Textile Designer /Lecturer at Tama Art University and Tokyo Zokei University
Hana Mitsui
Hana Mitsui has been reinterpreting the traditional textiles that are being inherited in many areas in Japan and by transforming the traditional designs to fit to the modern lifestyles, she has been exploring the new inspiring products.
Biography
Born in 1990 Connecticut, USA. She completed her master’s degree at the Royal College of Art 2014 in London, England. While she was at Royal College of Art, the fabric she designed won the favor of Alexander McQueen and was used in their 2015SS collection. After returning to Japan, she was involved in textile designs and bag designs at ISSEY MIYAKE for 7 years, and then established Hana Textile Design Studio in Tokyo, Japan in 2023. In order to actually produce the products, she has established Hana Material Design Laboratory, Inc. in addition to the Studio,In the firm she has been studying and testing the potentials of many different materials and making all her inspirations into the actual designs and products.
Currently she is working as a visiting lecturer at Tama Art University’s Textile Design Department in addition to her own practice. She creates textile designs not only for garments industries but also for interior and architecture design fields.
Clients / Collaborations (Selected)
Christian Dior Couture (France)
Christian Dior LLC (Japan)
Goldwin Inc.
ZOZO NEXT Inc.
Toyotsu Fashion Link Co., Ltd.
doublet Inc.
TSUGI LLC
IKEHIKO Corporation
Shimokawa Orimono
Yugen Co., Ltd.
Rail Road Berlin (Korea)
Bluespot Inc.
Retail Partners
Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Co., Ltd. (Japan)
h p concept Inc. (Japan)
Unagi no Nedoko Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Müller Einrichtungshaus (Germany)
Career
2025-Presant
Visiting Lecturer at Tokyo Zokei University,Textile Design Department (Tokyo,Japan)
2024
Established Hana Material Design Laboratory Inc. (Tokyo and Fukuoka,Japan)
2023-Presant
Visiting Lecturer at Tama Art University,Textile Department (Tokyo,Japan)
2022-2023
Apparel designer at The North Face Japan owned by GOLDWIN inc. (Tokyo,Japan)
2015-2021
Textile and Bag designer at ISSEY MIYAKE (Tokyo,Japan)
2014
Textile consultant for Alexander McQueen’s 2015SS collection (London,England)
2014
Graduated Royal College of Art, MA Textiles (London,England)
2013
Internship at MMtrend, creating the concept of fashion color trend (Copenhagen,Denmark)
2012
Graduated Tama Art University, BA Textile Design as a department representative (Tokyo,Japan)
1990
Born in New Haven,Connecticut,United States
Awards
- Silver Prize, Fukuoka Design Award 2025
2025 Japan - Runner-up Grand Prize, Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten “Local Craft Award 2025”
2025 Japan - Selected, Craft Competition, Craft City Takaoka
2025, Japan - Bronze A’ Design Award 2025 in the category of Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design
2025 Italy - Young Designer Award, Interior Lifestyle Tokyo 2024
Issued by Messe Frankfurt, 2024 Germany and Tokyo - Visionary Process Winner ,SUSTAIN RCA SHOW
Issued by Royal College of Art, 2014 London,U.K - Commendation award-woven fabric in any Fibre or Blend ,The Bradford Textile Society Design Competition
Issued by The Bradford Textile Society, 2013 London,U.K - Scholarship for outstanding students
Issued by Tama Art University, 2011 Tokyo,Japan
Exhibition
- DESIGN with FOCUS – Designer’s Adventure Exhibition / 2025 November – 2026 January
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, Japan - alter.Tokyo / 2025 November
Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo, Japan
Presented HAMA Reimagined (Group exhibition) - EMERGE at FIND – Singapore Design Week / 2025 September
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore - Refilling, Rekindle / 2025 August 1–10
TRA collective Gallery, Anhui, China - HANA MITSUI fukuoka textile exhibition / 2025 June
Unagi no Nedoko – Old Marubayashi Residence Gallery in Fukuoka,Japan - Ambiente (talents) / 2025 February
Messe Frankfurt Talents in Frankfurt,Germany - DESIGNTIDE TOKYO2024 / 2024 November
in Tokyo, Japan - Interior Lifestyle Tokyo / 2024 June
in Tokyo, Japan
TALENTS category, stand name: HANA TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO - Milano Salone Satellite / 2024April
in Milan, Italy
stand no.B16 HANA MITSUI TEXTILE at Milan Design week - Premiere Vision / 2024 February
in Paris, France
Exhibited textile collection in collaboration with SHIMOGAWA - SUSTAIN RCA SHOW
in London, U.K
at Royal College of Art , 2014
Lectures and Workshops
- Lectures about my experience in HOME FURNISHING EXPO SHENZEN , China / March 2026
- Lectures about my experience in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, China sponsored by Mutual Threads / August 2024
- Lectures about my experience at TOKYO ZOKEI UNIVERSITY / June 2024
- Lectures about my experience at TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FASHION UNIVERSITY / June 2024
- Workshop ” Creating the Textiles that illuminate healing light” at Tokyo Association of Architects Youth Committee / May 2024