Sute-mimi chair cushion
©Kohei Shikama

Sute-mimi chair cushion

Waste materials from textile factories were twisted using a special tool called komayori to create strong threads for weaving. The design uses many colours in small amounts for a playful look. To make these cushions repeatedly, the weaving and spinning tools were also designed and made.
Artisan
Satoka Abe
Satoka Abe
Yamagata, Japan
Satoka Abe is a weaver specialising in nuitori-ori, a weft embroidery weaving technique. She majored in traditional dyeing and weaving at Otsuka Colle ...
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