Text and Photos by Alice Gordenker Masao Nagata of Nagata Indigo Dyeing Works (長田染工場) in Izumo, Shimane demons…
by Amy Katoh After 43 years of Blue & White, my eyes only see BLUE. And it may well be that BLUE is taking…
NUNO Textile Design Studio presents “suke suke” fabrics, by weaving slice…
Buaisou Indigo by Matt Gross from AirBnB Magazine. Introduction by Mora Chartrand Main Article: Buaisou Indigo…
by Amane Tatsumura, As a child, I used to play in a workshop where some of the world’s most talented weavers s…
Koho Tatsumura Nishiki Weaving for the 21st Century. Japanese weaving is so intricate and thus so stunningly beautiful that experts worldwide have come to both describe it and distinguish it from ordinary brocade simply by using its Japanese name, Nishiki (pronounced as in knee-she-key.)
The Matsubas are to clothes what Alice Waters is to the Slow Food movement. Their 30-year old company, Gungend…
Whenever I wear a Hiroshi Saito Shirt in Japan or North America, I am always asked about it.