Miruka Yasuda

Miruka Yasuda graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan in 2005 with a degree in Fashion and Costume Design. She moved to Canada in 2011 where she spent five years working as a seamstress. In 2014, feeling a strong urge to create something entirely her own, she began making beaded accessories—marking the beginning of mirooka.

Miruka carefully selects each piece of Kimono fabric, ensuring all are authentically made in Japan. She usually sources them by travelling to Japan or purchasing from specialists who deal in vintage kimono textiles overseas. Every step of the process is done by hand in her home studio on Vancouver Island. Some of the Kofu is over 100 years old and still retain their colour and vibrancy.

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