Japanese hemp textile model majotae confirmed its first product line ‘majotae 9490’ at Milan Design Week 2024. I visited their set up at Berta, a chic nineteenth-century palace with courtyards on Through Cesare Correnti. Not solely the placement but additionally the sneak peek into the archive of the model made me need to discover out extra. The situation was already closed once we arrived however fortunately we might nonetheless take a look.
Celebrating historic Japanese craftsmanship, a scene from a handweaving studio from centuries previous is recreated within the house. Together with an vintage Japanese loom- a ‘Tenbin Koshi Bata’, operated by a grasp craftsman. Demonstrating conventional weaving strategies, utilizing majotae yarn which has been revived by fashionable state-of-the-art-technology.
Majotae9490 a- vary of luxurious hemp bedding
Drawing upon in depth analysis and an archive of over 1,500 hemp artefacts, majotae is knowledgeable by the heritage of ‘taima-fu’ pure hemp fabric in Japan, the place it was first launched over 10,000 years in the past.
Now, the model employs modern know-how to modernise the normal hemp fabric manufacturing course of and current an elevated, lengthy lasting textile, properly fitted to current day use. Designed in collaboration with Teruhiro Yanagihara Studio, the gathering will introduce luxurious bedding in a spread of hues, spanning flat sheets, quilt covers, and pillowcases.
All photos above © Felix Speller
Under, a couple of of my very own photos as proven on Instagram earlier than
final seven photos ©vosgesparis
