Updated 08/04/2025
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EVENT
Tomo Kishida EXHIBITION
May 2nd (Fri) & May 3rd (Sat)
We are pleased to host an exhibition and sales event featuring the work of Tomo Kishida.
During the event, a loom will be set up on-site, and Mr. Kishida will demonstrate the craft of sakiori (traditional Japanese rag weaving) in front of visitors from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on both days.
If you wish to participate, please bring about two pieces of clothing that you no longer use during the designated time slot.
Using the fabric from your garments, Mr. Kishida will create a handwoven rug through sakiori, which will later be available for purchase.
In the city, beautiful clothes are neatly lined up in perfectly controlled environments with ideal lighting and air conditioning, allowing for stress-free shopping.
Online, with a single click, items arrive at our doorstep.
You can even eat watermelon in the middle of winter if you’re willing to pay.
Anything you want, anytime—you can have it.
This is an essential part of our modern life.
But does this truly represent richness in the biological or spiritual sense?
I believe that love cannot be born merely from the transaction of money and goods.
As AI continues to evolve and society becomes even more convenient, there are things we must not forget.
In Japan, we have long believed in “Yaoyorozu no Kami” — that divine spirits reside in all things in nature.
I hope this event allows you to feel the quiet beauty and origin of our way of life, which is different from today’s rapid cycles of consumption.
For this event, I entrusted Mr. Kishida with two very special garments.
One is a long medical shirt from the German military, dated to the 1960s.
The other is a Swedish M55 shirt from the 1950s.
Both are pieces I deeply cherished and wore often.
They’ve been worn repeatedly, washed many times, and even torn at the shoulders.
But rather than discarding them, I came to see their aging as beautiful and meaningful.
Using these two garments, Mr. Kishida will create a new sakiori piece.
It will be reborn as a new work of art, and we hope it will find its way into the hands of someone who will cherish it as much as I did.
Please mark your calendars.
We look forward to welcoming you with all our hearts.
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