Born in Tokyo and raised in Connecticut, Jonah received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2002. After graduating, Jonah lived in Portland, Oregon and worked for a cabinet maker before relocating to Washington, DC. In Washington, he designed and built sets and props for theater, film and television while helping to develop "Pancake Mountain", a kid's music television show. For the next few years, Jonah designed furniture that he built in a friend's studio while playing bass guitar, touring and recording with several indie rock bands. Needing to develop and showcase a growing body of work that few had seen, Jonah founded Atelier Takagi in 2005.

Atelier Takagi represents the functional and aesthetic ideals of artist and designer Jonah Takagi. Conceived as an outlet for an overactive imagination, AtelierTakagi is a multi-disciplinary design studio and workshop producing objects that require closer examination, that inspire and inform and re-contextualize our surroundings.

December 10 - January 8, 2011

Opening Reception: Friday, December 10, 7-9pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 4pm

Civilian Art Projects and Apartment Zero excitedly join forces to present a site-specific display featuring limited edition pieces, one-offs and prototypes from Jonah Takagi, a new American designer with an over-active imagination and a flare for the simple mechanics of good ideas.