幼少期より、クリエイティブな母の影響で自身もゼロから何かを生み出すことに強い関心を持つ。ものの構造や本質への理解を求め、学生時代には構造力学を学ぶ。高級ホテルに関わる父と、建築デザイン事務所を営む母の元で育ち。“良質”なものへの意識は、日常の中で自然と培われていった。
祖母と母の影響により、着物は身近な存在だった。中学生の頃には茶道部を自ら立ち上げ、文化ホールで開催の英語劇発表の合間に外国人向けに茶道をお披露目するなど、日本文化の素晴らしさを自らの手で広げていく経験を重ねる。
FM番組の企画でジュエリーの修行をしたイタリアでの経験は、その後の価値観に大きな影響を与える。その後の海外生活においても、各国が自国の文化や伝統に深い敬意を払い、身近に取入れ守り繋いでいることに触れ、日本において本来価値あるものが十分に活かされていない現実に違和感を覚える。
肌が弱く、着るものに困っていた時、祖母の「女の子の肌は絹で洗うのよ」という言葉を思い出し絹の服を好んで着るきっかけになった。
Designer – Meg Sasaki
From an early age, influenced by her creative mother, she developed a strong interest in creating from nothing. Seeking to understand the structure and essence of things, she studied structural mechanics during her academic years. Raised by a father involved in luxury hospitality and a mother who runs an architectural design studio, her awareness of quality was naturally cultivated through everyday life.
Through the influence of her grandmother and mother, kimono was always a familiar presence. In her early teens, she founded a tea ceremony club and introduced the practice to international audiences during a cultural hall event, actively sharing the beauty of Japanese culture.
A formative experience came through a radio program project that led her to Italy for jewelry training, which profoundly shaped her values. Living abroad thereafter, she observed how different cultures deeply respect, integrate, and sustain their own traditions in daily life. In contrast, she became aware that many valuable aspects of Japanese culture are not fully utilized in contemporary society.
Having sensitive skin and struggling with what to wear, she recalled her grandmother’s words, “A woman’s skin should be cared for with silk,” which led her to embrace silk garments.