merlo himself was taken bit material.e advised the maker to come up with designs that suit other seasons. >> we go into spring. people want to forget the bad winter. >> reporter: merlo proposed the feather and the leaf motif. he also recommended deleting the word "winter" and changing the name to mino on glass." mino is the place where the goods are produced. merlo thought the name would set the products apart. he brought samples of items with new designs to a store. >> looook at this. the feathers. >> oh, the feathers. these look real. >> real feathers. >> yeah, super. i like it. i like that so much. >> i'm glad. >> what i like is that we now have not only the wintertime, that we have as well autumn. >> you can use it also, the feathers you can basically use the whole year long. >> yes, yes. >> welcome to the house. >> reporter: merlo also took care of procedures to acquire the ce mark, a european safety standard. he negotiated with officials and prepared a mountain of documents. a washi maker in gifu would be hard-press