Mika Kanayama is a London-based interior designer specialising in hospitality, restaurants, bars, cinemas and hotels.

Her approach is end-experience focused, the objective is the creation of interior spaces that enrich day-to-day life, encouraging people to feel inspired and invigorated.

Hot Stone RAI Restaurant by Mika Kanayama The design was to create a space that would touch customers by reflecting and enhancing the experience of Hot Stone’s passionately artistic food. The dining area is dressed with natural oak throughout, mirrored wooden panels - while the circular elements are inspired by the Japanese tradition of moon viewing. The main wall features a Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e print Peonies And Butterfly. The over-bar frame is formed of timber cross-joint carpentry with cylindrical paper lanterns are hung within this frame, highlighting the geometry of the structure and playing with shadows and mood.

Oita Soho Modern Japanese Restaurant by Mika Kanayama Oita Soho was designed to create a sophisticated, relaxing space with Japanese influences and carrying some of the identity established in Oita’s first restaurant, informal and verdant with plants throughout. The space required more than the conventional approaches of minimalistic modern Japanese design to deliver a distinct, remarkable experience that is a synthesis of aesthetic and cultural elements. The work was inspired by the Tanizaki essay "In Praise of Shadows" which discusses the use, meaning and aesthetics of darkness and shadows in Japanese art, design and architecture.

Mika Kanayama

2 Ritchings Avenue

E17 6LB

F: United Kingdom

Mika Kanayama is IAD member since 2022, with 4069 IAD rating.