The Makers
The hands behind the work.
Selected artisans.
Kimono weavers. Silk yarn dyers. Lacquerware studios. Papermakers. Ceramicists. Generations of technique, carried forward by the few who remain. thé-En exists to bring their work into the lives and spaces where it belongs — not behind glass, but in use.
Chestnut silk - handwoven
Chestnut silk - Table Runner in the Making
Raw Silk - Natural
Silk twill - Handwoven Hokusai Waves
Hemp- Plant Dye in Guava
Hemp - Mud Dye Process
Hemp - Mud Dye Rinse in the Ocean
Silk - Perssimon Hikizome ( Brush dye)
Washi Paper - Plant Dyed Mineral Foil 1
Washi Paper - Plant Dyed Mineral Foil 2