Furoshiki: Nobuyuki Takai - Farm

Furoshiki are square Japanese wrapping cloths used for gift wrapping, or to wrap and transport goods. Furoshiki come in different sizes and there are many different folding techniques. They can also be used with removable bag handles like patchin.

Dimensions: 100cm x 100cm
Designer: Nobuyuki Takai
Design: Farm (Navy Blue or Ecru) - a scene depicting freshly planted fields.
Material: 100% Linen
Weight: 127g

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Nobuyuki TAKAI

Nobuyuki Takai is a renowned and award winning Japanese textile designer and dyer. In 1975 he joined the workshop of Takeshi Yamauchi, who himself was an apprentice of Keisuke Serizawa - a dyer who was a designated national living treasure. Takai specialises in pattern dyeing and the tsutsu gaki dyeing technique. His workshop is surrounded by trees and he also farms, with his designs often inspired by seasons and natural lines.

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Yamada sen-i was established in 1937 as a manufacturer of furoshiki. The company's furoshiki brand is “MUSUBI” which is derived from from “born(生す/musu)” and “beauty(美/bi)” in Japanese. “MUSUBI” also means “a knot” and “to tie”.