NEO YAMAGUCHI - Founder's Background and Vision

NEO YAMAGUCHI - Founder's Background and Vision

Mineo Yamaguchi, a Japanese designer, researcher, and entrepreneur,
began his career with apparel brands and later worked for international
companies like Li & Fung Group and Comme des Garçons before becoming
independent.

He runs a planning company and a sewing factory.
With an MFA in Interdisciplinary Design from Kyoto University of the Arts,
he founded AYA Inc. in 2022, balancing management and design research.
He is developing a unique Japanese avant-garde engineering design theory
that integrates the global economy and regional industries.

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