Our company manufactures and sells kyo-gofuku, particularly kimono and obi made with traditional kyo kanoko shibori textiles, and Western fashion goods that utilize the traditional shiborizome (tie-dyeing) technique. In 2015, we launched our own brand, KIZOMÉ, to offer stoles, scarfs, bags, and other items that incorporate the colors and patterns of kyo kanoko shibori used for kimonos. Kiichi Matsuoka, also known as Kisen, a certified traditional craftsman in dyeing is involved in the manufacturing process, and in recent years we have also developed furnishing and interior decoration products that feature tie-dyeing. Area of Interest
North America
Europe
East Asia (excluding China)
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SDGs we are working on
8.Decent work and economic growth
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The Tsujino Hosomichi series is masterpieces of dyeing by craftsman Kisen. It is produced by thoroughly applying hitta shibori tie-dyeing to a blurred-dyed textile, hand-drawing tsujigahana flower patterns using overglaze gold, and then finishing with yuzen dyeing. Our products also include kimono and obi made with textiles that were finely flat-stitched with cotton thread along a zigzag pattern sketch, gathered by tightening the thread, tied around with thread into a rope shape, and then dyed using yanagi shibori; kimono and obi made with textiles dyed using boshi shibori, which wraps vinyl or other material around the pattern to prevent dye from getting into it, or take shibori, which sandwiches a textile between small crafted bamboo pieces to prevent dye from getting into that part; and kimono and obi with a variety of patterns created by arranging hitta shibori, and scarfs, bags, and other goods made with these techniques.