Noren "silhouette" — Different designs appear depending on the angle of the light and the way it shines through
- Product number
- 02-06-113-0213
- Brands
- Nakamura
- Categories
- Interior
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For Europe:3,800円(JPY)
For United States:3,900円(JPY)
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Description
A noren curtain with designs printed in one colour but by different methods, revealed depending on the viewing angle and how the light shines through.
The base colour of the highly transparent hemp-like fabric and the design itself were coloured by different methods. As each method differs in transparency, the area with low transparency looks plain at first glance, but patterns appear once light shines through it.
Pigment Printing + Sublimation Transfer Printing
Pigment printing is a technique where pigments are mixed with a glue called a binder and bonded to the surface of the fabric. Since it prints on the surface, highly elaborate patterns can be expressed compared to dyeing.
It is also resistant to sunlight.
Design: Takahiro Umino/Graphic Designer and Art Director
Umino was born in Tokyo in 1981. He graduated from Kuwasawa Design School. In 2008, he launched MUTE with Kenji Ito. He mainly works in graphic design.
Note: This is a made-to-order product. It takes about four weeks from order to delivery.
Size detail: W880 mm x H1350 mm
Material: Polyester
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.