ABOUT BRAND

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PROFILE

Mikiko Shinozaki / Designer

HISTORY
1979 He was born and raised in Kure, a beautiful port city in Hiroshima, surrounded by the calm waters of the Seto Inland Sea and countless islands.
2004 After working at an advertising agency in Tokyo, he studied spatial design and after working at an interior design and construction company, he moved to a design office specializing in apparel store design, where he was involved in store design and construction work for apparel brands.
2011 He was stationed in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
2014 Launched the jewelry brand Mays.
The brand name Mays comes from the designer's Chinese name, Meizi.
Initially, he held workshops alongside creating artworks at his home in Guangzhou.
Later, they expanded the scope of their activities to include hotel parties in the city and setting up stalls at international charity markets.
2015 Opened a store at Chillax Market in The Grandstand, Singapore.
2015 Held a solo exhibition at Art in gallery in Omotesando, Tokyo.
2016 In May, we will be participating in the minne handmade market at Tokyo Big Sight.
2016 August: Opened a Creema STORE at LUMINE2 in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
2016 December: Opened a stall at the Christmas Market at BREEZRE BREEZE in Umeda, Osaka.
– After about two years of maternity leave –
2019 June: Organized "Mays mom", a new type of workshop for mothers raising preschool children.
2020 January: Returned to Japan and set up a new base for life in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, a place of healing surrounded by nature and the sea and mountains.
2020 June 20th: Opened a jewelry shop and atelier on the seaside in Keya, Itoshima, where it remains to this day.
Jewelry design, production and sales.
We also sell apparel accessories that we have selected and purchased with our own unique perspective.