Maiwai Jacket issue-13

Maiwai Jacket issue-13This hand painted and hand sewn Japanese maiwai hanten jacket was created by maiwai master, Kosuke Suzuki and his son, Riki, for their family owned atelier named Suzusen. The Suzuki family are one of three families continuing in the tradition of making these boldly colored statement jackets and kimonos worn as a festival garments by Japan's highly esteemed fishing community. Each hanten jacket is made to order for Stories+Objects in a process that

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The process for making the bags starts with the extraction of the fiber from the maguey fique plant and the preparation of natural dyes by members of the community

but reached iconic status due to early twentieth century artists and bons vivants who adopted the style

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Iran by traditional farming and double-fired copper distillation methods

for their family owned atelier named Suzusen

consists of large crystals transpiring a light grey color due to their interaction with the nutritive clay earth

Kosuke Suzuki and his son

in the town of Buldan for Stories + Objects

Designs may vary slightly from images shown

This Santoku all-purpose culinary knife was created by the Kikuichi Company following long-standing traditional practices of Japanese knife craftsmanship

Once made exclusively for members of their families and community