Asami Kiyokawa

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Asami Kiyokawa (Japanese: 清川 あさみ) is an embroidery artist from Japan who creates colorful designs over photographs using a needle and thread. She has collaborated with a wide variety of celebrities in Japan including rock star Miyavi, musical group AKB48, poet Shuntaro Tanikawa and footballer Atsuto Uchida. In 2012 her exhibition in Omotesando Hills attracted a crowd of 55,000 people.

Background[]

Kiyokawa was born in Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan in 1980. She moved to Tokyo in the late 1990s and was soon scouted by a modeling agency. Kiyokawa modeled while studying at Bunka Fashion College.

Career[]

Kiyokawa received the Best Debutant Award in 2004. The following year she designed the cover for Kaela Kimura's CD Real Life, Real Heart.

She worked with a number of female celebrities such as Aya Ueto, Masami Nagasawa and Meisa Kuroki in the series "Bijo Saishu" - a collection of books celebrating the beauty of the female form. In addition to her collaborations with celebrities, she worked with brands including Swarovski, Cartier, UNIQLO, Lexus and Gap Inc. Recently[when?] she has been involved in projects with Lux and Starbucks.

In 2012 she picked up an award as one of Vogue Japan's "Women of the Year". A year later she published her first male collection. Known simply as Danshi, she collaborated with stars like , Exile's Takahiro and singer Nobuaki Kaneko.

In 2014 she completed her first exhibition abroad. She went to Milan, Italy where she exhibited a merry-go-round as well as work from her new book Himitsu. She has recently[when?] presented TV talk shows.

Publications[]

  • Bijo Saishu - Female Beauty Collection (2006- )
  • Caico (2008)
  • AKB48 X Bijo Saishu - Beauty Collection of AKB48 (2010)
  • Danshi - Men's Collection (2013)
  • Himitsu - Secret (2014)

Picture books[]

  • Shiawase no Ouji - Happy Prince (2006)
  • Ningyo Hime - The Little Mermaid (2007)
  • Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru - Night on the Milky Way Railway (2009)
  • Mou Hitostu No Basho - Another Place (2011)
  • Kami sama wa iru? Inai ka? Is there a God or not? (2012)
  • Gusukobudori no denki - Biography of Gusukobudori (2012)
  • Kodomo Heya no Alice - Alice in the Nursery (2013)

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