Dyeing craftsman, Masaaki Aoki

After graduating from Tokyo University, then working at Wacoal for a while, went into natural plant dyeing in a big way. He loves the unique color of natural dyes, they're his life's passion, and Masaaki Aoki is a skilled artisan in the craft. He uses his skills in the art of natural dying to produce truly wonderful colors which he brings to young people through his unique range of products.

Bamboo craftsman of Kyoto, Yusuke Yamamoto

Building the complex images he creates in his head into exquisitly hand-woven bamboo shapes, he's created some true master pieces, such as 2 metre tall light fitings and lamps.Other fine examples of his work are in the form of bamboo sake tumblers and bamboo charcoal inter-woven into a latticework of finest Kyoto bamboo.