THE COLORS OF JAPAN

She was born in Miyagi prefecture, moved to the USA to enter college. After She had come back from the USA, She apprenticed to Geisha while he worked in a production company to know the true Japan. She learned Japanese traditional culture like Sado, Japanese dance, Ikebana, and continued designing. She establishes design offices in Tokyo and Kyoto in Apr 2016.

宮城県仙台市出身。海外経験から日本の伝統美に魅せられデザイナーの傍ら芸者に弟子入り。以来お座敷での作法や座敷舞、茶道、華道、書道など様々な稽古を続ける。2016年、Akane Kikuchi Design設立。日本の色使いを重んじながら広告や空間・プロダクトデザインを中心にデザイナー 、アートディレクターとして活動。