Designer masako
Born Hayama Kanagawa Japan
Education Joshibi Junior College of Art and Design, London College of Fashion

2001~ Women`s bag collection carried by Barneys New York Japan
2003~ Men`s knit cap collection carried by Barneys New York Japan
2005~ Women`s bag collection carried by United Arrows LTD
2008~ Men`s knit cap and women`s bag collection carried by ESTNATION INC
2009 Established “MAUSAU” brand
2009~ Women`s bag collection carried by Isetan Shinjuku store from the spring~summer collection
2010. Jan Conducted a made to order event at United Arrows LTD
2010. Jul Conducted a made to order event at United Arrows LTD
2010. Aug Conducted a bag and accessory fair at Spick and Span Noble
2010~ Accessory line carried by Spick and Span Noble and PLST
2010~ Men`s knit cap collection carried by Tomorrowland Co., LTD and United Arrows LTD.
2011~ Men`s knit cap collection carried by Ron Herman Japan
2011. Sep Conducted a made to order event at Barneys New York Yokohama
2012~ Men`s knit cap collection carried by Edition
2012~ Women`s bag collection carried by Mitsukoshi Isetan 23stores from the spring~summer collection
2012~ Knitting accessories line carried by SUNSHINE+CLOUD and PLST
2012. Nov Conducted a made to order event at Barneys New York Ginza
2015. Nov MAUSAU POP UP STORE at ISETAN MEN'S
2016~ Men`s knit cap collection carried by BELLURIA TAKASAKI

Influenced by the “European sense of design” and combining a "Japanese delicate beauty”.
I decided I would start making something that doesn’t fit into any particular genre.

My insistence when creating something that has a “hand made warmth”
I choose individual own dyed yarn for most of my products and knit each product by hand, one by one, a long process, but by mixing different coloured yarn and materials, I enjoy expressing the different textures of these natural materials, so I can produce a unique hand woven product, each stitch shows a different expression which creates warmth and substance that can never be expressed by a machine.
This creates a piece of perfection that is far beyond just hand made.

My insistence in the design is “simplicity Harmony and Synergy”
with this independent philosophy in mind it helps bring out the uniqueness of each person wearing it.
Still keeping the uniqueness of “MAUSAU”.