WHOSE LEATHER PARTHER
WHOSE LEATHER PARTHER
For the good of a partner body, we want to use natural dyestuff. And what we think of is the botanical dyestuff, the extraction from a plant which was used as a dyestuff in older age. We create a HYBRID COLOR, vivid color with old-school dyestuff, and modern technology.
For the good of a partner body, we want to use natural dyestuff. And what we think of is the botanical dyestuff, the extraction from a plant which was used as a dyestuff in older age. We create a HYBRID COLOR, vivid color with old-school dyestuff, and modern technology.
SEIYOUAKANE or Rubia tinctorum. We use the root of them, the AKANE color dye the leather. In ancient Egypt, the linen thread for mummy used to dye with AKANE color. In many parts of the world, it was used as a talisman against evil, which knows as the dyestuff with the power of God.
We got its skin from the famous KURI (Chestnut) shop in NAGANO prefecture. It gives an elegant brown color to the leather. This dyestuff used during the Asuka era which has resistance to bug, mold, and bacteria. And used on high-level person clothes, as a charm for winning the wars.
The king of the Japanese tree. Beige color is the extraction from the bark, dye to the leather. With the effect of bugs and insects repel, with the durability. In the Nara era, HINOKI was used as dyestuff as it related to our religion as well. In East and North Europe, they believed that have power as a charm preventing ghosts.
From the branch of YANAGI (Willow tree) in Kanagawa prefecture. It gives a chic grey color to the leather. YANAGI stays along with the water source in Europe, the closest to our daily life. It has a strong and durable root, no matter when they fall, a new sprout will bloom. In Japan, we know as a roadside tree and it used as dyestuff from the Edo era.
The dyestuff from olive leaves from Shoudoshima Japan. The green color from chlorophyll being used at the beginning of the 21st century. Before that, it is hard to use. It consists of the composition that can repel bugs and insects. During our experiment, our dog incredibly happy and running around the tree many times.