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Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA in 1962. Graduated from the California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles in 1985. Continued studies as a research student at Nippon Daigaku, and later worked under Takenobu Igarashi. Established design studio, Normal Y.K., in 2000. Launched the "Vols" cell phone design for the KDDI AU Design Project in 2006. Has exhibited widely throughout Europe, the United States, and Japan. Currently serves as a panel member for 100% Design Tokyo. Honored with the Tokyo Designers Block Frame award for best installation on 2003, and three Good Design awards. [+/-] more profile.. [+] Japanese profile.. |
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Okonomiyake Party A few weeks ago our good friend, Tomoko Azumi, was in town. She was on her way back to London via Tokyo following an exhibition in Kyoto. Tomoko in from Hiroshima, as is my wife (they actually went to the same high school), as if our friend and neighbor, Abe Ryo. As some of you may know, whenever you reach a critical mass of Hiroshima-bread people, it is inevitable that an Okonomiyake Party occurs.   Okonomiyake is often described as a sort of Japanese pancake, but it is more like a whole meal grilled up between two thin crepes. All of your basic food groups are in there. It is the local dish of Hiroshima, and an matter of pride for them. Of course, after a few drinks, the party degraded into a Takoyaki Party, and then all of the rules were thrown out the window. Kyoko, not of Hiroshima, on the Takoyaki machine:  Tomoko, Abe, and myself:  Madoka, and Tomoko  |
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