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INNOVATIVE CREATIVE DESIGNER
Ms. Endo is a native of Japan and for the past two decades,
a New Yorker. She is president of Design Five Inc which
services the development of new business concepts, new
brands, and fashion trend information. Recently, she
founded a new company Portfolio One LLC, for her new
initiatives and future goals which focus on new life
style concepts with nature and adopting socially conscientious
issues, such as environmental awareness. She is now
taking steps forward to support craftsmanship in Asian
countries, where the great heritage is diminishing in
their legacy and tradition. We are designing & developing
eco friendly products that accounts for environmental
issues as well as philanthropic aid through this business.
She is fueling her long career experiences into her
present business.
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Career Highlights:
• As a textile stylist and consultant to five big producers, such
as Toray, Teijin. Kanebo, Kurashiki Boseki, Komatsu Seiren, Tokai Senko-print
fabrics, Suzukura, she developed new color trend concepts and promoted
new fabric design among Japanese manufacturer and retailers.
• Established her own company in Tokyo, in coorporation with Mitsui
Co., Ltd.
• Built the store brand for major department stores, such as Tokyu,
Isetan, Seibu, Mitsukoshi.
• Introduced and promoted several European and American labels
in the Japanese market. -{ Diane Von Furstenberg, Burberry London, Scotch
House, Evan Picone NY, Reldan Co. Ltd.of London, Mme Muchy's brand from
I.W.F.O Paris, Mme De Sars Paris.}-
• Created and marketed her own fabric and apparel design to several
top Japanese fashion specialty stores and Department stores, including
Hanae Mori, Suzuya, Kanebo, Seibu, Isetan, Kyoto Daimaru.
She is developing new businesses with her sensitivity, understanding
and keen observance of cultural differences. Her style contributes a
unique perspective on international business in particular with relations
between the United States, Japan and other countries.
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