Weaver’s Quest Vol 2 follows/Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co.,Ltd & Fritz Hansen

Weaver’s Quest is a project that started in 2019 to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the brand. As a unique company that holds both traditional and advanced weaving techniques, Kawashima Selkon Textile believes in its mission to support the future of the weaving industry. This project aims to promote both the inheritance and evolution of weaving techniques, textiles, and the industry through the merger of traditional techniques and non-conventional ideas. “Weaver’s Quest Vol 2” follows on from the first exhibition that featured celebrated designers representing Japan. The second exhibition will feature an international group of designers includ¬ing Mihara, who has deep knowledge of textiles; Kocher, who incorporates youth culture into the couture world; and Rok, who is renowned for creating subtly blended designs of modernness and warmth. Exploring the possibilities of new textiles under the concepts of “Layers of Time” (Mihara), “Paris Meets Kyoto” (Kocher), and “Weaving the Forest ‒Comfort-” (Rok), the designers have each created fabric that re-imagine the future of fabrics. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mihara Yasuhiro Layers of Time Patterned Velvet and Hikihaku Patterned velvet was utilized for the base of the poetic, magnificent challenge of the “Layers of Time.” For the pattern selected from the archives, Mihara used patterned velvet and hikihaku traditional weaving with metallic thread and lacq