Mayumi Katsuya is a Japanese designer whose work is rooted in simplicity, comfort, and the expressive potential of everyday objects. Luminaire describes her pieces as essential and refined goods created to make daily life more comfortable and enjoyable, a sensibility that aligns closely with her long-running creative practice. Public biographical sources indicate that she studied textile design at Musashino Art University, later worked with Jurgen Lehl on textile design and material development, and also served as a fashion coordinator at the Isetan Institute.
In 1999, Katsuya founded how to live, a brand and atelier centered on fabric objects and lifestyle pieces designed to bring ease, calm, and pleasure into everyday routines. Later biographical material from her own studio notes that she worked in London in art direction and freelance design before moving her workshop to Kobe in 2012. Within the Luminaire context, her canvas bags stand out for their understated practicality, durable construction, and quietly poetic approach to daily use.
