Stories

The recycled inputs for "Liloop" are various waste fabrics generated during distribution, previously discarded as unusable. Thanks to the ingenuity of technicians, "Liloop" achieved the maximum linen blend of 50%,...

The starting point of the "Liloop" project, which loops linen, is yarn making. Naigai Textile, based in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, is responsible for this key process. We observed their work...

This was the process I wanted to know more about. It was the one thing I most wanted to see with my own eyes. The biggest key is how to...

"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...