Yuki Saito

COCKPIT ARTS, Studio E2I,
Cockpit Yard, Northington Street, London WC1N 2NP
Tel: 0792 963 7911   email: mail@yukiness.com
 
EDUCATION

2008
The Wig Academy
Wig making course
2001 – 2004
London Metropolitan University
BA(Hons) Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts
2001 – 1999
London Guildhall University
HND Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts
1999 – 1997
Kensington & Chelsea College
LOCFJewellery Introduction to Art and Design

AWARDS

2001
The Goldsmith Company for Jewellery

EXHIBITIONS

27　October　2009
Unique Artｓ Gallery
09 – 11 October　2009
‘TILT’ pop-up exhibition supported by ICA A-Frame and NESTA
11−15　August 2009
Duo exhibition ‘Wig your way to display’ at Craft Central with Talya Design
31　July 2009
Assemblage exhibition at John Jones project space
31 May – 2 June　2009
Pulse Exhibition, London　Collaboration with Hetty rose and Lupe Velazquez
4 - 5 December 2008
British Council in Japan (Osaka/Tokyo) by London Metropolitan University
19 March – 29 March 2008
Invited to ‘The millinery exhibition’ hosted by Burjuman  in Dubai
28 January - 03 February 2008 Collaboration with Korsetiere (fashion designer)
at The Gallery, Craft Central
08 January – 2010
“Big world – powerful hair” Norway
(The exhibition has moved around to different schools, museums and libraries.)
21 July – 04 November 2007
Exhibited  during 'France in Russia: Empress Josephine's Malmasion Collection' exhibition
at The Hermitage shop Somerset House
26 May - 02 June 2007
Duo exhibition with Lawlence Quigley(Painter) at Steyning Festival in Brighton.
15-17 December 2006
Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth
25 - 27 November 2006
The Study Gallery in Dorset
24 November 2006 - 8 April 2007
Exhibited during ‘The Triumph of Eros: Art and Seduction in 18th Century France’
at The Hermitage shop Somerset House
03 -15 October 2006
Exhibition ‘Origin’ The London Craft Fair at Somerset House
28 June - 2 July 2006
Selected by Newdesigners for ‘Newdesignersonline’ stand at New Designers Exhibition
17 March - 16 April 2006
Solo exhibition ‘Objects of dramatic beauty’ at The Old Cinema in Chiswick
06 -10 July 2005
Selected by Craft Council for ‘One Year On’ at New Designers Exhibition
at Business Design Center
July 2004
Selected by University for New Designers Exhibition at Business Design Centre
July 2001
Selected by University for New Designers Exhibition at Business Design Centre

SELECTED PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONS

2010
3　December 2009 - 08 February　
Installations, Zetter Hotel

2009
13−19　July 　
Window display collaboration with Hetty Rose at Craft Central
06−12　July
Catwalk show at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
25　June
Couture Party at 40WiNKS Hotel

2008
11 October
DIESEL 30 years anniversary event in Copenhagen
12 February
Showcased in ‘Pink Drinks Party’ as a part of London Fashion Week
at The Metropolitan Hotel in Park Lane
01 - 28 Febuary
Valentine day window display
in The Window Gallery at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf

2007
1 November
Creative Industry Event hosted by Coutts &Co and Fisher Meredith Solicitors
at Coutts Bank in Strand
22 September
Fashion show corraboration with Nicholas Immaculate (Costumier and Tailor)
at  EGG Club, Kings Cross
18 September
London Fashion Week Catwalk show corroboration with Igo Rpacemski(lingerie designer)
at Club Crystal, Oxford Circus
10 May
Fashion Show corroboration with Couture Clubbing Company
at Sketch, Oxford Circus in London
26 April
Fashion Show corroboration with Couture Clubbing Company
at Kyzar Chic, Oxford Circus in London
21 March
London Alternative Fashion Week 2007  Catwalk
Corroboration with Melanie Palmer(fashion designer)
February
Valentine day window display at Coco De Mer shop, Covent Garden

2006
14 December
Opera 'Rosenkavalier' at The Arts Club in Mayfair
24 November Opera 'Rosenkavalier' at The Study Gallery in Dorset
09 November - 25 December
Christmas window display at Selfridges department Store, Oxford Street
11-13 May
Opera ‘Rosenkavalier’ corroboration with theatre design course Central Saint Martins
final show at the Cochrane Theatre

2004
September – November
The Melmoth Production 'Midsummer night's dream' (Wig Designer-Maker)


BIBLIOGRAPHY

2009　
July DIY City magazine, London Issue, USA

2008
27 July Nikkei Newspaper Tabloid Magazine ‘inte tion’, Japan
April Trespass magazine, UK
“Photo Story” (6 pages)
March FYI Dubai magazine, Pan Arab
“Head-Turning Collection at Burjuman Millinery”
26 March Khaleej Times  newspaper, UAE
“Hats On”
25 March Gulf News newspaper, UAE
“Cont. Get a Head Start”
20 March Al Bayan newspaper, UAE
“Beauty comes out of pretty woman’s imagination”
16 March Gulf News newspaper, UAE
“Head- Turning collections”
March Issue 57, Nobin Ctnnb (Rossian Life style magazine), Russia
“The pink drinks party London”
Febuary Mia magazine, Italy
“Un connubio d’amore”
Febuary Issue 32 Canary Wharf magazine, UK
“Yukiness and Hetty Rose”
Febuary np magazine, Italy (Front Cover)
“L’arte a S.Valentino e’ donna” (6 pages)
February Issue 7, Sublime magazine, UK, US, EU
“SWEET PAIR- Shoes and wigs for Valentine’s” (6 pages)
17 January Issue 472, The Wharf newspaper, UK
“First steps to heady heights” (2 pages)
January-March Issue, The Time Off (Canary Wharf Arts and Events)
“Yukiness and Hetty Rose”

2007
Jan/Feb/March Issue, The HAT magazine, UK
“Hats as wigs and wigs as hats!”
January Issue 9, BLOCK web magazine, UK/Japan
“Artists and Designers”

2006
November Issue 16 The Wessex MUSE Magazine, UK (Front Cover) 
“Meet the makers live opera & fashion creative festive demonstrations decadent treats.”
13 October Brighton Argus Lite Newspaper, UK
“Hair-Raising”
April Issue 29, WestSide magazine, UK
“An exhibition of wickedly extravagant wig making “

2004
03 November Four stars Newspaper, UK
“Quality Shakes-queer’
01 November Theatreworld Magazine, UK
“Fresh, funny and fiercely recommended.”

Yukiness
Yuki Saito

COCKPIT ARTS, Studio E2I,
Cockpit Yard, Northington Street, London WC1N 2NP
Tel: 0792 963 7911   email: mail@yukiness.com