Japanese, Color designer/ researcher of color​

Born in Tokyo- Japan.
I lived in the UK and Rome as a child,
I worked as a colorist for a large international company in Japan, then moved to the south of France to study French language in 2013-2015.
I took a Master's degree in design course Creation Research and Innovation in color and material in 2019, graduated 2021.
I founded a micro-enterprise and the brand SHIROKARA in 2022.

Discovery of the culture
Japanese and French 

Micro-enterprise Locoloré
Individual company of a Color designer in industry and researcher in vegetable dyes

- Search for Local Colors
- Support for Local Colors
- Connecting two regions: France - Japan

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Professional Experience​s

2023 -
​Locoloré / SHIROKARA
Founder of the micro-enterprise and the brand SHIROKARA of products vegetable regional dyed, the online store of clothes for children and babies and home decorations

​2022 -
Les Tinctoriales
Member of an association: Les Tinctoriales of sensitization to the vegetable color.
Cultivation of dye plants, promotion of vegetable color and organization of workshops

2018  
Color Design for luxury cars
Color strategy design and planning, market research on luxury car color
Japan

2016-2018  
Urban landscape planning
Landscape planning and urban development assistant, market research in Japan and abroad, Japan

2011-2013
Color Design for smartphones 
Color design for: smartphones, WiFi routers, children's phones, market research and development of new surface, control and consignment technologies to Chinese manufacturing plants
Tokyo, Japan

2009-2011
Color Designer in paint production
Development of new colors for paint, market research on color in fashion, presentations to the world's leading electronics companies: Samsung, Nokia, LG, Microsoft, ASUS, Apple, HTC, Sony etc,
Japan

2007-2008
Apparel Color Designer
Fashion color planning, market research and color trend forecasting, participation in fashion color committee and international conferences
Tokyo, Japan

Education

2022-
University Diploma
Student Entrepreneur Diploma
IAE Lille University School of Management, France

2019-2021
Degree in Design MASTER course Creation and research
and innovation in color and material
University Toulouse - Jean Jaurès,  Institut Supérieur Couleur
Image Design - Centre Universitaire, France

2013-2014
University Diploma of French Studies (DUEF)
University of Avignon and Pays du Vaucluse, France

2005-2006
Certified Color Analyst / Color Image Consultant / Color Planner
Human Academy, Tokyo

2000-2004
Degree in art, film and photography
Tama university, Tokyo

Internship

10, 2021
La Ferme des P'tits Bergers
- Creation of a palette of colors for the
mohair products
- Organization of a vegetable dyeing workshop

Les P'tits bergers farm sells French Angora products.
For my second internship, I created products dyed with vegetable dyes.
Near a huge forest, with a wonderful agricultural landscape and adorable lambs and kid goats.
Come and discover her store. The proximity to Paris makes it the perfect place for a family weekend.
She also organizes various workshops.

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10-11, 2020
La Ferme des P'tits Bergers
- Creation of a plan of culture of the plants
dyeing plants
- Creation of a new series of colors for mohair

The P'tits bergers farm has thirty "Angora" goats and thirty "Shetland" sheep. Raised only for their wool, the various tests of natural dyes with local plants were carried out at the farm.

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2015-2016
Okuda Rosery, Kyoto
Distillation of organic rose, improvement of rose cake recipe and cosmetics, distillation.
Support for the design of floral arrangements, restaurant and party decoration

Cultivation of organic edible roses, many rare roses are to be discovered. Distillation, cake making, dyeing and many workshops are organized.
You will also find original products.

12- 01, 2020-2021
​LUTEA
- Manufacture of lacquer pigments based on natural dyes
- Assistance in the development of new colors

Vegetable pigments obtained by a precipitation process are rare in the world. Anne-Sylvie Godeau is the only producer of artisanal paints with vegetable colors in Belgium. An ancient profession in direct link with the environment that she brings up to date with a strong passion. The great experience of the professional laboratory of Lake pigments has been very precious to me.

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05 - 07, 2020
La ferme du Trèfle Rouge
- Cultivation of dye plants, 
- Application of vegetable dyes on wools

This farm raises alpacas, sheep and angora rabbits to produce yarn. Dye plants were grown in a trial way, to extract color and dye the wool.

12, 2020
​Indigo Blue Creation
- Assistance in the creation of interior products using Indigo
- Improvement of Katazome recipes, using this traditional Japanese technique

Martine Ernoux, is also a textile teacher and has a great knowledge of textiles and materials. Her background as a stylist guides project owners in the field of creation & advises on the ethical reflection of projects. Her products are very stylish, I have had wonderful experiences with her. If you want to experience indigo dyeing in Belgium, this is the perfect place.

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06 - 08, 2015
Floraluna
- Cultivation of medicinal plants, development and improvement of essential oil blends, distillation

Organic essential oil distillery in the Pyrenees-Orientales while on a my wwoofing trip. The medicinal plants were cultivated, distilled and macerated in an amazing mountainous and natural environment.