kyoto, Japan. She studied architecture and interior design at the Kyoto College of Art, and industrial design at the Polytechnic University of Milan. After completing her Masters Degree in Design Management at the Polytechnic University of Milan, she began her career as a freelance designer. As a freelance designer, she created works that are in accordance with the locally-available materials and prevailing social backgrounds. At the same time, she worked for Italian and Japanese companies on various projects designing lighting equipment, sofas and beds, bathroom products, mobile phones, furniture, stands for trade fair shows, exhibition spaces, and home interiors. She started practicing in Japan after returning from New York in 2006. Drawing her professional experiences with several Japanese manufactures, she started a private venture focusing on works and designs that lay emphasis on the rapidly changing environment, the prevalent social situations, and people’s daily lives. Her venture deals with all aspects of design from products to spaces.


Awards
2008 The Nomadic "decob" the COOL magazine award, Tokyo, Japan
2005 New bottle can design award, Calpis maker prize, Japan
2000 36th Ambient Award, Design & Ambient section, Centro Studi Europeo Ambiente Arte, Italy


Exhibitions
2009 ICFF 2009, New York, USA
2008-2009 The Nomadic "decob" world tour exhibition, Toronto, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York
2003 Composer Malcolm Fisher, image artist Sally Titterington Collabolation exhibition, Fuori salone, Milan, Italy
2001 Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile, Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy
2000 Creators Cafe, Living senter OZONE, Tokyo, Japan
2000 Ambient Award Exhibition, Pantelleria Art Gallery, Pantelleria Island, Italy
1999 Oggetto & Uomo, Intuitive Gallery,Florence, Italy
1999 Opos Under35,Gallery OPOS, Milan, Italy
1999 Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile, Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy
1998 Eurocultura15/15, Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of the Science and the Technology, Milan, Italy


Pubblications
interiors - August/September 2009, Interiors Magazine, USA
SOTOKOTO - July 2009 Kirakusha Inc. Japan
Product Design Year Book 2009 Seibudo0Shinkosha Japan
L-Magazine Art - 2009 Keihanshin L-magazine Publisher Japan
Product Design Year Book 2008 Seibundo-Shinkosha Japan
Elle Decoration - March 2003 England
AXIS - November/ December 2001 AXIS Publishing Inc. Japan
Elle Decoration - September 2001 England
YETblPE KOMHATbl - No.6 2001 Russia
INTERNI - July-August 2001 Arnaldo Mondadori Editore spa Italy
ATRIUM - 2001/3 Hangary
YETblPE KOMHATbl - No.2 2001 mapt Russia
OPOS dieci anni (1991-2000) - Maech 2001 ABITARE SEGESTA Italy
ZOO vol.8 March 2001 ZOO England
Confort No.47 Aprile 2001 Kenchiku Shiryo kenkyusya Japan
AXIS vol.89 January/ February2001 AXIS Publishing Inc. Japan
Guliver November 2000 RCS Periodici spa Italy
CREATORS*FILE vol.2 - October 2000 Gap Publication Co., Ltd Japan
Domus - April 2000 Editoriale Domus Spa Italy
Casaidea - October 1999 Italy
BINYAN - September 1999 Israel
Nuevo Estilo - N.256 September 1999 Grupo Axel Springer Spain
INTERNI - September 1999 Alnardo Mondadori Editore spa Italy
Architektur & Wohnen - September 1999 Jahreszeiten Veriag GmbH Germany
MODO - n.198 August/September1999 Editoriale MODO spa Italy
Box June/July 1999 Pubbliemme International srl Italy
Der Landobote - Nr.138 19 June 1999 Tagblatt von winterthur und umgebung eaktion Swiss
TRESCO - vol.1 June 1999 Japan
Shitsunai - N.534 June 1999 Kosakusya Japann
Nikkei Design - June 1999 Nikkei BP Japan