TRANSLATING TO “LITTLE STABS”, SASHIKO REFERS TO BOTH A WOVEN FABRIC (SOMETIMES CALLED SASHIORI), AND MENDING TECHNIQUE.
TRADITIONALLY FOUND ACROSS JAPANESE WORKWEAR GARMENTS AND MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORMS, WOVEN SASHIKO IS KNOWN FOR ITS UNIQUE TEXTURE, HARDWEARING DURABILITY, AND SOFT DRAPE ONCE BROKEN IN.
THIS FABRIC EMBODIES OUR DESIGN ETHOS, “HELD IN FORM, NEVER IN PLACE” - LEVERAGING MULTIPLE MEANINGS ACROSS HISTORIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS, COMING TOGETHER INTO SOMETHING NEW.