Kimie Tada graduated from Rikkyo University (Tokyo) with a degree in English Literature. She was editor-in-chief of Confort, a Japanese magazine that features traditional Japanese houses and interiors, as well as materials such as tatami, washi and tsuchi-kabe. She now runs I See All Inc., an editorial company which she set up in 2000. Geeta Mehta is a partner in the architectural firm Braden and Mehta in Tokyo, and the Adjunct Professor of Art History and Urban Studies at the Temple University in Japan. She has designed interiors for multinational firms in Tokyo and Hawaii, and has participated in urban design projects in Vietnam and Indonesia. Prior to coming to Japan, she worked as an architect in US, UK and India, and has lectured on subjects of architecture for various organisations in Asia and Europe.