Artist Statement
— Yuko Nishikawa
Bio
Originally from Japan, she received her B.F.A. in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She now devotes herself full-time to her ceramic after a decade of designing lighting and furniture for the luxury home furnishing brand Donghia Inc. where her chandelier and table designs won Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Award in 2013 and in 2014. Prior to her role as a industrial designer she worked as an interior designer for leading interior design studios such as Clodagh, Jeffrey Bilhuber and Alexandra Champalimaud.
She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, hosting monthly artists talks in her studio named Forest.