Kobachi ~Green Collection~/ KIMONO Upcycled
Embroidery on Wood
33x25in
$3,620
22 Artworks
Prosperity Tree / KIMONO Upcycled
Embroidery on Wood
29x21in
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Lena Okamoto (Sukhoveeva)
Japan
Lena Okamoto is a Tokyo-based textile artist and the founder of ikasu, an art collective that reimagines antique kimonos into contemporary textile artworks. With a BA in Japanese Cultural Studies and a Master’s degree from Tokyo University, my work blends traditional craftsmanship with a modern aesthetic, exploring themes of memory, identity, and transformation.
Each piece begins with a kimono once worn, loved, and aged. Faded colors and imperfections are honored as traces of time. Upcycling a kimono is a quiet dialogue between past and present.
As a certified Kimono Meister and former creative director in advertising, I bring precision and poetic sensibility to practice. My work has been exhibited internationally, inviting viewers into a space of quiet reflection and emotional connection through layered narratives woven in silk and thread.
For me, textile is memory made visible—a way to preserve, reinterpret, and give new life to cultural heritage.
Each piece begins with a kimono once worn, loved, and aged. Faded colors and imperfections are honored as traces of time. Upcycling a kimono is a quiet dialogue between past and present.
As a certified Kimono Meister and former creative director in advertising, I bring precision and poetic sensibility to practice. My work has been exhibited internationally, inviting viewers into a space of quiet reflection and emotional connection through layered narratives woven in silk and thread.
For me, textile is memory made visible—a way to preserve, reinterpret, and give new life to cultural heritage.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Born
- 1985
- Mediums
- Textile Artist
Redwood Art Prize - Nominated- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Director’s Prize- MIAMI, United States
5th All Japan Art Competition - Nominated- TOKYO, Japan
Handmade of the Year 2024- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Director’s Prize- TOKYO, Japan
一期一会, Shibuya Miyashita Park / sequence MIYASHITA PARK - Tokyo, Shibuya, Japan
Tanseikai, Isetan Malaysia / Isetan Malaysia - kuala lumpur, Malaysia
Breath of Japan | Four Seasons Resort Dubai / Four Seasons Resort Dubai - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
AKOMEYA TOKYO / AKOMEYA TOKYO - TOKYO, Japan
World Art Dubai - 2025 / Dubai World Trade Centre - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nikiya / Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property Nikiya - SAITAMA, Japan
Daikanayama TSUTAYA / Center of Art and Design Daikanyama TSUTAYA - TOKYO, Japan
Isetan Salone / Isetan Salone - TOKYO, Japan
Reborn / Hankyu Umeda - OSAKA, Japan
World Art Dubai - 2024 / Dubai World Trade Centre - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
βOOSTER STUDIO / PARCO Shibuya - TOKYO, Japan
Phoenix / Gallery QUADRO - TOKYO, Japan
Takashimaya / Takashimaya, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama - Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Japan
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