Kei Ito born in Japan lives and works in London Education 1989-1992 　Central St Martins College of Art Exhibition Solo 2004 Centro de Artesania e Deseno, Spain 1999 The Gallery, Ruthin Craft Centre & UK tour Wrexham Museum Group 2008 The Fabric of Culture, American Craft Museum 2007 Crafting Beauty exhibition show cases at British Museum "Super Natural" queen's nails annex, San Francisco "Avantcraft" Centro de Artesania e Deseno, Spain 2006 "Import Export" tour Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico city 2005 "Import Export" at V&A, British Council "Wearable Unwearable" exhibition, Craft Council of Ireland 2004 Nokia Campany design exhibition 2003 "Double Vision" Japan Embassy London 2001 "Raised forms" Foyer Gallery The Surry Institute of Art&Design, and UK tour "Wabi Sabi" Contemporary Applied Arts, London "On Paper" Craft Council Gallery Commission Work 2008 costume making for Akram Khan Dance Co. "Bahok" costume design for Russell Maliphant: PUSH London Coliseum 2007 costume design for Naomi Mutoh Dance, France 2006 costume design for "Steve Reich Project" costume design for "Sacred monsters" Akram Khan Dance Co. 2005 costume design for "Zero Degrees" Akram Khan Dance Co. Sadler's Wells Theatre 2001 Texile Installation and costume design for Temenos project part of Fringe Festival in Dublin 1998 dance costume design for Salamanda Tanden, Nottingham Awards 2003 Bessemer Open Textiles 2001 Visual Arts: Artists (Q) Grant, London Arts 2000 Invited member of Contemporary Applied Art 1998 Setting Up Grant, Craft Council Public Collection 2001 O'Keefe Museum, Santa Fe, U.S.A(Performance Video, Temenos Project) 2001 Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery 1998 Crafts Council