The first time I visited Finland was right after I graduated from university. I majored in print design at university, and I had a simple way of thinking that print meant Finland, and Finland meant Marimekko, and back then the internet…

When I was in elementary school, I loved the white bread that was served in school lunches, and I was especially fascinated by the ears of white bread. The school I went to at the time had a system where the bread got thicker as I got into higher grades, and…

During the woolen fabric production season, "discarded ears" of woolen fabrics are sent from weaving factories in each producing area. Some animal hair types (cashmere, mohair, alpaca, camel, etc.)…

Until a few years ago, I worked as an in-house designer for a company in the design and development of fabric products as a profession. At that time, I frequently visited weaving factories in Japan and abroad,…