Installation view of Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics; items from right to left: Bodoko (mat), late Edo to early Showa period, (1800-1950s), hemp and cotton; Kotatsu blanket, late Edo to early ...
We are constantly digging deeper for eco designers who are reworking the threads of sustainable style with new offshoots of innovative textiles and refashioned couture. There seems to be quite a few ...
Sudō Reiko and Nuno, Vitrine (photo courtesy the Center for Hertiage Arts & Textile Hong Kong) Growing up in a small country town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Sudō Reiko always looked forward to the ...
Hosoo is a 336-year-old Kyoto-based textile maker that blends traditional Nishijin weaving with contemporary design, supplying exquisite fabrics to luxury brands, hotels and art projects worldwide.
It is 6 a.m. in Tokyo. Reiko Sudo, director and chief designer for one of Japan’s leading fabric innovators, NUNO Studio, has finally found time to return a call. With an 8-year-old son at home and ...
A guide to the key fashion and textile trade shows for the spring/summer 2026 season. This article details the dates, content ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ‘Ame’ – meaning ‘rain’ in Japanese – is Kvadrat’s first textile-to-textile product, crafted ...
Foreword / by Caroline Kennedy -- Introduction / by Naomi Pollock -- Fuwa fuwa. Fuwa fuwa / by Haruki Murakami ; Portrait of a textile: Jellyfish -- Shiwa shiwa. Shiwa shiwa / by Kenya Hara ; Portrait ...
Japan, unbelievably, does not yet have a national design museum, which makes American architect and RECORD special international correspondent Naomi Pollock’s comprehensive overview of postwar design, ...