Description

Imagining the noren curtain as support material, it features artwork by the artist Mai Miyake.
The wave pattern of the base, created upon the request from the artist herself, was developed just for this project and named "Nami Shibori." Miyake's design is expressed through dyes and embroideries.
The noren features various motifs: a treasure ship (takarabune) floating over random waves, the bats of fortune flying around it, a treasure ship wishing happiness, prosperity, and prosperous business, and patterns symbolizing good luck.

Nami Shibori + Jacquard Embroidery
Tie-dyeing is a method to create profound, tasteful expressions by tying and twisting the fabric with thread to prevent dye from penetrating the tied sections.
Nami Shibori is our originally developed, new tying method to create a random wave pattern with a sense of perspective.

Mai Miyake/Artist
Mai Miyake is a Japanese artist who seamlessly connects the past, the present, and the future based on Japanese aesthetics, while continuing to question the essence of objects and the universality of expression. She has held major exhibitions at venues including the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa (Japan), Busan Museum of Art (South Korea), POLA Museum of Art (Japan), and Art Tower Mito (Japan).

Note: This is a made-to-order product. It takes about two months from order to delivery.

Size detail: W880 mm x H1250 mm
Material: linen
Nakamura

http://www.nakamura-inc.jp/
Since its establishment in 1923, Nakamura has focused on noren (partitioning curtains), whose form and function has not changed greatly since the Edo period (1603-1867), proposing new ways of use and design through modern reinterpretation. Originally working as an intermediary that coordinated all processes involved in the making and repairing of kimono, Nakamura drew on the know-how and experience it accumulated through its many years of close interaction with artisians to begin producing noren for clients in Japan and overseas in 2014.

Noren are iconic items that have decorated the entrances of Japanese buildings for centuries. They are thought to have arisen in the Yayoi period (300 BCE-300 CE) as curtains used as sunshades and dust screens. Noren, often dyed with designs that feature distinguishing symbols such as store names, family crests and historical imagery, are considered a forerunner to Japanese outdoor advertising.

Nakamura undertakes the entire production of noren, from suggesting various materials and dyeing techniques to the comprehensive handling of all design elements including graphics, logos, and crests, to bring new life to traditional noren and create "the one and only noren" that perfectly meets the client's demands.

Faced with the demands for efficiency and mass production of modern society, it requires extraordinary effort to simply sustain the exquisite technique and know-how which were handed down by artisians over generations. In an age undergoing constant change, the ability to produce new value that is meaningful to society is the best way to preserve the work of the artisians . And in every age, that role is played by producers with creative ideas, such as Nakamura.

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