suzusan

Hands in Japan. A craft is officially recognized by the government as a “traditional craft” if it is still used in daily life.

Hosted by Hiroyuki Murase

This project is now archived and was part of DDW25

Event type

Exhibition

Location

Strijp T+R

Piet Hein Eek

Halvemaanstraat 30

5651BP

suzusan

Suzusan is based upon an ancient Japanese textile finishing technique called Shibori, literally translated as wring or twist. It has been used for Kimono or Yukata for over centuries in Japan. This sensitive handicraft has been succeeded from mother to daughter, father to son for over 400 years.

In a small village Arimatsu, Japan.

This traditional heritage has been declining since last half century because of the change of the lifestyle. There were more than 10.000 artisans in this small village before, but became less than 200 today.

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Hosted by

Hiroyuki Murase
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About Hiroyuki Murase

Due to the distance from Japan, Hiroyuki has been able to develop an enhanced awareness of his family's rich tradition of work. In 2008, he founded the suzusan label in Düsseldorf with the intention of placing Japanese handicraft in a contemporary context. He created upscale fashion collections to be produced by his family in Japan. This initiative helped to revive the shibori handcraft, which had experienced a decade-long downturn. Today, young people once more work in the studios of Arimatsu.