Installation view of Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics; items from right to left: Bodoko (mat), late Edo to early Showa period, (1800-1950s), hemp and cotton; Kotatsu blanket, late Edo to early ...

TOKYO —?The Japanese textile industry faces many of the same challenges as its counterparts in the U.S. and Europe, mainly surging competition from producers in nations where operating costs are lower ...

TOKYO — Improved technology has led to a significant rise in textile recycling programs in Japan, according to a new study. Every year in Japan an estimated two million metric tons, or 4.4 billion ...

If there is one overlooked corner of fashion history, it has to be Japanese textiles. For hundreds of years, Japanese craftspeople have made high-end fabrics from plant fibers and silk. Today, some of ...

While museums around the globe are closed to the public, we are spotlighting each day an inspiring exhibition that was previously on view. Even if you can’t see it in person, allow us to give you a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MILAN — Hosoo, the Kyoto-based luxury textiles brand that has expertise in kimono silk through Nishijin weaving for more than ...

Sudō Reiko and Nuno, Vitrine (photo courtesy the Center for Hertiage Arts & Textile Hong Kong) Growing up in a small country town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Sudō Reiko always looked forward to the ...

Boro is a style of fabric mending that became known for its use of limited, natural materials. Several brands these days, from Patagonia to Reformation, upcycle their clothes to make trendy new ...

The Japanese friendship gardens Enno Marie pavilion with its gently cascading waterfall provides the perfect sound scape for a visit to Nuno the language of textiles, exhibit K PBS arts reporter. Beth ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textiles and clothing 1 are archetypal industries through which ASEAN member states achieve industrialization and integration into the global economy, according to Global Value ...

In Collaboration with American Chambers of Commerce (ACCJ), we host the the first arts program for 2021. It is something new from the ACCJ Alternative Investment Committee (AIC) on textile as an ...