Yasuhiko KUSUNOKI ・ 楠 泰彦 ・ Silk and Leather

2022 Craft Leader Award, Annual Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contest

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Yasuhiko KUSUNOKI ・ 楠 泰彦 ・ Silk and Leather ・ Kyoto

  • Artist's Story

    In a bold move, 3rd-generation head of a small weaving company in Kyoto’s rural Tango district, stepped away from modern mechanized weaving and re-adopted traditional wooden-loom hand weaving, introducing the Kuska Fabric brand. 


    This accenturates the “fluffiness, shade, and gentle texture created by the handiwork of artisans, alternating one right twist and one left twist of the weft yarn at a time” for which Tango Chirimen has been known for 300 years. Chirimen, by the way, is crimped texture silk made in the Tango district.


    Always innovating, Kusonoki now aims to create and market a line of craftsman-developed, hand-woven leather textiles, making full use of Tango Chirimen methodology, and to pass on the value of Tango woven textiles to the next generation.

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Instagram: @ryukobotokyo

Website: kuskafabric