The designer/artisan Katsuhiro MAKINO (1977-) was born in Japan.
Makino studied at Bunka Fashion College from 1996 to 2000. During his studies in Tokyo, he won many prizes, and one of them offer him one-year study at Ecole de la Chambre Syndical de la Couture Parisienne. Being registered in the last year, he received Grand Prix in the graduation show. After his graduation, he did an internship in the design team of Sonia Rykiel, and then, in 2003, he founded his own label “Aski Kataski” in Paris.
His creation is based on the nostalgia for his childhood that he spent in an old house surrounded by green near the sea. Using antique materials and commonplace garments from 19th century to 1940’s, he reconstitutes memories of cloths/clothing as well as his memory itself.
The name of the label derives from an incantation “Aski-kataski-haix-tetrax-damnameneus-aision” which means “darkness, light, earth, sun, and truth”. As ancient priests used to recite these words to protect people from devils, Makino hopes his creation becomes a talisman of people who wear his clothes.
contact Aski Kataski
24 rue Saint Martin
F-75004 Paris
askiatelier@gmail.com
Collections:
2009 Les Elfes et Le Cordonnier Collection Autumn/Winter 2009/2010
2008 Fairy Shoemaker Collection Spring/Summer 2009
Garden Gnome Collection Autumn/Winter 2008/2009
2007 Misremember Past Collection Spring/Summer 2008
Nostalgia for Unreal Past Collection Autumn/Winter 2007/2008
2006 Spending Time Collection Spring/Summer 2007
Barn Dance Collection Autumn/Winter 2006/2007
2005 Drawer of Memories Collection Spring/Summer 2006
Lonely Forest Collection Autumn/Winter 2005/2006
2004 The Fairy Tale Dreams Collection Spring/Summer 2005
Attic Armoire: Memories of Grandfather Collection Autumn/Winter 2004/2005
2003 Attic Armoire: Memories of Grandmother Collection Spring/Summer 2004
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