UCHIYAMA DESIGN - Key Persons
Yoshi Uchiyama had graduated from Tokyo Designer College in interior design department in Japan. After the completion study at Tokyo Designer College, his enthusiasm for interior design made him go Seattle, USA to study at the Art Institute.
After he graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle with the associate of applied arts (AAA) in interior design, he worked for the international yacht styling and interior design company, Pokela Design in Gig Harbor, WA USA.
He had been involving with the complex mega yacht interior design, length from 80' to 120', not only in US ship yard, but Canada and Taiwan. Customer meeting, drawing, Construction meeting @ boat yard, Material research @ Design Center, Art selection etc
He went back to Japan in 2004, took over his father's company and changed company's characteristic as first Motor Yacht Design firm in Japan. He has been working for refit projects around Yokohama, developing domestic boat manufacture's production boat line, proposing new boat equipments and building up the relation with Asian boat builders. He is only at the point where is in a middle of his dream process.