Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Brand "age!! New product "Kyoto x Amami Oshima" was born in 2024. Exhibition of new products and order-taking event at Gallery Hibiya

　The brand "age!" of the Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Project, a group of young craftsmen of the Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi Cooperative Association, will present its first new product, a foil Oshima created in collaboration with Kyoto. The new products will be exhibited at Gallery Hibiya from January 11 (Thu) to 13 (Sat), 2024 and an order-taking event will be held.

Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Brand "age! New products for 2024 "Moon and Sun

　The Honba Amami-Oshima Tsumugi NEXT project is currently conducting a crowdfunding campaign to develop new products for next year, and this product is one of the first products to be produced. and inspired by the old tale "Moon and Sun" from Kikai Island in the Amami Islands. The sun is expressed in gold leaf and the moon in pure white and silver leaf on a genuine Amami-Oshima tsumugi silk fabric with a tortoiseshell pattern. The foil was stamped by takenaka kinsai of Kyoto, and the product is a collaboration between Kyoto and Amami. The product is a collaboration between Kyoto and Amami. The design and the shape of the kimono or furisode kimono type can be selected without being restricted to men and women, and in Amami people wear Oshima silk for the coming-of-age ceremony.

　The brand "age! solves one of the problems of traditional crafts, the preservation of proof. Each product is individually numbered* and a tag is attached to each item after it is tailored, leaving the name of the production artisan and proof of production area as an electronic certificate. The only woven design will be stored, published, and exhibited as irreplaceable digital data (NFT) to prevent any disguise or plagiarism.

You can specify your favorite number (8,000 yen (tax included)). (First-come-first-served basis)

　This product is a challenge to create a new Oshima tsumugi for modern design for the next generation and the global street fashion industry, and will be on display and available for order at Gallery Hibiya from January 11 (Thu.) to 13 (Sat.), 2012.

■Product Outline

Pattern: Sun: Mud-dyed tortoiseshell pattern with gold leaf

　　　　　 Moon: Pure white silver leaf on indigo-dyed tortoiseshell pattern

Shape ： Furisode type and Kimono type (selectable)

Fabric ： 100% silk, genuine Oshima silk

Tailoring ： Japan (hand-sewn)

Certificate ： With a tag of pattern, maker and year of production by NFT

Form of delivery: Delivered tailored

Product details: https://ohshimatsumuginextproject.com/

The gold and pure white and silver foil will not come off with a little rubbing or cleaning due to the gold coloring technique.

*This is a unisex product.

We will make and tailor it after your payment is completed.

Patterns may vary depending on the size and tailoring method.

We will attach an electronic certification tag (log) to the lining after tailoring.

Outline of New Product Announcement

Name: Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Brand "age! New Product Exhibition and Order Taking Event in 2024

Date & Time: Thursday, January 11, 2024 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

　　　　　　　 January 12 (Fri.) 11:00-19:00

　　　　　　　 January 13 (Saturday) 11:00-17:00

Contents: Display and acceptance of orders for new "Moon and Sun" products for 2024

　　　　 Display of NEXT Project related products and activities

　　　　 Weaving machine demonstration

　　　　 (The loom will be dismantled on the last day from 16:00 (you can see the structure of the loom))

Venue : Gallery Hibiya

　　　　 1-6-5 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan

　　　　 http://g-hibiya.com/

2024 New Product Collection Book published

In addition to newly shot photographs of models wearing the new products to be released this time, the book includes the story of the production process and comments from kimono designer Ueo Kataro and other craftsmen involved in the project.

The cover of the book is made of Oshima tsumugi silk.

The book is a return gift for the crowdfunding campaign currently underway.

For more details, please visit the CAMPFIRE page.

https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/711897

■Outline of Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Meeting

If you are interested in becoming a craftsman or want to know more about Oshima Tsumugi, after coming to see the exhibition, why not have dinner and talk with the craftsmen who are members of the Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT project who are at the exhibition.

Name ： Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Meeting

Date ： Friday, January 12, 2024, 19:30 - 21:30

Venue ： Restaurants around Hibiya

How to apply: Please apply from the Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Project website.

　　　　　　 https://ohshimatsumuginextproject.com/

About Honba Amami-Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Project

　Young craftsmen of Honba Amami-Oshima Tsumugi Cooperative get together and create Honba Amami-Oshima Tsumugi for the next generation to wear by using traditional techniques handed down from generation to generation with young craftsmen in charge of all processes.

https://ohshimatsumuginextproject.com/

The company is a member of the "age! Brand

　In the Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Project, we are developing Oshima Tsumugi products under the concept of "No Border" and that everyone can enjoy fashion, both those who wear it and those who make it.

Website : https://ohshimatsumuginextproject.com/

Instagram ： https://www.instagram.com/ohshimatsumuginextproject/

Facebook ： https://www.facebook.com/honbaamamioshimatsumugi

Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi

　Amami Oshima Tsumugi is a silk fabric with a history of 1,300 years and yarn-dyed patterns.

Foil Stamping (Gold)

　Takenaka Kinsai is a workshop of Kinsai (gold leaf) craftsmanship for Kyo-yuzen kimonos, and has been involved in the production of formal and wedding kimonos since its establishment in 1973. Using this technique, which has been carefully passed down from generation to generation, we are taking on the challenge of creating new products.

UEOKATARO

　Japanese kimono designer. He has a store in Harajuku, Tokyo, where he develops original kimonos and yukata brand "ROBE JAPONICA" with a modern sense of style. In addition, he has collaborated with hobby companies Medicom Toy, Bandai, and Grammy Award-winning musician Thundercat, and has provided costumes for numerous TV programs and commercials, as well as original productions for corporations. Several of his items are in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England.

HP: https://robe-japonica.jp

Kikakushiya Kazaana

　Kikakuniya KAZAANA plans projects that involve people under the slogan "Wa de KAZAANA" to connect the culture and traditions rooted in each region to the next generation and to the world. Involved in the Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi NEXT Project from its inception, she is in charge of planning, coordination with artists and designers, and public relations.

HP: https://www.kazaana.net/