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Sato Yukari
Yukari grew up in Ehime, known for its handmade Japanese paper. Her career as a fashion model began when she studied abroad in London. After returning to Japan, she studied at the Kuwasawa Design School, and in 2010, she began working on handmade Japanese paper production in her hometown.
In 2012, she moved to her current studio, where she continues to create in a natural environment, using Kannon water, one of Japan’s top 100 natural water sources. She has worked on various projects for clients, including original lighting for the RIMOWA Omotesando store, decorations for LOUIS VUITTON stores, art pieces for the InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8, and ceremonial wrapping boxes for the Nissan ARIYA.
In recent years, she has focused on the possibilities of incorporating digital fabrication, such as 3D printing, into her work, producing numerous three-dimensional pieces. She has won both domestic and international awards in design and crafts. She is also a special lecturer in the product design course at Osaka University of Arts.
Kuwasawa Design Institute, Visual Design Course
The London School of Beauty and Make-up
IHBC Cosmetic Make-Up Certificate Course
Product Design Course, Osaka Art University, OSAKA/JAPAN
2016 Tomos Candle Craft Contest, TOKYO/JAPAN
2018 Good Design Award, TOKYO/JAPAN
2019 A`Design Award Arts, Crafts, and Ready-Made Design Award Category, SILVER, MILANO/ITALY
2019 Kanazawa World Crafts Competition, Winner, ISHIKAWA / JAPAN
2010 Paper That Breath, Nishiazabu, Gallery Le bain, TOKYO/JAPAN
2011 Exhibition -Shiki-, Oriental Hotel Hiroshima, HIROSHIMA/JAPAN
2011 REVALUE NIPPON PROJECT EXHIBITION, The Ritz-Carlton Osaka, OSAKA/JAPAN
2012 Hidetoshi Nakata Meets Modern Crafts, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, IBARAKI/JAPAN
2015 Nihon No Suteki, Today`s Gallery, EHIME/JAPAN
2016 Kyoto Craft Session in Amsterdam, Japan Culture Exchange, AMSTERDAM/HOLLAND.
2016 In spring, It is the dawn that is the most beautiful, White Conduit Projects, LONDON/UNITED KINDOM.
2017 Lexus New Takumi Project, Bellesalle Tokyo, TOKYO/JAPAN,
2018 Art and design, dialogue with materials, Toyama museum, TOYAMA/JAPAN
2018 LEXUS×BEAMS JAPAN｜LIFE WITH NEW TAKUMI, INTERSECT BY LEXUS TOKYO/JAPAN,
2019 PAPER WHITE GRADATION 「ADORE x Requ」OSAKA/JAPAN,
2019 MOOD The Museum of Outstanding Design, COMO/ITALY
2019 Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing, NEW DELI/ INDIA
2019 Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair, Shenzhen Convention, and Exhibition Center, SHENZHEN/CHINA
2019 4th Triennale of KOGEI in KANAZAWA, KOGEI as Contemporary Craft, Transcending Boundaries, KANAZAWA/ISHIKAWA
2020 Exhibition Textile Paper, Mino-washi Kaikan, GIFU/ JAPAN