Born in 1977 in Tokyo, Yuichi Nara graduated with a degree in Architecture from the Yokohama National University in 1999. He moved to Italy the following year and started working as a designer in Venice, first in a glass making studio and then in an architecture practice. He graduated from the Università Iuav di Venezia in 2006. After a trip to Notojima, Japan, Yuichi Nara decided to return to the country permanently. In 2007, he founded his own studio, the Noto Design Office. Using local materials and traditional techniques, the studio aims to produce contemporary designs that enrich the everyday. Yuichi Nara currently lives and works in Notojima, the Ishikawa Prefecture.