Hatsue Okada
creator of osaiku (hand crafted accessories using antique cloth), Sakura city, Tochigi prefecture

Mainly creates hand-crafted accessories using antique kimono fabric. Hatsue creates her works based on her unique sensibility. She focuses on the pleasure of making things by hand, and has been conveying her passion since 2009. She is a certified instructor of Japanese dressmaking. Two of her work pieces were awarded in the osaiku contest sponsored by NIHON VOGUE Corp. in 2016 at her first submission.