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Austin and Kotono Watanabe are designers and partners living and working in the Twin Cities.

Austin Watanabe, AIA, is a licensed architect in Minnesota and holds both a Bachelors and Masters in Architecture from the University of Minnesota (B.S. 2016, M. Arch, 2019). He is a founding member of Interesting Tactics and was a Project Architect at Alchemy Architects for 7 years.

Kotono Watanabe has been practicing interior design since graduating from the University of Minnesota (B.S. IDes, 2020). Her focus is on the personal, tactile, and experiential aspects of design. She grew up in Ibigawa, Japan before moving to Minnesota in 2014.

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