MESSAGE

With hands, with tools,
we shape forms and moments.

TEKOTE moves gently between those in-between spaces—
connecting the thoughts and crafts of people across time and place.

Founded by a hairstylist who has worked in Paris, London, and New York,
our journey is guided by a sensitivity born from diverse cultures and encounters.
We seek to reach quietly into the small openings of the heart,
where care and creation begin.

From a simple spark of curiosity in everyday life,
we hope to build a place where a new yet familiar scenery unfolds—
a space that feels like home, yet newly discovered.

For all who create, protect, and nurture something with their own hands.

WITH HANDS, WITH TOOLS,
WE SHAPE FORMS AND MOMENTS.

TEKOTE MOVES GENTLY BETWEEN THOSE IN-BETWEEN SPACES—

CONNECTING THE THOUGHTS AND CRAFTS OF PEOPLE ACROSS TIME AND PLACE.
FOUNDED BY A HAIRSTYLIST WHO HAS WORKED IN PARIS, LONDON, AND NEW YORK,
OUR JOURNEY IS GUIDED BY A SENSITIVITY BORN FROM DIVERSE CULTURES AND ENCOUNTERS.
WE SEEK TO REACH QUIETLY INTO THE SMALL OPENINGS OF THE HEART,
WHERE CARE AND CREATION BEGIN.

FROM A SIMPLE SPARK OF CURIOSITY IN EVERYDAY LIFE,
WE HOPE TO BUILD A PLACE WHERE A NEW YET FAMILIAR SCENERY UNFOLDS—
A SPACE THAT FEELS LIKE HOME, YET NEWLY DISCOVERED.

FOR ALL WHO CREATE, PROTECT, AND NURTURE SOMETHING WITH THEIR OWN HANDS.

The name TEKOTE comes from two Japanese words: te (hand) and kote (tool).

手子手 — from hand to hand
手個手 — one person taking another’s hand
梃子 — a lever: small force, great movement

Several senses of te and ko overlap in the name, and TEKOTE quietly wakes the feeling that already lives in our hands and hearts.

After leaving school and working in salons, he built his career as a hairstylist across three countries — Paris, London and New York.
In 2021, after twenty years based overseas, he moved his practice to Japan.
Working from within the fashion industry, he has worked on advertising, catalogues, commercials and magazines, with a wide range of actors.