History

Natural early homespun cotton and hemp indigo textiles of the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s are often called Japanese folk art textiles. These fabrics are associated with the once impoverished Japanese rural population. Such utilitarian fabrics became Japanese peasant clothing and common household textiles. As in the manner of other Japanese folk crafts, what was considered a basic necessity by the Japanese who created and made use of these textiles, subsequently became collectable textile art for modern-day Japanophiles.

Bastions of culture

What began as the fabric industry of the Japanese folk is now a science practiced by only a select few. With technology providing extra stimulus for creativity and innovation, the Japanese weaving and dyeing industry has become the perennial global supplier of the finest and highest quality fabrics, with Tokyo representing the destination city for outstanding fabric production, manufacturing and design innovation.

The world of Takashima Orimono

Part alchemist, craftsman, technologist, and definer of global apparel trends, this is Takashima Orimono, maker of the finest woven fabric apparel for the greatest fashion labels of the world.