Handwoven textile - cotton field to art of life
Hanging textile vase and wall object
It was in 2019, when I met Emiko Tsuchiya for the first time. She is textile designer and artist from Nara, who grows cotton plant, spins the yarn, weaves the textile, and sew for her own textile brand.
Back then I ordered the textile products that were made of her cotton and yarn, but not hand-woven completely - that were woven by the vintage shuttle machine which is also very analogue machine and valuable.
Because a completely hand-woven textile was, for me at that time, little too special and I didn’t dare to order it. Now that after years of life experiences, I came to the point to see so much value in it, as I see an art not only in her products, but also in the way she lives.
As the one who lives in the same generation, witnessing the decline of the tradition and handwork, her products are not only exceptionally beautiful, but also have so much value in it.
The handwoven textiles are not so easily affordable anymore, but its value continues and certainly it gives us a feeling of connection with the earth and the life which used to be not so long ago.
Emiko’s textile products carries an historical value.
Hand towel
Tissue paper case
