Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski

Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski, born in Tokyo in 1942, is a jewelry designer, metalsmith, author and educator whose work bridges Japanese and American traditions. After studying Japanese history at Rikkyo University, she moved to the United States to pursue art, training first at California State University, Northridge, and then earning an MFA in metalworking at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1968.