Influenced by her upbringing in Japan and her current home in New York City, Shino Takedaʼs ceramics embody her sensory experience of sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell. Most of her works are hand-built using the coil method, and incorporate several different types of clay, making each piece one of a kind. Takeda uses her own memories, reflections, and appreciation for her life as inspiration for her works, celebrating the perfect imperfections inherent in handmade objects, and the unexpected alchemy when she works with wood-fired kilns. Takeda is renowned in the design world and her work has recently crossed over into the art world: her 2019 debut solo exhibition Diary was presented at JDJ The Ice House, Garrison and included her ceramics , textiles, and a furniture collaboration. Presentations with JDJ at the art fair NADA Miami in 2019 led to an artist residency at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, and developed into her mixed media installation for the group exhibition Hard Cover at the museum in 2021.