About me and"kogin*bear style"

My name is Kohiro and I am an artist of teddy bears and kogin embroidery.

Since 2013,I have made teddy bears with kogin embroidery,using the name of "kogin*bear style".

I also make small articles such as bear-shaped keyrings,brooches with kogin embroidery.

 

I was born on Hokkaido.When I was 18, I moved to Hirosaki to enroll in university.One day,I saw a picture of an old kimono with characteristic pattern. 

This is the first encounter with kogin.

I also saw that the items of kogin embroidery are sold for the souvenir in the city.I found kogin embroidery is a traditional industrial art object.

 

After graduated, I started making teddy bears.Because there are many teddy bear artists in the world,I wanted to make my original teddy bears.I remembered kogin embroidery and hit on making teddy bear using kogin embroidery.I searched the way to learn making kogin embroidery.And I learned it by myself.

 

The first model of teddy bear with kogin embroidery was born on February 2012.In 2013,I decided my trade name "kogin*bear style".It means my main product of "kogin" and "bear", furthermore my hope that I'll design new "style".

Online shop


My product is sold at online stores.

iichi  a marketplace for handicraft.Overseas shop URL is below;

https://www.iichi.com/shop/koginbearstyle

iichi HOME →English →search「kogin bear」

Now,small items like key ring are exhibited.New items will be added soon.