Keiko Itakura

Keiko Itakura`s company Ikkakuikka engages in advertising and graphic design as a mode of expression for selling things, while also producing artwork that looks like something different from that economic process. The company`s fresh perspective is based on thinking of visual design as a form of communication that can help people. Recently, its work has expanded beyond visual design into sculptural artwork and store design, while also extending aggressively into charity work. Up until now, the main clients have included Wacoal, Asahi, Suntory, Parco, GAP, DIESEL, Sony Music Records, BMG Japan, Victor Entertainment, ONWARD, KDDI, Yokumoku, and Recruit.

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Keiko Itakura works as an artistic director in advertising, graphic design, book design, and packaging. Her projects extend to clothing, product development, product creation, and store design.   She makes fine art like drawings, free-standing objects and ceramics. Keiko also writes the occasional piece for magazines. She`s not limited by genre, but always has in mind how best to communicate visually what a project needs to have expressed .

Solo exhibitions
2005
FOREST, Diesel Gallery, New York
2004
K, Transplant Gallery, New york

exhibitions
2006
Hellokitty secrethouse, HongKong
2007
Bangkok International Art Festival
2007-2008
DAHON project
2008
Seoul design festival
2008
GAP RED project
2009
GAP (RED) Tees White Space Gallery
2010
Ningbo Museum of Art@china
2013
Toy foundation exhibition @Mumbai

Awards
2005
N.Y. ADC 84th annual Award
DISTINCT MERIT for “Miho Murmur”
2004
N.Y.TDC Award
Certificate of Typographic Excellence
for “rahmens classic”
2003
TDC Award for “stance

Keiko Itakura’s work is making one think the one feel complicated with happiness. She always have opposite like virtue and vice.