Crafted to Live a Thousand Years
The Storyteller’s Tale from Kagoshima, Japan
Let me tell you about two remarkable people: Takuya Nishimoto and Yuki Nagao.
Both born in 1980, they began their lives in two different worlds — one graduated from a jewelry art school, the other from a shoemaking school.
They were strangers, each mastering their own craft.
Until one day, far from home, they met in an atelier in Antwerp, Belgium.
It was there that their hands refined their skills, and their hearts found a shared purpose.
After years of practice, they returned to Japan, turning their eyes toward the world of interior design — a new medium to express their vision.
They began creating lighting, using one of the most sacred metals: brass — the same metal used in temple bells and ancient artifacts.
They spent time with antiques, studying brass objects that had survived centuries — pieces weathered by time, yet only made more beautiful by it.
And then, a question came:
“What if we could create something today that could live a thousand years?”
That moment became the seed of their brand: SEN — meaning “one thousand” in Japanese.
Not just a name, but a promise — that their work would outlive them. That each piece would carry not just light, but legacy.
At AjiaGate, the Gate opens to reveal their world.
A world where products are not about logos or trends — but material, maker, and meaning.
This is the Storyteller’s story for SEN, from Kagoshima, Japan.
Where the past shapes the present, and where each object is crafted to live a thousand years.
