2020/03/19 10:46
Texitile Designer： ERi SHIMATSUKA
【PROFILE】
A textile designer living in Helsinki. Starting Marimekko, active
in textile brands both domestically and abroad. She experienced a homestay in
Finland during her girlhood and was addicted to a simple life with abundant
natural resources. After graduating from university, she worked as an English
teacher in northern Okinawa. During that period, she was inspired by Akiko
lshigaki, a dyemaker on lriomote Island, who appeared in the documentary film
Gaia Symphony, and wanted to design a textile. She calls herself "travel
entertainer" and writes and stores inspirations received everywhere on a
post-card-sized paper, saying "everything is a source of ideas." The
original design drawn on the theme of "Miyakojima folk crafts" for
HOTEL LOCUS has been expanded to use in Miyako Shimojishima Airport shop and
cafe uniforms.
▲HOTEL LOCUS Room
【Back Story】
～Texitile
Designer ERI SHIMATSUKA × su+ CHIHARU TANIGUCHI ～
- The design drawings used in
tribute distribution from each region during the Ryukyu dynasty era will be
beyond the mere textile design frame, and will be a hint to create a new style
beauty that is world-class. - (Excerpt from "Oki no Kaido vol. 04 Kasuri
separate volume")
Taniguchi I When considering the interior of HOTEL LOCUS as 'su+', even though it is difficult to convey the "technique" of high-level armor such as Miyako Johfu, I thought that I could convey part of the history and culture of Miyakojima through unique and highly perfection graphic pattern. However, I did not want to print "fake" which I often see. Therefore, I thought Eri Shimatsuka was the partner, who had an understanding of Okinawan textiles and culture, and was active worldwide in the field of textiles.
Shimatsukal I presented a total of 60
different sketches for the two themes "Miyako's Water" and
"Kasuri Pattern", which I was initially considering. Finally,
selected two patterns of "KASURI", after I heard Miyako Johfu weaver
"we can not stop the hand to weaves if we think of person who wins the
thread," I added "UMU" "AMU" later, and these were put
together under the theme of "Miyako『s folk craft".
【Textile
Design】
Making thread from twisting thin and long Choma (Ramie) plants fibers is
called as UMU (spinning hemp). It is a pattern that imitates the plant fiber
before becoming a cloth. With a touch of crafting the natural material and
creating an artwork out of nothing is like a leaving offspring of a human being
which they are both precious.
Miyako Joufu (high-quality linen that offers to Ryukyu Dynasty)
has a wickerwork knitting motif called PAZA, which is one of the weavers of
Miyako Joufu even said that this pattern was the representation of Miyako. Miyako
Island's craft is presumed to have originated from using of plants such as Kuba
and Adan from ancient times, knitting daily goods. Therefore, we have arranged
these patterns that represent this Island. 
▲KASURI SHIMA
▲KASURI ICHIMATSU
▲Kasuri
▲About
each pattern of Kasuri
▲Nails were important tools for tearing "choma",
therefore designed into a pattern.
Vol.1 Fin.
