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Designer / Maker info
Niwaki Ltd. was born from founder Jake’s fascination with Japan’s iconic cherry blossom season. Visiting Japan in 1996 as a young sculptor, Jake was captivated by the country’s gardens and trees, leading him to dive deeper into Japanese horticulture. Returning to England, Jake trained as a TEFL teacher, met Keiko, and returned to Japan, where he spent a year teaching and another year working in a traditional Osaka nursery. Here, he learned tree training, pruning and rootballing, gaining firsthand experience with Japanese gardening techniques....
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