Ayaka Daimon
Freelance Illustrator | Children’s book art for babies & toddlers
Ayaka Daimon is a Japanese illustrator based in Berlin with a background in graphic design. After becoming a mother, she started working on picture book ideas for babies and toddlers, inspired by the way they experience the world. Her work blends Japanese minimalism with European boldness. Using playful colors, thoughtful negative space, and textured details, her illustrations capture everyday discoveries and gently invite the youngest readers to explore their surroundings.
ダイモンアヤカ
2016年よりドイツ・ベルリン在住。首都大学東京大学院（現・東京都立大学）でデザイン修士号を取得後、グラフィックデザインの分野で経験を積み、現在はフリーランスのイラストレーターとして活動しています。
育児を通して、子どもたちが世界を発見するまなざしに魅了され、その視点に寄り添う乳幼児向けの絵本づくりを始めました。日本のミニマリズムとヨーロッパの大胆な造形感覚を融合させ、遊び心のある色使い、余白の活かし方、質感のあるディテールを通じて、日常の小さな発見をやさしく描いています。
Education
2011-2013 Tokyo Metropolitan University
Graduate School of System Design, Department of Industrial Art (Master of Design)
2007-2011 Tokyo Metropolitan University (BA Industrial Art)
Graduate School of System Design, Department of Industrial Art (Master of Design)
2007-2011 Tokyo Metropolitan University (BA Industrial Art)
Exhibition
Jan. 2020... "Kosaji Surikiri Ippai (a teaspoon of...)"(Group Exhibition with Fumieda) at Doremifa, Asakusa, Tokyo
May. 2018... "Freutägliches" (Solo Exhibition) at sowale Berlin, Germany
May. 2017... "fremd, vertraut" (Solo Exhibition) at sowale Berlin, Germany
Aug. 2012... Aki Ito and Ayaka Daimon Exhibition at Yorimiti Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 2010... "communication of vision"(Group Exhibition) Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2010... "CRAN"(Group Exhibition) Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan
May. 2018... "Freutägliches" (Solo Exhibition) at sowale Berlin, Germany
May. 2017... "fremd, vertraut" (Solo Exhibition) at sowale Berlin, Germany
Aug. 2012... Aki Ito and Ayaka Daimon Exhibition at Yorimiti Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 2010... "communication of vision"(Group Exhibition) Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2010... "CRAN"(Group Exhibition) Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan
Event
Jun. 2016...ZINE bunko Osaka, Japan
Nov. 2015...COMITIA114 Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2015...ZINE DAY OSAKA, Japan
Nov. 2014...COMITIA110 Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 2015...COMITIA114 Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2015...ZINE DAY OSAKA, Japan
Nov. 2014...COMITIA110 Tokyo, Japan