CONTRAST SILKY
You will see beautiful change in color and fabric texture in this stole, because it is leveraging “Chu-ya Ori” (Day/Night Weave) that creates specific patterns where the color in front differs from the back. Two colors found in summery Imabari, along with the combination of shiny silk and crisp hemp make the stole very attractive. Enjoy this light and gorgeous piece this spring to summer.
CONTRAST
You will enjoy beautiful contrast created with threads in two colors, leveraging “Chu-ya Ori” (Day/Night Weave) that creates specific patterns where the color in front differs from the back. You can play with the reversible design,
all thanks of Day/Night Weave.
With “colors” and “brightness” as the theme, we offer you seven patterns in this series.
FLASH LIGHT
The series leverage “Kei-sha Mojiri Ori” (Leaning Weave), which was developed for the first time in the world by Kobo Oriza. With the spring/summer-like Cotton/Hemp, this series offer you the feel of lightness like air. The three new colors express the coming of spring season, energy of the nature in spring light and bright reflections upon the water.
WAVE RIVER
Linen and silk have been familiar to us from ancient times in Japan. It is said that the mysterious premium textile from old days called “Shizuri Ori” was blended with silk and linen too. Inspired from this, Kobo Oriza has created its original yarn made of linen and silk, weaved it into a cloth by leveraging “Tate Yoko Yoroke Mojiri Ori” (Warp/Weft Winding Weave). It shines like a river runs through a beautiful natural wilderness. Paying respect to the origin of river and textiles, we offer you this light and airily stole created with the theme “a clear stream”.
WAVE
The world’s first “Tate Yoko Yoroke Mojiri Ori” (Warp/Weft Winding Weave) enabled expression of waves that drift and back. With this design, it becomes three dimensional with bumpy plane, creating a magical wave patterns. With the theme, memory of change in IMABARI ocean “mid-night” to “evening”, we offer you five distinctive colors in this series.
FLARE LINEN S
A unique stole FOUR, with four layers spreading from a stitched cylindrical cloth, leverages “Taju Ori”(Multi-layered Weave), which is woven with more than one cloth on top of one another in layers. The stole flutters in the wind in such a lively manner, and you will enjoy wearing it however you like. Now, four colors are available.
FLARE LINEN L
A new stole leveraging “Taju Ori” (Multi-layered Weave), which is woven with more than one cloth on top of one another in layers. The uniquely shaped stole with four layers spreading from a stitched cylindrical cloth was woven by Kijaku Ichiretsu loom without sewing. You can wrap it around your neck, put it on your head, or tie it in the way you want it. Three colors are available.
FLARE WOOL S
人気のFLAREシリーズに、秋冬に暖かく身に 着けられるWOOLが新発売。 重ねて同時に織る「多重織り」の技法を駆使し、筒状から４枚に広がる織物です。 カラーは、美しい冬の山脈“SNOW”、明かりが 灯る夜景“NIGHT”、無限に続く青い空“SKY”。 独自の糸技術と織り技術で、飛行機から見る旅の風景を表現し、展開します。 Sサイズは、コンパクトなサイズながら首元を 温め、アクセサリー感覚で首元のワンポイントとして魅せてくれます。
MORE DETAILSFLARE WOOL L
人気のFLAREシリーズに、秋冬に暖かく身に 着けられるWOOLが新発売。 重ねて同時に織る「多重織り」の技法を駆使し、筒状から４枚に広がる織物です。 カラーは、美しい冬の山脈“SNOW”、明かりが 灯る夜景“NIGHT”、無限に続く青い空“SKY”。 独自の糸技術と織り技術で、飛行機から見る旅の風景を表現し、展開します。 Lサイズは、たっぷり余裕のあるロングサイズで エッジィの効いたオリジナルの巻き方を楽しめます。
MORE DETAILSFOREST DEEP
Grid or stripe appears by Akiha Ori (Opening Plain Weave), which partially misses thread, enables the expression of deep forest. The distinctive design with two openings allows multiple patters to appear as you wear it, just as how forest varies its look. Four colors of “fresh leaves”, “colored leaves”, “quiet night” and “silvery snow” are available which are taken from IMABARI forest.
FOREST FRESH
By combining six threads with colors taken from IMABARI forest, the product expresses refreshing forest. Depending
on how you have it on, you can enjoy a different look just as forest changes.
Four colors of “fresh leaves”, “colored leaves”, “quiet night” and “silvery snow”are available.
STEP 4
It is a large-size stole with the shape of four step stairs, leveraging the technique that has evolved from “Taju Ori” (Multi-layered Weave). It is completed without any seam, and is strong. It can be as large as about 230cm long if folded along diagonal. This beautiful outfit with natural drape can also give some volume around your neck. There are various ways to enjoy it too, such as wear it differently with a pin, wear it as a bolero, or even use it as a lap blanket. Four colors are available.
STEP 2
It is a stole with the shape of two step stairs, which appears as if two pieces of fabric are attached but unevenly. It is completed without any seam, and is strong, appears neat with no front or back. The light, thin textile is certainly suitable for Fall or Spring, but you can also enjoy the warmth of wool. A unique appearance as though wearing two stoles, offers ever so graceful silhouette. Four colors are available.
BOOK
The shawl is 80cm wide with four layers of cloth bound along one side. This was made possible by leveraging “Shiju Hira ori” (Quadruple-layered Weave), weaving one side bound, another side apart. It is like a book where a layer flips one by one. Just open a page (or a color) you like, and you can enjoy variety of ways to wrap it around yourself. The sizable shawl keeps you warm in a cold wind too. The three colors are available.
BLACK FLAT ITBL-01
A simple stole, so delicate and smooth that it is almost transparent, it will airily float around your neck. We used a restored and refurbished old-style loom from 100 years ago, and wove slowly and carefully with ultra-thin high grade “supima cotton” thread.
BLACK FLARE ITBL-21
A unique design based on “Taju Ori” (Multi-layered Weave), which is woven from a cylindrical fabric in 4 layers. Since it is worn around the neck, it will not be blown away by the wind. Use it like an accessory, with a fluttering silhouette.
BLACK FLASH ITBL-11
The airy stripes are created by the world’s first “Keisha Mojiri Ori” (Leaning Weave), where a slight angle is maintained during the weave. The fabric has a bright shininess and a cool texture. The ultra-long 310 cm size allows arranging this garment like a large necklace.
BLACK WAVE ITBL-31
The world’s first “Tate Yoko Yoroke Mojiri Ori” (Warp/Weft Winding Weave) enabled expression of the patterns formed by large waves on the ocean. The weft is a warm wool, the warp is a beautiful shiny silk. The generous length (240 cm) leads to a comfortable wearing experience.
BLACK FOREST ITBL-41
“Akiha Ori” (Opening Plain Weave) skips threads intentionally, creating a three dimensional grid and stripe pattern. We use warm wool generously, and the warp is a gorgeous silk. This item is suitable for both daily life and for formal wear.
BLACK STEP 4 ITBL-51
A large-size stole shaped as four step stairs, without seams, using a technique developed from “Taju Ori” (multi-layered weave). The wool has a warm texture, and the size is long, with a diagonal of 230cm. Wear as a shawl or a stole, arranging to highlight the geometric patterns.
GIFT PACKAGE
Gift package is available, which is put together with four strips of papers lapped over one another, somewhat expresses weaving. Twisted thread patterns are carefully engraved by a craftsman, leveraging letterpress printing. Two color variations are offered.
※The gift package alone is not for sale.
BROOCH
Generated in a sample production process and was previously abandoned - “leftover yarn” is now brought to life. It is designed so the yarn is winded on thin wooden plate, and this represents “yarn spool”. The brand “ITO” presents “I”, “T” and “O” shapes.
PINBROOCH
It is a brooch pin made of “substandard yarn”, which was produced during production and was never used, and the yarn is wound round the thick paper. Two shiny colors, gold and silver are available. The paper is painted with lacquer, and gold leaf or tin powder is spread over it. You can hold stole in place with it, have a little something to make your hat or jacket pretty, or you can use it however you like. It comes with a box made of paulownia wood, making it a perfect gift.