Keiji Obata
General Partner, Creative Director

Founding partner of Littlefield+Company, Keiji is a graduate of Kyoto University of Education, where he was awarded a B.A. in Art Education. He later earned a B.F.A. in Media Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Keiji has over 20 years of experience in graphic design and advertising. Before establishing Littlefield, he was a creative director at design communications firm in New York City. His professional experience includes work for international projects in the United States, South America, Europe, Asia and Japan. He also has extensive knowledge of the interior design and architecture industries and has written regularly for various design publications.

His projects have won many awards from ADCNY, Society of Illustrators, Best Financial Ads and Commercial Photo Magazine.

obata@elittlefield.com

Junko Mayumi
Partner, Senior Designer

Junko is a graduate of Parsons School of Design with B.F.A. in Communication Design. As a Littlefield partner, she is responsible for all phases of design projects, from concept development to production management.

Prior to joining Littlefield, she was a senior designer at the New York firm, Designframe. Her experience includes design projects for prestige brands like Tiffany & Co. and L.S.Collections, as well as home furnishing brands such as Martex, F.Schumacher and Waverly.

She has won numerous awards including the AIGA Certificate of Excellence, Communication Arts MagazineÕs Award of Excellence and Photo/Design MagazineÕs Gold Award.

mayumi@elittlefield.com

Paula Rice Jackson
Special Projects

Paula is an experienced editor-in-chief, PR specialist, television producer of arts programming and director of cultural institutions.

A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College with a masters degree in communications from the New York Institute of Technology, Paula's editorial career began at House & Garden, where she served as travel editor and also health editor. In 1981 she moved to House Beautiful and was appointed Senior Writer. In 1985 she joined Interiors magazine as Editor-at-Large and served as Editor-in-Chief between 1989 and 1994.

After leaving Interiors, she became the chairwoman of the restoration committee of Edith WhartonÕs former home, The Mount, in Lenox, MA.

A seasoned PR and special projects consultant, Paula has worked with Littlefield on numerous projects for clients that include the Matsushita Electric Lighting Group, Ultrasuede, Toli and many others.

jackson@elittlefield.com

Akira Hatori
Manager/Producer, Tokyo Office

Akira majored American and English literature in the Chuo University in Tokyo. His professional writing experience spans more than 15 years and includes on-staff assignments for marketing and advertising agencies in Tokyo. His versatile writing style has garnered superb results for such diverse consumer, retail and business-to-business accounts as Yamaha Motors, Toyota, Sanyo, Daiei Group, Tokyu Group, Takashimaya, Corning and TimeWarner, among many others.

He represents Littlefield in Tokyo and is responsible for development and management of projects in Japan.

hatori@elittlefield.com