Riki Watanabe

Specialized in Interior Design.

Riki Watanabe

About Riki Watanabe

With a focus on interior design, Riki Watanabe work spans across a wide range of professional fields such as creative direction and branding. Utilizing the knowledge and multifaceted perspectives that we have cultivated through designing commercial spaces, hospitality spaces, exhibitions, products, and other genres, we design in consideration of the way places should be, the experiences that can be gained there, and the flow of time. For Riki Watanabe, design is not only to create new values, but also to discover the beauty and value that already exists, and to create something that will be passed down and evolve, even if the shape is old.

  • Winner of 2 A' Design Awards.
  • Specialized in Interior Design.
  • Original Design.
  • Creative, Diligent and Innovative.
  • All Designs
  • Interior
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Interview with Riki Watanabe

Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
2009, Industrial Designer, BA, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo/Japan.2009-2012,Designer, design and construction office Tokyo/Japan 2013-2014, Designer,NOMURA Co., Ltd Tokyo/Japan 2014-2015,Designer, Puddle Inc. Tokyo/Japan
Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
With a focus on interior design, JOKE.Inc. work spans across a wide range of professional fields such as creative direction and branding. Utilizing the knowledge and multifaceted perspectives that we have cultivated through designing commercial spaces, hospitality spaces, exhibitions, products, and other genres, JOKE.Inc.design in consideration of the way places should be, the experiences that can be gained there, and the flow of time. For JOKE.Inc., design is not only to create new values, but also to discover the beauty and value that already exists, and to create something that will be passed down and evolve, even if the shape is old.
When do you feel the most creative?
The time I feel creative is when I'm alone and listening to music.

Extended Interview with Riki Watanabe

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
2009, Industrial Designer, BA, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo/Japan.2009-2012,Designer, design and construction office Tokyo/Japan 2013-2014, Designer,NOMURA Co., Ltd Tokyo/Japan 2014-2015,Designer, Puddle Inc. Tokyo/Japan 2015-2019,Designer, JOKE.Inc. Tokyo/Japan
Which emotions do you feel when designing?
I would like to do a design that looks like a sunset. We believe that it is universal that people's emotions are moved by watching the sunset. I want my designs to appeal to emotions, no matter what they are.
What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?
Young designers should be flexible and curious about a lot of things. And we should cultivate an eye and a thought that doesn't overlook any trivialities.
What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?
It is a matter of being able to understand people's feelings, and then being able to create something that surpasses their imagination.
What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?
I think that a good design is one that is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has excellent function and is inherited and evolved.
What is your day to day look like?
If it's a product, I'd like to design a prosthetic limb or prosthetic foot. I'd like to design a church or shrine.
How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?
I cherish the unexpected misunderstandings. I think many people don't even bother to look at it because it's just a misperception and a bit of a brain bug. However, I have found that there are many hints to create new and beautiful things. I call it a bug design.

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