The ribs of this umbrella are adorned with hollow braids. The braid's airy texture, the lustre of the silk, and the colour palette are all unique to the aesthetics of pre-modern Tokyo. The handle is made with an auspicious turtle shell pattern from ancient Japan.
Takashi Fukuda and his son, Ryuta, are masters of kumihimo, a traditional braiding technique practised in Japan for over 1,400 years. Drawing from hun ...
