design is interpretation.

 

Every project begins with dialogue.

Listening to history, people, craftsmanship, and culture.  

Interpreting their essence through a contemporary sensibility.

 

ABOUT

 

Sawako furukawa is CULTURE & HERITAGE DESIGNER.

working across product and textile design. she collaborates with artisans and companies to reinterpret inherited techniques, philosophies and cultural narratives through a contemporary sensibility.

 

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PROJECT

 

HANDBAG, PRODUCT, textile & fashion design

Design is not simply about creating new forms.  For me, It is about interpreting the essence of culture, histories, craft, and the people behind them, - Revealing new meaning for the future.  Every project begins with dialogue.

 

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contact

 

Please get in touch with me via the Contact Page for project inquiries and further details.

 

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