If there is one overlooked corner of fashion history, it has to be Japanese textiles. For hundreds of years, Japanese craftspeople have made high-end fabrics from plant fibers and silk. Today, some of ...
A project to create modern clothing using traditional Japanese textiles is making a splash. Mizen, led by Shunsuke Teranishi, features the fabric of 12 producers across the country. Teranishi, 43, who ...
Hosoo is a 336-year-old Kyoto-based textile maker that blends traditional Nishijin weaving with contemporary design, supplying exquisite fabrics to luxury brands, hotels and art projects worldwide.
The old Massapoag mill on the outskirts of the little North Carolina court house town of Lincolnton (pop. 5,423) looks like many another small Southern textile mill from its brick exterior. But aside ...
The Carolyn C. and William A. McDonnell Gallery at the Saint Louis Art Museum is small, but the softly lit, corridor-like space plays host to some of the most exciting exhibitions on the SLAM calendar ...
The rebirth of the Japanese textile industry is one of the success stories of the postwar years. With little U.S. help, the rebuilt and modernized industry produces 37% of Japan’s vitally needed ...
"...organized by Annette Juel in cooperation with Koziro Yoshida and Jørgen Schou-Christensen." "...published in conjunction with the exhibition, Traditional ...