Misa Awatsuji Graphic designer; with sister Maki Awatsuji, co-founder of all-female design company in 1995, designing for shops, hotels, environments, product packaging, and signage When I was a child, I often saw teacups decorated with the kanji (Chinese characters) for the names of fish. While I ate my sushi and watched the chef lay out the filleted fish and seafood, I would enjoy reading the fish kanji on the cups one by one. In ramen, there are so many types of broth and seemingly infinite toppings. For my bowl, instead of fish kanji , I printed two- kanji words related to ramen (I was surprised at how many different words there were). The two- kanji ramen bowl reminds me of the excitement I felt as a child eating at a restaurant.
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