Description

A noren curtain featuring the work of the Japanese illustrator, Yoko Shibasaki using kataezome dying.
Placing moulds on the fabric and dyeing in layers with a small brush creates a profound, subtle fuzzy outline. Even with the same mould, each design has its own unique fuzziness, creating rich expressions.

Kataezome
A method of carving a mould, then resist-dyeing or regular dyeing to create a painting-like expression.
Depending on the size and shape of the brush, various expressions are possible.
A pen-style brush is used along the mould to blur the outline. Dyeing in layers creates a design shimmering with atmosphere.

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

Size detail: W880 mm x H1250 mm
Material: 100% cotton
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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Nakamura