Japan 2023Yamagata Dantsu
Handcrafted carpets were a farming off-season craft in the bitter cold winter in Yamagata. In our collaboration with Yamagata Dantsu, a long-established Yamagata carpet brand, we have been challenging ourselves to create a more natural, warm, and new texture to handcrafted carpets. Our involvement with Oriental Carpet began during our project for the 5th phase of the Kabuki-za, where the lobby employed an iconic phoenix design carpet.
＜KOKE＞
In the first collaboration, we recreated the unique and delicate texture of natural moss by using wool and silk with varying tuft lengths to create depth.
＜MORI＞
Three layers of wool create a gradient texture like a forest canopy. Frieze wool, which has a heavy twist, creates a rough texture reminiscent of tree leaves that brings the forest into the built environment.
＜ISHI＞
We recreated a “Karesansui” (Japanese dry garden) using frieze wool and varying tuft lengths, expressing flows like rippled water and white sand.
＜WASHI＞
Inspired by “yuton,” a traditional craft from the Edo era that uses layered sheets of washi as a floor mat, we designed a three-dimensional carpet using washi, wool, and silk. Washi threads created from twisted pieces of washi create a unique experience to walk on.
