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Used Cloth Only

by Tomo | January 3, 2024 | Tangible Wisdom | 0 Comments

Kinuyo said “I only use second-hand cloth.” I knew she did, but never thought it was the “only” material she used. “Or scraps,” she added. “It’s interesting to me that some parts of a piece of cloth get picked up to be used for dresses or bags, and some happen to be...

Sarasa – Traces of Cultural Confluence in Japan

by Tomo | May 3, 2023 | Tangible Wisdom | 0 Comments

Sarasa is said to have been born in India; the textile with grand, playful, and colourful patterns. As "Good Things Always Spread", it has appealed to the East and West, merged with indigenous aesthetics. Japan was not the exception, to say the least. What caught the...

In Rave of Handmade

by Tomo | February 2, 2023 | Female Creators, Tangible Wisdom | 0 Comments

Handmade products are valued more than ever. For its rarity… possibly. But perhaps more than just the scarcity value. We humans seem to feel at ease, warm, and close to those with human touch. The uneven surface, cracked edges, irregular patterns and smudges....

A Little Prayer Sewn In

by Tomo | January 12, 2023 | Female Creators, Tangible Wisdom | 0 Comments

For Your Loved Ones, And for Yourself The act of sewing is, or used to be, universal. It was a way to make the most of resources we had limited access to. As most of us are now able to purchase clean, new clothes cheaply, the act of mending and stitching doesn’t...

Better to be heard than touched…?

by Tomo | November 24, 2022 | Female Creators, Tangible Wisdom | 0 Comments

Sensual sound of kinuzure Let our imagination fly free while listening to this. What did you see? A court lady taking off one of many layers of kimono…? Then you have a superpower! It was actually Norio Arai, rolling up almost 13-metre-long fine silk fabric...