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last year in october we travelled to japan for a project that happened in tokyo.
from there, our our journey took us further south, with a brief stopover in nagoya and the surrounding prefectures of aichi and bishu.
this region is regarded as one of the three most important centres for woollen textiles worldwide and is known as the birthplace of japanese woollen textiles.
the weaving mill we visited began operations in 1915.
its a rather small mill, dedicated mainly to the production of high end suiting fabrics, and boasts an extensive archive.
their working methods are rather traditional, yet we are grateful for their openness towards our experimental approach to fabric development.
more than 3 years ago, we contacted them, being their first direct collaborator outside of japan.
many emails, many yarns and textile related stories and ideas were exchanged...
and for the previous series 4, we could introduce the black wool washi twill and brown striped worsted suiting.
these two fabrics are remarkable examples, what this 4th generation weaving mill stands for.
on the one hand, you will find a refined worsted cloth, the sort found among the most artisanal tailors of savile row. on the other hand, they don’t shy away to incorporate unusual yarns into their traditional fabrics, such as washi.
in this way, time becomes difficult to judge...
nowadays certain textiles stand for specific periods, and the garments made from them even more so.
what truly resonates with us is a certain timelessness.
we adore antique techniques, but strive for a contemporary outcome, that radiates a certain optimism for the future.
so that again, despite knowing its publishing date both cloth and garment can’t be pinned down on their creation date.
coming back to the present moment...
we developed a fabric for this recent series 5, which is called midnight fine herringbone.
the initial swatch was a beautiful blend of wool and silk, quite shiny, almost “banker like”. really beautiful, but somehow too flat for our taste.
so we replaced the silk with ramie yarns, did some research on how to raise the fibres and to create more of a lived in/washed feeling, that is as natural as possible.
in this way the outcome allows you to wear all garments in this whole year suiting fabric in different ways, as well as for different occasions.
28.10.2025
last year in october we travelled to japan for a project that happened in tokyo.
from there, our our journey took us further south, with a brief stopover in nagoya and the surrounding prefectures of aichi and bishu.
this region is regarded as one of the three most important centres for woollen textiles worldwide and is known as the birthplace of japanese woollen textiles.
the weaving mill we visited began operations in 1915.
its a rather small mill, dedicated mainly to the production of high end suiting fabrics, and boasts an extensive archive.
their working methods are rather traditional, yet we are grateful for their openness towards our experimental approach to fabric development.
more than 3 years ago, we contacted them, being their first direct collaborator outside of japan.
many emails, many yarns and textile related stories and ideas were exchanged...
and for the previous series 4, we could introduce the black wool washi twill and brown striped worsted suiting.
these two fabrics are remarkable examples, what this 4th generation weaving mill stands for.
on the one hand, you will find a refined worsted cloth, the sort found among the most artisanal tailors of savile row. on the other hand, they don’t shy away to incorporate unusual yarns into their traditional fabrics, such as washi.
in this way, time becomes difficult to judge...
nowadays certain textiles stand for specific periods, and the garments made from them even more so.
what truly resonates with us is a certain timelessness.
we adore antique techniques, but strive for a contemporary outcome, that radiates a certain optimism for the future.
so that again, despite knowing its publishing date both cloth and garment can’t be pinned down on their creation date.
coming back to the present moment...
we developed a fabric for this recent series 5, which is called midnight fine herringbone.
the initial swatch was a beautiful blend of wool and silk, quite shiny, almost “banker like”. really beautiful, but somehow too flat for our taste.
so we replaced the silk with ramie yarns, did some research on how to raise the fibres and to create more of a lived in/washed feeling, that is as natural as possible.
in this way the outcome allows you to wear all garments in this whole year suiting fabric in different ways, as well as for different occasions.