Nakanari born in Taiwan, creator of "Misfits of Nakanari" and show director of B.B.Birdy's Funny Club series, brought the idea to have artists bring their 2D artwork to 3D artwork on blank canvas toys. Nakanari created and partnered with various artists to bring their artwork to reality (2005 - Crossover Show "Gallery Nucleus/LA ad Rotofugi/Chicago", 2007 - Project Vinyl "FX Show Toy" with partners in Me Llamo Jellyfish, 2008 - Technobabble "myplasticheart/New York" with Dave Quiles). Nakanari and artist Soujohn created a new brand called Mai-Hiro. The Mai-Hiro brand focuses on strong character design and illustration. Nakanari has a distinct style, uses clean graphic lines and shapes, with a soft pastel palette framed by contrasting thick bold black lines. Nakanari prefers to showcase his artwork on canvas using the flat colors technique than to play with shadows. Nakanari’s Eastern Oriental culture is infused into his artwork. Nakanari has exhibited with other well knows artists and brand like Kidrobot, boblbe-e,The Dirtycream, KusoVinyl, CarzyLables and has exhibited in America, France, HongKong, Taiwan, Singapore and Spain.
Tony Shiau (Nakanari)是來自台灣高雄的設計師,
約1993年左右移民至美國發展,
目前定居在Florida。
Nakanari是個不曾接受過正規設計課程訓練的藝術工作者,
2008年開始和朋友soujohn合作,
創立自有品牌Mai Hiro.
Nakanari長期受邀和知名的國際藝術家及設計師合作,
如艾美獎得獎設計師Gary Baseman作品"Teacher's Pet",
設計師Tim Biskup,
Seen,
Cameron Tiede,
MAD, sket one, Frank Koizk,
設計單位Jada toy crew,
x-concept designer chito,
Mattel’s Hot Wheel head designer MIQ WILLMOTT,
Van Beater, Tobyhk, Mr. Kone,
Banana Virus, Shon, BUNKA, Keith Poon,
kaNO, Paul Shih, Toiboy, Fury Animals等等..
合作的產品從平面、服裝、配件到設計師玩具領域。
Nakanari作品曾多次收錄於國內外媒體、專書介紹、專訪,
包含中國潮流雜誌YOHO,Wired ,Lee's Toy Review Lee's Toy Review,
Vapors,rawk magazine,
PlayTime, The Onion ,Toy Shop ,Red EYE ,
Time Out Chicago ,Independent weekly。