Studio EYES is located in the capital of Japanese Lacquer, Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture. It was established by a husband-and-wife couple, Asao and Rie Sakamoto and is dedicated to creating original lacquer ornaments and accessories by skillfully combining the traditional beauty of Japanese Lacquer with contemporary embellishment.

Asao Sakamoto is committed to developing new materials and techniques. His patient experiments have paid off by enabling him to create colors that were considered impossible to produce from lacquer. He also explores new boundaries using unusual materials such as plastic and cardboard in hopes of creating new and original works. These works are valued highly by the international community and in 1989 and 1990, they were selected as members of the Permanent Collection at the New York Museum of Modern Art.

Rie Sakamoto is responsible for designing jewelry. Using Japanese wood, she adds gorgeous colors of gold and platinum with lustrous ebony and vermilion that is unique to Japanese Lacquer. Despite the size, the accessories are very light. Her works are renowned for the modern design and originality of coupling raw materials with traditional Japanese colors.