Keita Motoji
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Keita Motoji | |
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| Born | 27 August 1984 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Kimono Retailer |
| Known for | Director of Ginza Motoji |
| Website | motoji |
Keita Motoji (泉二啓太, Motoji Keita; born 1984) is a Japanese Kimono retailer.[1] Keita directs the kimono brand Ginza Motoji, founded by his father Motoji Koumei in 1974.[2][3]
Keita attended Taimei Elementary School in Ginza,[4] and studied fashion in the London College of Fashion. He then lived in Paris for a year, before returning to Japan in 2008 after 6 years abroad.[5]
Ginza Motoji
Keita joined Ginza Motoji in 2009, and took over the company as director in 2022.[6]
Since 2015, Keita has directed the biannual Men's Kimono Collection, roughly coinciding with the western fashion season cycle. The collections are based on various themes, but often include themes of Japanese fashion history and the history of Ginza.[7][8]
Keita has led many different collaborations with contemporary designers and artists, notably Tsurutaro Kataoka in 2023. [9][10] In 2023, Keita launched Deichu no Gin (Fabric from the Mud), a collection as part of Hiraki Project, with the dyer Yukihito Kanai and weaver Shinya Yanagi. Fabric woven by Yanagi was dyed with different natural dyes, including mud and indigo by Kanai. [11]
Curatorial Work
In 2025, Keita Motoji curated the exhibition CODE (考土) at the MIKKE Gallery in Yotsuya, Tokyo.[12] He was selected for this opportunity following his receipt of the prestigious Curator's Prize, awarded for his work on the "Hiraki Project".[13] The exhibition invited textile artists to creatively respond to the unique environment and cultural heritage of Amami Ōshima, specifically through the use of indigenous materials such as local mud and natural dyes.[14]
Participating artists include: Yukihito Kanai, Daichiro Shinjo, Katsura Takasuka,Shinya Yanagi, Hiroki Yamazaki, and Moeco Yamazaki.