Asami Kiyokawa

Asami Kiyokawa (Japanese: 清川 あさみ) is an embroidery artist from Japan who creates colorful designs over photographs using a needle and thread.

She has collaborated with a wide variety of celebrities in Japan including rock star Miyavi, musical group AKB48, poet Shuntaro Tanikawa and footballer Atsuto Uchida.

She worked with a number of female celebrities such as Aya Ueto, Masami Nagasawa and Meisa Kuroki in the series "Bijo Saishu" - a collection of books celebrating the beauty of the female form.

In addition to her collaborations with celebrities, she worked with brands including Swarovski, Cartier, UNIQLO, Lexus and Gap Inc.

Known simply as Danshi, she collaborated with stars like Atsuto Ichida, Exile's Takahiro and singer Nobuaki Kaneko.