100 Black Textiles
Techniques × Weave Structures
Textiles are composed of three elements-materials × techniques (weaving methods) × weave structures (patterns). The essence of textile making lies in how diverse fabrics are created through their combinations and balance. Focusing on "color," one of the key elements of textile beauty, we intentionally limited it to "black only" and emphasized techniques and weave structures to create 100 black textiles.
Japan's Black
In Japan there are many words for black, such as sumi-black, jet black, raven black, nibi, and roiro. In formal kimono, the deeper the black, the more beautiful it is considered. In this way, black is special in Japanese culture, and Japanese people have long sought beautiful black.
By combining this feeling toward black with a belief in the limitless possibilities of black and of our textiles, we repeated nearly a thousand trials and completed 100 black textiles.
