NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
Two Panels, One Futon — The Story of a Showa-Er...
There is a moment, somewhere in postwar Japan, when someone sat down with a needle and thread and made a futon. Not a designer. Not a factory worker. An ordinary...
Two Panels, One Futon — The Story of a Showa-Er...
There is a moment, somewhere in postwar Japan, when someone sat down with a needle and thread and made a futon. Not a designer. Not a factory worker. An ordinary...
Kuroda Bushi — Japan's Greatest Drinking Song, ...
Sake wa nome nome, nomu naraba— Drink, drink your sake. If you're going to drink. These are the opening words of Kuroda Bushi — one of Japan's three great folk...
Kuroda Bushi — Japan's Greatest Drinking Song, ...
Sake wa nome nome, nomu naraba— Drink, drink your sake. If you're going to drink. These are the opening words of Kuroda Bushi — one of Japan's three great folk...
The Noragi Nobody Wanted
I almost walked past it. It was sitting at the edge of a flea market stall in the Japanese countryside — folded, faded, forgotten. A noragi. A Japanese farmer's work...
The Noragi Nobody Wanted
I almost walked past it. It was sitting at the edge of a flea market stall in the Japanese countryside — folded, faded, forgotten. A noragi. A Japanese farmer's work...
Monpe Pants: The Japanese Work Trouser That Slo...
There's a garment that has been worn in the fields of rural Japan for over a century. It was designed for all-day movement, built to outlast decades of hard use,...
Monpe Pants: The Japanese Work Trouser That Slo...
There's a garment that has been worn in the fields of rural Japan for over a century. It was designed for all-day movement, built to outlast decades of hard use,...
Japanese Vintage Fabric in Rust Red and Olive G...
There is a color combination that keeps appearing in the hands of textile artists, quilters, and slow-stitch practitioners across the US, Europe, and Australia. Rust red. Olive green. Cream. Mauve....
Japanese Vintage Fabric in Rust Red and Olive G...
There is a color combination that keeps appearing in the hands of textile artists, quilters, and slow-stitch practitioners across the US, Europe, and Australia. Rust red. Olive green. Cream. Mauve....
The Noragi That Has No Name — On Crazy Pattern ...
There is a category of design that has no designer. No one sat down to create the crazy pattern noragi. No one decided that mismatched stripes would become the visual...
The Noragi That Has No Name — On Crazy Pattern ...
There is a category of design that has no designer. No one sat down to create the crazy pattern noragi. No one decided that mismatched stripes would become the visual...