Stories

"Those who really need to produce it should take from nature only the amount they really need." Not only Bashofu, but also linen, hemp, abaca (Manila hemp), and other fibers...

Field retting separates bast and core using rain and dew. A key, nature-driven step for textile hemp; timing and colour vary by weather.

We visited a hemp farm and a state-of-the-art Textile-Hemp spinning factory on the outskirts of Harbin. This region has long produced flax and hemp, but since the 2010s major investment...

At agricultural experiment stations, selective breeding continues, now reaching the third generation. The THC component has been reduced to below 0.3%, effectively undetectable. This is considered one of the world’s...

The problem of mass production and waste in the fashion industry is not limited to disposable clothing. The amount of waste generated by the production process of these textile products...

We offer rare and vintage products, such as “one-of-a-kind hand-dyed items,” “deadstock items made from fabric with only 20 pieces available,” and “upcycled items by special creators.” Although they cannot...

At the end of October we visited Koro Kobo on Iriomote with OIST project lead Mr. Niizato to meet Akiko Ishigaki, a bearer and creator of Yaeyama’s bashofu.

Bashofu producers are getting older and there is a shortage of successors. If this continues, the traditional culture of this fiber will be in danger of being passed down. Basho,...

This try-on service is an initiative to allow members who share our philosophy to easily encounter many products, and also to confirm whether they are truly necessary for you. We...

EPR is an environmental policy in which manufacturers take responsibility for the entire life cycle of products, from production to disposal, reducing their environmental impact. We believe Generational Ownership should...