Fashion & Lifestyle
Explore the stories of Japan's most inspiring fashion and textile designers and discover the technologies and artistry at play behind some of its best established, everyday lifestyle products.
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Story | Sudō Reiko - Contemporary Japanese Textile Designer
Quick Read | Aizu momen - colourful and durable cotton fabric from Fukushima Prefecture
Quick Read | Festival Clothes from Tōhoku recreated after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Activity Sheet | Design Your Own Uchikake
Quick Read | Aizome Indigo Dyeing from Mashiko
Story | MoonStar - Japanese Shoes
Story | Biwako Freshwater Pearls
Story | Komaruya Fans - Japanese Fan Makers
Story | 45R
Story | ISSEY MIYAKE WATCH
Story | SIWA - Japanese Paper Maker and Designer
Quick Read | Wrapping with Tenugui (Thin Cotton Cloth)
Recorded Event | Japan & Liberty: Studio Visit & Conversation with Textile Designer Himuro Yuri
Recorded Event | Japan & Liberty: In Conversation with Liberty Archivist Anna Buruma
Recorded Event | The Making of 'The Lost Textile of Ryukyu': In Conversation with Director Tsuchie Makiko and Textile Designer Sudō Reiko
Recorded Event | Transnational Curatorial Practices – A Talk by Takahashi Mizuki
Recorded Event | The World of Saitō Seiichi – Creative Action for the Future
Recorded Event | KYOTO Design Lab Series III: Exploring the Scenario of Tango Chirimen
Recorded Event | Kibiso - Textile Sustainability in Yamagata: Workshop Visit & Conversation
Recorded Event | KYOTO Design Lab Series II: Exploring the Surface of Tango Chirimen
Recorded Event | KYOTO Design Lab Series: Exploring the Structure of Tango Chirimen
Recorded Event | Tango Chirimen: Factory Visit & Conversation
Recorded Event | Textile Innovation from Sudō Reiko: Talk & Conversation
Recorded Event | MAKING NUNO at Japan House London: Online Panel Discussion
Recorded Event | Make a HIROCOLEDGE Face Covering: Online Demonstration with Takahashi Hiroko
Recorded Event | Takahashi Hiroko: Studio Visit & Conversation
Recorded Event | Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk In Conversation with the V&A’s Anna Jackson
Story | Tango Chirimen - Plain-Woven Silk Crêpe
Story | Meriyasu: The Rise of Machine-Knitted Fabric
Story | Takahashi Hiroko
Story | Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop
Story | Yanagi Sōri
Interview | Making Nuno – textile, curation and design
Quick Read | Natural Washi Dyeing with Yoshioka Sarasa