2012
The Awakening
SOULFACTORY
began as a small online shop specializing in custom doll face-ups.
Through careful craftsmanship and growing international orders, the brand gradually expanded beyond borders.
The Story
Memory & Time
- A Journey of Craft, Time, and Artistic Evolution -
2017
Discipline
Joined Dollspace Pygmalion to formally study ball-jointed doll and ceramic doll creation, establishing a solid sculptural and artistic foundation.
2018
Expansion
Participated in the figure development of Dynasty Warriors 9, serving as the face paint artist for Xiahou Dun.
Collaborated with a photographer from Hot Toys to create a Daenerys-inspired art doll based on Game of Thrones.
Invited by the historic Meiling Palace to produce themed doll works reinterpreting classical heritage through contemporary doll art.
2022
Presence
Exhibited at the Custom Festival by PetWORKs in Akihabara.
Participated in the Tokyo Exhibition at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
2023
Establishment
Graduated from the Master’s Program in Media Art at Tokyo Polytechnic University. Expanded artistic research into contemporary art contexts.
Exhibited at the Japan–France Contemporary International Art Exhibition at The National Art Center, Tokyo.
Participated in a doll exhibition at Maruzen Marunouchi Main Store.
Built an online store for overseas customers for Kyugetsu, a long-established doll shop in Tokyo.In charge of planning and curating the company's first New York exhibition, and also designed the posters and invitations.
The next year, the SOULFACTORY DOLL official online store was established.
2026
Launch
SOULFACTORY DOLL officially launched worldwide.
As a brand rooted in the worldview of art dolls,
we transcend the boundaries between “dolls,” “art,” and “everyday objects.”
Our mission is to elevate the beauty of classical art
—from something merely observed
to something lived with.
