About her
About her
Ayana is a designer based in Kyoto.
Her curiosity for design and spaces started when she was a child. One of her favorite things to do was to make paintings, drawings, and small models of spaces and furniture. It was natural for her to start a journey of studying in the field of architecture and interior design.
Having completed her BA in architecture in 2017, including one year at Aalto University in Helsinki in 2013, Ayana started her career as an interior designer in Kyoto.
Ayana’s professional experience includes a wide range of project types and scales; both local and overseas; from private residences to commercial interiors. By being thoroughly involved from concept design to completion, Ayana delivers outstanding results and delights her clients.
Currently working as an interior designer based in Kyoto, Ayana is available for consulting with new clients by appointment.
Ayana is a designer based in Kyoto.
Her curiosity for design and spaces started when she was a child. One of her favorite things to do was to make paintings, drawings, and small models of spaces and furniture. It was natural for her to start a journey of studying in the field of architecture and interior design.
Having completed her BA in architecture in 2017, including one year at Aalto University in Helsinki in 2013, Ayana started her career as an interior designer in Kyoto.
Ayana’s professional experience includes a wide range of project types and scales; both local and overseas; from private residences to commercial interiors. By being thoroughly involved from concept design to completion, Ayana delivers outstanding results and delights her clients.
Currently working as an interior designer based in Kyoto, Ayana is available for consulting with new clients by appointment.
Moon Cake Visual Design
2022
The moon cake design is composed of a series of 4 different types which indicate each phase of the moon from waxing crescent, half quarter, waxing gibbous, to the full moon by abstracting their shapes as simple horizontal lines. The logo of the shop was placed at the center to imply its function as a gallery where it works as a medium to connect people to new encounters with art.
Each moon cake has a different filling and they are sold in a box that shares the same burnt orange color with the iconic counter sitting in front of the entrance door. The box is designed to be attached to each other like the pictures below so that it looks like a traditional Japanese drawer called 箪笥 (tansu) to honor the fact that this gallery+confectionery is a renovated space of ahistorical Japanese storage building called 蔵 (kura).
You can put your fingers to the area cutout in a half-moon shape to pull the box out.
The idea was to let the customer feel as if they took a piece of this iconic burnt orange counter to their destinations.
Client: ARTRO