“Design is a vital component to the enrichment of our everyday lives. Japan has a very rich history and culture of design, and I feel it is a very important dialogue to open and keep evolving.”

“I feel it is urgently necessary to train people who are capable of tackling the various problems we face today in regards to environmental turmoil and the relevancy of clothing.”

“Technology allows us to do many things, but it is always important to combine it with traditional handcrafts and, in fact, use technology to replicate dying arts so that they are not lost.”

“The combination of human skills with technology will always be at the root of any solution to the future of making clothes.”

“A-POC unleashes the freedom of imagination. It's for people who are curious, who have inner energy - the energy of life and living.”

“Design is a vital component to the enrichment of our everyday lives. Japan has a very rich history and culture of design, and I feel it is a very important dialogue to open and keep evolving.”

“With imagination and personal creativity, people who sew can design the way they look to suit themselves.”

“I gravitated towards the field of clothing design, partly because it is a creative format that is modern and optimistic.”

“My design is no design.”

“Design is not for philosophy it's for life.”

“Clothing has been called intimate architecture. We want to go beyond that.”