I am an industrial designer with a passion for creating innovative solutions. In 2022, I founded my consultancy Artiform Design to help startups develop groundbreaking devices. I also share my expertise by teaching industrial design sketching, production methods, and design engineering at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

Yukiko Naoi is a creative director and industrial designer focused on human centered wearable technology, soft goods, and medical devices. As Creative Director at Interwoven Design Group, she leads projects from concept to build, designing, prototyping, and coordinating production. Selected collaborations include SharkNinja, Breg, and Areté.

Yukiko led Tanaka Kapec Design Group as President, following an earlier role as Junior Partner, guiding strategy, ergonomics, usability, and end-to-end design from research through DFM for healthcare clients including Johnson & Johnson, Bausch + Lomb, AstraZeneca, and Stryker. During this tenure, she was named on over 20 patents across wearables, user interfaces, and medical devices.

Beyond design, Yukiko founded REST Acupuncture in New York City after a postgraduate apprenticeship in the Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She holds a MID from Pratt Institute and an MS, L.Ac. from Tri-State College of Acupuncture.