TODAY WE LAUNCHED SPECIAL MAN-TLE PRODUCT DYED BY THE ARTISANS AT BUAISOU [TOKUSHIMA-KEN, JAPAN]. FOLLOWING A TRIP THERE LAST YEAR WE HAVE COMMISSIONED THEM TO OVER-DYE OUR SHIRT-1 AND CAP-1. THESE ARE NOW LIVE ON OUR ESHOP. STOCK IS VERY LIMITED SO PLEASE BY QUICK.
BUAISOU IS A TRULY UNIQUE INDIGO FARM – THEY GROW THE LEAVES, FERMENT THE COMPOSTED SUKUMO, DYE AND FINISH TEXTILES ALL ON THE ONE PROPERTY. THEIR SMALL TEAM ARE REFRESHING NEWCOMERS TO AN ANCIENT INDUSTRY, OPENLY SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND NURTURING A CONTEMPORARY REVIVAL.
THE RESULTING PRODUCTS ARE PAPER-LIKE IN TEXTURE AND SHOW THE HUMAN-TOUCH PROUD WITHIN THIS ART-FORM.