Chikako IWANAGA

Hyogo

Vision and Descriptions

Her vision is to launch the commercial production of a durable, water-resistant, animal-free, and sustainable leather substitute made from Japanese mulberry-based washi paper treated with persimmon tannen, and expand her Hyogo-based grassroots community mulberry cultivation project to other rural areas around Japan.

Additional 2023 contest winners (craft leaders)



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