Akiko Hiramura embroiders traditional Ainu patterns to make karakarape (Ainu kimono), coasters, and place mats. She has received Honorable Mention by the Hokkaido Utari Association at the Hokkaido Ainu Traditonal Craft Exhibition.
A breathtaking, scene-breaking avant garde stylistic approach by Rei Kawakubo, known for her "post nuclear chic" attitude and disruption of societal norms in fashion.