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Our company name ‘near’ is coined to mean to bring an element closer to an other end. We believe that nature flows not from the centre but from the linking of two circles. More specifically, contemporaneousness and universality coexist in clothes. Contemporaneousness, that is, ‘Faison’ wears thin and loses colour. Clothes take root in life so they never truly lose color. Our company name and logo shows not belonging of each circle but balance at the junction.
Designed by Takuya MIYAMA and Tomoko KAMIJIMA
We are Japanese. We opened as a partner 'near.nippon' to make clothes in 2000. Takuya is in charge of the design concept and Tomoko casts his idea into shape. This cooperation style has remained unchanged since the company established.
1972 Tomoko was born in Shizuoka, Japan
1976 Takuya was born in Tokyo, Japan
1995 Tomoko graduated from BUNKA fashion college
1998 Takuya graduated from ODA DESIGN college
1995-2000 Tomoko worked as a teacher in ODA DESIGN college
2000/April near office start
2002.3AW wholesale start
2003SS exhibition start twice a year
2006/July/07 near.co.,ltd establishment
2007.8AW exhibit salon "Rendez-vous" of Paris
2009SS exhibit salon "ATMOSPHERE’S" of Paris