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040: Embracing Your Curiosity as an Artist with Miki Iwasaki
040: Embracing Your Curiosity as an Artist with Miki Iwasaki
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, my friend Miki Iwasaki joins me to talk about the career and business he’s built as an artist, architect, and designer. Miki has carved his own path over the years that allows him to explore the different mediums he’s interested in, and as a result, he enjoys taking on a wide variety of fun and interesting projects. For interior designers who are multi-passionate or who don’t want to feel boxed into one path, Miki’s story is one you’ll want to hear.
Guest Bio
Miki Iwasaki is an artist and designer raised in Southern California and currently living in San Diego. His curiosity in making and building things eventually led him to pursue a career in architecture, and attend California State Polytechnic University in Pomona California. Miki also studied for a year at the Kyushu Institute of Design in Fukuoka, Japan and received his Masters in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His architectural experience includes work in New York, Los Angeles, and San Diego firms, and spans a variety of project types including residential, office, restaurant, retail, and gallery work. Throughout his academic and early professional years, Miki remained dedicated to his own art projects and furniture designs. Miki’s interests and skills constantly expand in the field of architecture, art and design as he pushes himself to explore new materials, methods and projects.
Featured in this episode
Featured candle: Beeswax candle fromhttps://www.mithrascandle.com/ ( Mithras Candle)
Featured brew: Biscuit Oolong from https://paruteabar.com/ (Paru Tea Bar)
Featured deck: https://bouchettedesign.com/radiantcrystalcards (Radiant Crystal Cards) by Bouchette Design
Connect with Miki
Links:
http://mikiiwasaki.com (Miki Iwasaki Website)
https://www.instagram.com/miki_iwasaki/?hl=en (Miki Iwasaki Instagram)
https://www.sunsetprojects.com/ (Sunset Projects Website)
https://www.instagram.com/sunset__projects/?hl=en (Sunset Projects Instagram)
Introducing my new membership program, the https://bewitching.txfunnel.com/ (Design Coven)! This program is a real-world industry mentorship for Holistic Interior Designers that has everything you won't find in traditional design school curriculum. You'll learn from practicing interior designers working on real life projects, and get access to cutting edge vendors, suppliers, furniture makers, textile designers, and design resources that I've curated over my 17 years of design experience. As a member, you'll have the opportunity to build valuable relationships of your own. https://bewitching.txfunnel.com/ (Learn more).
Connect with Rachel Larraine
DESIGNCOVEN.COM
https://www.rachellarraine.com/ (Website)
https://www.instagram.com/rachellarraine/ (Instagram)
https://www.patreon.com/Bewitching (Patreon)
https://crawfordpallini.com (Interior Design Services)
Guest Bio
Miki Iwasaki is an artist and designer raised in Southern California and currently living in San Diego. His curiosity in making and building things eventually led him to pursue a career in architecture, and attend California State Polytechnic University in Pomona California. Miki also studied for a year at the Kyushu Institute of Design in Fukuoka, Japan and received his Masters in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His architectural experience includes work in New York, Los Angeles, and San Diego firms, and spans a variety of project types including residential, office, restaurant, retail, and gallery work. Throughout his academic and early professional years, Miki remained dedicated to his own art projects and furniture designs. Miki’s interests and skills constantly expand in the field of architecture, art and design as he pushes himself to explore new materials, methods and projects.
Featured in this episode
Featured candle: Beeswax candle fromhttps://www.mithrascandle.com/ ( Mithras Candle)
Featured brew: Biscuit Oolong from https://paruteabar.com/ (Paru Tea Bar)
Featured deck: https://bouchettedesign.com/radiantcrystalcards (Radiant Crystal Cards) by Bouchette Design
Connect with Miki
Links:
http://mikiiwasaki.com (Miki Iwasaki Website)
https://www.instagram.com/miki_iwasaki/?hl=en (Miki Iwasaki Instagram)
https://www.sunsetprojects.com/ (Sunset Projects Website)
https://www.instagram.com/sunset__projects/?hl=en (Sunset Projects Instagram)
Introducing my new membership program, the https://bewitching.txfunnel.com/ (Design Coven)! This program is a real-world industry mentorship for Holistic Interior Designers that has everything you won't find in traditional design school curriculum. You'll learn from practicing interior designers working on real life projects, and get access to cutting edge vendors, suppliers, furniture makers, textile designers, and design resources that I've curated over my 17 years of design experience. As a member, you'll have the opportunity to build valuable relationships of your own. https://bewitching.txfunnel.com/ (Learn more).
Connect with Rachel Larraine
DESIGNCOVEN.COM
https://www.rachellarraine.com/ (Website)
https://www.instagram.com/rachellarraine/ (Instagram)
https://www.patreon.com/Bewitching (Patreon)
https://crawfordpallini.com (Interior Design Services)
Released:
Aug 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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