Main Store Gold-Knot
| Address | 1-4-55 Nagamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0865 |
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| Phone | 076-205-6202 |
| Hours | 11:00 a.m-6:00 p.m（shop） |
| Closed | On Tuesday ,2nd Sunday every month. |
| URL | https://gold-knot.com |
| Product range | gold leaf jewerly and accessories, craft |
| By Bus | 5 minute on foot from “Korinbo” bus stop |
| Location | Situated near the ruins of Nagamachi Samurai Residence, you can easily drop by. |
History
Founder / Designer
Satomi Kiwada
Chief Designer
H2O Corporation
Originally from Himi city, Toyama Prefecture
Experiences:
・Product development for Western tableware manufacturer
・Design company
| 2008 | Established total design company H2O corporation 2010 Received the Outstanding Entrepreneur award at Ishikawa Innovative Start-up Business Plan Competition |
| 2011 | Received Ishikawa women pioneer award 2013 Kanazawa Brand certification for craft development and promotion |
| 2014 | Gold-Knot Ishikawa Brand products certification Ishikawa Design Exhibition Craft Design category prize |
| 2016 | Ｄisplay at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi main department store |
| 2017 | Accepted to Craft Competition in Takaoka Independent exhibition titled “Gold-Knot, Glowing Melody” at Isetan Shinjuku Main Department store, Luxury East 4-floor |
| 2019 | Exhibit / Sale at Museum of Arts and Design in New York, USA Exhibit / Sale at The Japanese Garden Museum in Portland, USA Held a workshop at Wa Salon Paris in Paris, France |
| 2020 | Exhibit / Sale at The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, USA |
Chief Producer
Shinji Kamoya
Representative Chief Producer at H2O Corporation Originally from Kanazawa city
Graduated from Kansai Gakuin University
Completed WSD training program at Osaka University
After graduating, worked as a newspaper reporter covering issues on social studies, economy, and culture.
Wrote numerous articles on Kanazawa’s town development, history and culture.
After becoming independent, as a writer, conducted interviews and published public relations magazines for companies and government
Joined H2O
| 2008 | Joined H2O Corporation |
| 2014 on | Advisor for Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Regional Strength Development |
| 2014 | Advisor for Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hokuriku Agricultural Regional Administration Bureau, Intellectual property excavation and utilization promotion region counsil Advisor for Fukui Sixth sector industrialization Support Center |
| 2015 – 2016 | Coordinator for Kanazawa Dementia Forum |
| 2018 on | Lecturer at Komatsu Citizen’s University |
Company Information
| Company Name | H2O.Inc. |
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| Location | 1-4-55,Nagamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0865,Japan |
| Phone | +81-76-205-6202 Fax +81-76-209-2490 |
| URL | http://h2o-d.jp |
| info@h2o-d.jp | |
| Established | Sep,2008 |
| Directors | Founder & President,Designer Satomi Kiwada |
| President & Chief Producer | Shinji Kamoya |