040: Embracing Your Curiosity as an Artist with Miki Iwasaki

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 from Mithras Candle

Featured brew: Biscuit Oolong from Paru Tea Bar

Featured deck: Radiant Crystal Cards by Bouchette Design

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Links:

Miki Iwasaki Website

Miki Iwasaki Instagram

Sunset Projects Website

Sunset Projects Instagram

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