fuki funakoshi
Born in Saitama-city, Japan, Fuki grew up in Singapore during her childhood. After graduating from Dokkyo University (with a B.A. in German language), Fuki trained her illustrations at Setsu Mode Seminar, a popular art school in Tokyo. She later worked at a design,apparel,advertising company and improved her skills as a professional designer and design director. Now she works as a freelance illustrator, designer. And creates with her own style. Her main clients include companies in the field of public relations and publishing.
She also helps company to start-up business by her design.
On 2016 she has earned an Artist Visa and moved her base to USA Colorado.
Biography
・Illustration for women's Fashion magazine "WITH" (Kodansha).
・Joined to an event "MILETOS" for display in Space Lab Yellow.
・Illustration for town magazine"Tokyo Isshukan" (Kodansha).
・Joined to an event -DESIGN-FESTA vol.11 -- "Exhibition Funky Business"
・Illustration for ringtone advertising (Docomo).
・Joined to art event group "tal'i-tha cu'mi" -8 Girls With Gold Fish -of an animation movie announcement
・Joined to personal exhibition and a group exhibition at "Cafe Bar Zazou" (Yebisu)
・Joined to art event "tal'i-tha cu'mi" confession an image character announcement.
・Illustration for music magazine "What's IN?" (Sony Magazines Inc.).
・Illustration for Embroidery Design.(Totzuka embroidery organization)
・Illustration for a design of parade,samba group "G.R.E.S ALEGRIA".
・Illustration for women's business magazine "Working Woman Type"(career design center Inc.).
・Illustration for CD jacket of the Asakusa samba carnival (AESA) album.(2003,2004,2005,2007)
・Mural painting work for salsa & brazilian dance school "AOchan studio"
・Exhibition "Tropicalismo" at AOchan studio.
・Illustration for "Japanese/World rock & pop history"(Jikei education science center).
・As professional affiliation,direction about web design,art work at Intermedia Graphics Inc.
・Illustration for "PokeBras-Bravo Latin Melody-"(Digital bridge communication Inc.) ads.
・Illustration for the portal web site "Brasil Blog".
・Joined the exhibition "2006 Cre8 TOKYO11" at NYCoo Gallery.( New York City /USA)
・Illustration for the CD jacket,the compilations album of Brazilian musics,"SONORA"(B.SUN RECORDS/VictorEntertainment)
・Starting a business of "fuki-shop.com"
・Illustration for the book"Illustrated Conversation Book BRASIL"
・Game character design - NicoLabo Inc
・Wine label design - "Simphonie"
・Illustration and web design of Brazilian Wax Salon "Morena"
・Helping to promote freelance business worker with creating visual images and graphic design.
・Total design work for CD Album jacket "LANÇA PERFUME "(Maria Mole)
・Web design, Logo design for latin dance promotions, Samba, Zouk, Tango
・Total design work for wine importing company "l'avenir"
・LOGO design and illustrations “LOGO ICHI “ Promotion Plus Inc.
・Illustration and Logo design for Cuban restaurant “Cafe La Vida” Blue Globe Inc.
・Selling some original products on the website "Bombsheller"
・Typography Exhibition "AtoZ" Tokyo 2016
She designs and creates illustrations for women's fashion magazines, town magazines, music magazines, advertisement, CD covers, and web page. She has also done a mural painting for a dance studio, Tropical NY, in Minowa, Tokyo. She has done numerous personal or group exhibitions in different locations in Tokyo.
Her illustrations can give the audience a tropical, musical, stylish, and global feeling with an ambience of a holiday resort, spiced with a latin mood. She may not create the most artistic illustrations, but she creates with dynamic designs and beautiful colors and yet the finished work gives a soothing and relaxig mood.
Comments from her clients include:
"Her artwork always brings energy!" "I can hear music from her illustration," "exotic and sensual!"
and many more.
Her works are created with water color and digital painting (Mac Illustrator). She can always arrange attractive illustrations and designs specially for each client's needs.
Comments from her clients
"Her artwork always brings energy!" "I can hear music from her illustration," "exotic and sensual!"
and many more.
Her works are created with water color and digital painting (Mac Illustrator). She can always arrange attractive illustrations and designs specially for each client's needs.
Member of "Japan Illustrator's Association"（JIA)
