ULESHKA STUDIO
Fresh design content and curation from Tokyo
ABOUT
Uleshka works as an editor, curator and motivational force with a background
in design. Based in Tokyo since 2001, she founded the online bilingual
design magazine PingMag in
2005 where she worked as Editor-in-Chief. After setting up a solid base
for this design platform to flourish, she has broadened her editorial
skills to work on various projects including the recently published book Pecha
Kucha Night: A Celebration for Klein
Dytham architecture . Currently she is involved in carrying
through various interviews for cultural and design oriented podcasts,
a new book for Hong Kong publishers AllRightsReserved and
- Uleshka started singing in a band.
CURRENT PROJECTS IN PROCESS
Started a series of design-project-introduction-podcasts for Gestalten
TV, Berlin based design
curator DGV 's
new design news podcast station
Working on a series of small documentary podcasts from
Tokyo for Current TV.
Still slightly secret: a new book for AllRightsReserved
Ltd., the Hong Kong based design book publisher will come out at
the end of this year, curated by Uleshka selecting the 40 freshest
international graphic designers from around this world.
COMPLETED
PROJECTS
Brasil Fashion Now
Wording and design consulting for the Brazilian fashion exhibition event "Brasil
Fashion Now" as part of Japan
Fashion Week 2008.
Pecha Kucha Night - 20 images x 20 seconds
The Book about the infamously speedy and creative presentation event
experience
Pecha
Kucha Night: A Celebration - a 176 page book for KleinDytham
architecture about the viral phenomena and importance of Pecha
Kucha Night.
PingMag - The Tokyo-based magazine about "Design
and Making Things"
PingMag - founder
and Editor-in-Chief of the bilingual design platform (2005 - 2007)
MC at Pecha Kucha Night
Uleshka enjoys announcements and coordinating on stage, besides general
presenting e.g. at Pecha Kucha Night (Various 20x20 presentations starting
with Pecha Kucha Night Tokyo Volume 5 in 2003). Also acting as bilingual
MC for Design
Tide Play x Pecha
Kucha Night, 2007
Tokyo Design Report for the ADC, Germany
“Where is Japanese graphic design at?” - an article for Art Directors
Club Germany, Young Talents Book "Sushi 6" 2003. Group talk interviews
with Tomoo Gokita, Naoki Sato (Asyl
Design), David Duval Smith (Namaiki),
Keiji Ito (Unidentified
Flying Graphics), Ten (Ten
Do Ten), Taku Satoh (Taku
Satoh Design Office), Ichiro Higashiizumi (Higraph
Inc.)
NHK Doitsugo Kaiwa
Introducing Tokyo from a foreigner's perspective and finding relevant
topics to talk about in the small show "Japan through Uleshka's
eyes", part of NHK's Japan's German Language
channel 'Doitsugo Kaiwa', April 2002 - March 2003
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