摩耶 1981年生まれ
16才で東京TOFYファッション専門学校に特例で入学。
同校を主席で卒業後、エスモードパリオートクチュール科に留学・卒業。
卒業コレクションではダリ賞、金の針賞を受賞。
卒業後はパリコレクションにモデリストとして参加し、帰国。
2006年より舞台衣装を軸に活動を開始。
演劇、ダンス、舞踏、コンテンポラリー、ミュージカル等、国内外の多くの舞台を担当。
代表作に世界的評価の高いコンテンポラリーダンサー森山開次氏の「KATANA」「The Velvet Suite」等多くの作品で衣裳を担当。
特に染色・絞りのテクニックを駆使した生地は高い評価を得ている。（10代から染色家小柳津千代氏に師事）
また、舞台「イナズマイレブン」や「WILD HALF」等、2.5次元舞台も担当する等、幅広く活動。
同時にファッション業界と繋がりが深く, ファッション誌「GLAMOROUS」「ar」のイベントにて衣装を担当。
富永愛氏が親善大使を務める「MODE for Charity」ファッションショー オープニングACT, 会場デザイン、アパレル企業様へのデザイン提供、Tシャツデザイン等、多岐に渡り活動している。
2012年より「未来に繫げる事・教える事」もまた使命の１つと考え 専門学校の非常勤講師としても活動。
同時に全国学校巡業公演、老人ホーム巡業公演、子供向けワークショップ用衣装等、劇場に足を運べない方々、 未来を担う子供たちに向けた衣装製作に力を注ぐ。
2013年アジア舞台芸術祭にて衣裳として、国内外6作品の衣裳を統括。
2014年 MMJプロデュース「SONG OF SOULS」にて自身初の大舞台（神奈川芸術劇場：KAAT）に進出。
幻想的で独特な世界観は好評を得る、以降商業舞台に進出。
2018年より株式会社ナノスクエアと業務提携。
私は「物を創る事」は「明日を創る事」だと思っています。
どうか、私の生み出す創造が、誰かの明日の希望になりますように。
今も昔も、やっぱり服の持つ力と人の持つ力を信じています。
Maya Born 1981
Exceptionally admitted into Tokyo TOFY College of Fashion Arts at the age of 16.
After graduating from the college at the top of her class, went abroad to continue her studies and graduated from ESMOD Paris Haute Couture Course.
Received many awards during her studies there, including the Salvador Dali Award, the Golden Needle Award, etc.
After graduating, took part in the Paris Fashion Week as a modelist, then returned to Japan.
From 2006, started her career centered on stage costumes.
Has designed costumes in many productions of theatre, dance, butoh, contemporary dance, musicals, etc.
A few of her representative works include costume designs for many productions of internationally recognized contemporary dancer Kaiji Moriyama, including “KATANA,” “The Velvet Suite (Venice Biennale performance),” etc.
Especially her fabric designs freely using techniques of dyeing/tie-dyeing are highly recognized. (Studied under dyer Chiyo Oyaizu since her teens)
Also, designs costumes for many “2.5 dimension theatre” productions, or dramatizations of original plots and characters from popular anime/games, including “Inazuma Eleven.”
Simultaneously, she has deep connections with the fashion industry, and was responsible for the styling in events for fashion magazines “GLAMOROUS” and “ar.”
Her other diverse works include designing of the opening act for the “MODE for Charity” fashion show for which top model Ai Tominaga is ambassador, designing venues, contributing designs for apparel companies, designing T-shirts, etc.
Since 2012, recognizing that “Passing the art on to the future/teaching” is one of her missions, also teaches as a part-time instructor in a college of fashion.
In recent years, she puts a lot of effort into creating costumes for children of future generations and people who cannot go to the theaters, such as in-school performances touring around the country, productions touring around retirement homes, costumes for workshops for children, etc.
Advanced her career into large-sized theaters (KAAT = KAnagawa Arts Theatre) in 2014 for the first time with the production produced by MMJ, “SONG OF SOULS.”
Her mystical and original world view has been receiving many favorable reviews.
I believe that “creating something” is equal to “creating a new tomorrow.”
I wish for the creations that I deliver to help shape someone's hopes for tomorrow.
Now and forever, I believe in the power of clothes and the power of people.