TAKAHASHI SHEILA
Interior Designer
PROFILE
2012 Graduated from a Japanese interior design program
2012 Worked as an interior designer at an architecture firm in Taiwan
2015 Held an administrative position at the family’s textile manufacturing business
2015 Founded NUNONO STUDIO and began working as a freelance interior designer
2018 Led six renovation projects for a Taiwanese beverage chain
2019 Relocated to Japan
2025 Resumed freelance interior design work in Japan
ABOUT NUNONO STUDIO
I didn’t always know I wanted to be a designer. Back in university, I was studying foreign languages and feeling pretty lost about what I wanted to do in life. One day, I happened to meet a professor from the architecture department. He had studied in Japan and became a mentor of sorts. Our conversations opened up a whole new world for me. That was the moment I decided to go to Japan and study interior design.
After finishing my studies in Japan, I came back to Taiwan and worked in the interior design department of an architecture firm for three years. I loved the work, but when my father’s health took a turn, I made the decision to leave and help with our family business. He runs a small factory that specialises in lamination for upholstery fabrics. At the time, I didn’t think much of it. But working with those materials every day made me see fabric in a new light.
That led to a creative side project with my sister, who was on maternity leave then. We started NUNONO STUDIO and launched a brand called KUMPU, making handmade bags out of fabric. The project is on pause for now, but it taught me something important: creativity can come from the most unexpected places.
Design slowly found its way back into my life through old clients and colleagues reaching out. Bit by bit, I returned to interiors, but this time I brought with me everything I’d learned about materials, storytelling, family, and flexibility.
Now I focus on helping people who’ve just moved to Japan feel at home, because I’ve been that person. I know how hard it can be to express your taste, find reliable help, or just make a new space feel like your own, especially in another language.
That’s why I offer support in English, Mandarin, and Japanese, and why I care so much about designing homes that tell your story.
