Yuji Hashimoto Woven Cloth is exhibited HASHIMOTO Vintage at The 94th TOKYO INTERNATIONAL Gift Show Autumn 2022.
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This is Yuji Hashimoto Orifu, and we do it under a brand called HASHIMOTO.
We are making things with a rapier loom that has been used for 40 years and a shuttle loom from half a century ago.
We are making things with a rapier loom that has been used for 40 years and a shuttle loom from half a century ago.
It’s no longer being produced, and it’s really old-fashioned.
I’m a textile craftsman myself, so it may be a little hard to see, but I design all the textures and patterns of these textiles by hand,
and weave them on a very analog loom. I believe that one of the strengths of a weaving craftsman is the ability to
constantly create new value that does not exist in
the world. In the Banshu production area, it is called yarn dyeing, and
this work I made started from the making of the yarn, I consulted with the dyeing craftsmen, started from the making of the yarn, and
this work I made started from the making of the yarn, I consulted with the dyeing craftsmen, started from the making of the yarn, and
I set up the standards, weave design, and design. I do all the writing, and I’m working on it
by designing it so that it will be like this kind of product. There is a weaving speed, and in terms
of the flow of machinery, weaving speed is the flow of productivity improvement,
high-speed, high-tech, and labor-saving.
Our company is doing the opposite, but by slowing down, we can weave various complicated materials
Our company is doing the opposite, but by slowing down, we can weave various complicated materials
and also because there is no need to stretch the threads tightly, we can weave slowly and softly.
In order to make the thread soft and airy instead of stiff by stretching it like this, I purposely slowed down the rotation and made various modifications.
By doing so, a wonderful weave is produced.
