Summary

KYOTO CONTEMPORARY PROJECT
In Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan the excellent traditional crafts that have a long history are called "Kyo-mono" in Japan.
It is our sincere hope to create products for presents, also products that are able to be incorporate into people's daily lives.
By applying advanced and sophisticated technologies and also by utilizing universal designs we strive to make interesting products.

"Kyoto Contemporary Project" is based in the world's fashion center - Paris, and in the world's most dynamic market - Shanghai.
The project spirit is to convert the charm of Kyo-mono to useful daily products.
We hope people will enjoy these products made in the spirit of old Kyoto charm.
We invite you to appreciate our innovative products that combine the ability & soul of Kyoto's skilled artisans and their state-of-the-art designs.

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Kyoto Contemporary Paris Exhibition


Event Detail

Kyoto Contemporary
Paris Exhibition

Location

ATELIERS DE PARIS
ground floor


上海新国际博览中心

Opening Date

7th-19th January 2016
Open day:Tuesday-Saturday
(10:00-13:00, 14:00-19:00)
Close on Sunday and Monday


invitation

 




Innovation par-delà le temps et l’espace
Innovation beyond space & time
Collaboration between Japanese craftmen &
European Designers


Event Detail

Kyoto Contemporary
Paris Exhibition

Location

Atelier BLANCS
MANTEAUX
38 rue des Blancs Manteaux 75004 Paris

Opening Date

21th Jan. - 6th Feb. 2016
Open day:Monday-Saturday
Monday-Saturday(10:00-19:00)
Close on Sunday

Reception party(1) 21st 18:30-
Reception party(2) 23d 18:30-


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Maison&Objet


Event Detail

Kyoto Contemporary
Paris Exhibition

Location

Parc des Expositions
Hall 7 Booth No.G166
ZAC Paris Nord 2 93420 Villepinte

Opening Date

22-26 January 2016
From Friday to Monday: 09:30am to 07:00pm.
Tuesday: 09:30am to 06:00pm.


Exhibitors information

DAITOU SHINGU KOGYO

DIRECTOR
Toshiyuki OHIGASHI


“Promote a better sleep. The sleep laboratory & factory, Daitou” Daitou Shingu Kogyo was established in 1925. It offers bedding and lifestyle items as a laboratory and factory dedicated to creating comfortable sleep and relaxation environments.



Baby Bed

Anna Borowski is a craftswoman and a designer. She graduated from the ENSAAMA of Paris. She develops projects in collaboration with companies from various fields such as luxury brands, advertising and entertainment. She conceives creations ranging from sculptures and jewellery prototypes to set design and fabric patterns. All of these various projects are consistent in their vision, which is to provide the feeling of an emotional and cultural anchorage through objects evoking dream, storytelling and poetry.
Design by Anna Borowski


Company: Daitou Shingu Kogyo Co,. Ltd.
Person in charge: Toshiyuki OHIGASHI
Address: 66-2 Yoko-Oji Shimo-Misuyamaden, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-622-6245
FAX: +81-75-622-1337
Email : sleep@aste-kyoto.co.jp
Website : http://www.daitoushingu.com


KOBORI

Taku KOBORI

Established in 1775, Kobori is best known for the exceptional quality of its Buddhist altar fittings and its customer portfolio includes number of famous Japanese temples. Kobori has also been developing a range of everyday articles made with outstanding traditional Kyoto craftsmanship that has been certified by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.


MASUGUMI Panel

The collaboration with the designers of Studio Monsieur invites Kobori into interior design and architecture. The handmade luxury screen panel collection borrows shapes and constructive principles from traditional buddhist temples. The Masu Gumi screen panel highlights the meticulous wooden work of its eponymous assembly that supports with elegance the roofs of Kyoto's temples.


Design by Studio Monsieur



Company: KOBORI, INC.
Person in charge: Taku KOBORI
Address: Karasuma-dori Shomen Agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-341-4121

FAX: +81-75-341-4128
Email : info@kobori.co.jp
Website : http://www.kobori.co.jp

KYOTO BIKYO

Kiichi MATSUOKA

Since 1937, Kyoto Bikyo has produced and sold kimonos and other apparel hand-crafted with the shibori tie-dye process. Traditional craftsman Matsuoka Kiichi applies time-honored tie-dye methods to materials including not only genuine silk but also leather and more, creating innovative products with 100% made-in-Japan quality.

KIZOMÉ IRODORI Scarf collection

The textile designers Lily Alcaraz et Léa Berlier chose to develop a range of scarves made of silk widths traditionally used for kimonos. The geometric and refined patterns created with the folding and compressing technique of itajime emerge through two successive and different baths of colors.

Company: KYOTO BIKYO CO., LTD.
Person in charge: Kiichi MATSUOKA
Address: 2-3 Mibu Nakagawa-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-812-7777
FAX: +81-75-841-8322

Email : k.bikyo@jeans.ocn.ne.jp
Website : http://www.ma2sen.co.jp/bikyo

MARUWA

Toshiharu HAYASHI

Maruwa carries on the tradition of furoshiki (traditional Japanese cloth bags) by bringing a fresh new edge suited to contemporary lifestyles rather than merely imitating old-fashioned styles.

FRUSHIKI & HANDLE

The new collection of stylish, eco-friendly bags, created in collaboration with Unqui designers, incorporates the time-honored concept of the furoshiki into a modern bag with cutting-edge graphics and a simple leather strap which enhances its functionality.

Design by Unqui Designers


Company: MARUWA CO., LTD.
Person in charge: Toshiharu HAYASHI
Address: 18-3 Mibukayougosyo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8811 Japan
TEL: +81-75-801-0536
FAX: +81-75-811-7247

Email : info@furoshiki-kyoto.com
Website : http://www.furoshiki-kyoto.com/en.html

TACHIKICHI

Tetsuji SHIKI

Tachikichi was established in downtown Kyoto during the late Edo Period, in 1752. Over centuries, while remaining a traditional Kyoto business, this name has come to be known throughout Japan. To this day, the passion invested into its original ceramics remains undimmed, and the products are an essential and well-loved part of people’s lifestyles.

SUMINAGASHI Table Ware

In collaboration with designers Arthur Leitner and Judith Bourdin, Tachikichi proposes a beautiful marble-patterned tea set with exquisite design and workmanship underpinned by time-honored traditional techniques.

Company: TACHIKICHI CORPORATION
Person in charge: Tetsuji SHIKI
Address: 8 Niomon-cho, Nijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-754-8710

FAX: +81-75-253-0344
Email : tetsuji_shiki@tachikichi.co.jp
Website : http://www.tachikichi.co.jp/

ITOKO

Sachi KITAGAWA

Itoko is a maker of white fabric for kimonos, its products are so highly respected that they are ordered by Japan's Imperial Family. The Silk Glass, an interior material that incorporates the beauty of silk and Japanese traditional decorative arts into glass, is being used in glass doors, partitions, and tables that are winning acclaim all over the world.

Silk Glass panels

The nesting tables, produced in collaboration with Charlotte Juillard and Peggy Derolez bring a new perspective to the Silk Glass panels which enhance an original embroidery pattern Infinite Stone, interpretation at the crossroads of two cultures, repetition ad infinitum of a link between things and beings.

Company: ITOKO CO., LTD.
Person in charge: Sachi KITAGAWA
Address: 448-2 Tatsuike-cho, Oike-dori Muromachi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-254-5884
FAX: +81-75-256-2818

Email : support@kimono-itoko.co.jp
Website : http://www.kimono-itoko.co.jp

KOSEIDO

Shigekazu TANAKA
Koseido founder Tanaka Takeo applies his extensive experience in restoring cultural properties to antique artworks, Buddhist temple paintings and other assets. He is used to work washi paper on different layers glued together. Rather than rigidly adhering to traditional techniques, he works on decorative approaches that suit today’s living environments, dedicating his daily efforts to the preservation of a 100 years old art and craft.

BYOUBU FOLDING SCREEN

The new partitions, produced in collaboration with Saint-Antoine designers, are high-end interior décor. Mixing washi with fabric creates two different effects on front and back of the screen. Graphism created by structure is visible through the transparency of the washi. Traditional use of gold leaf is reinterpreted in a contemporary way.

Company: KOSEIDO
Person in charge: Shigekazu TANAKA
Address: 27-12 Nakamachi, Jyurakumawari, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-811-3394
FAX: +81-75-811-3389

Email : kouseidou@gaia.eonet.ne.jp
Website : http://kyo-hyougu.com

KYOTO NATURAL FACTORY

Toshiya OHASHI
Kyoto Natural Factory is proud to present products developed in harmony with Kyoto's natural environment, with the theme of healing the five senses, made with all-natural materials and demanding craftsmanship. KNF is involved in a social innovation process, delivering woodwork and fragrance products from Kyoto all around the world.

NENRIN Speaker

The NENRIN speaker, created in collaboration with Noir Vif designers is manufactured with Kitayama cedar, a very rare and specific Japanese wood. It combines incredible sound quality and the warm, distinctive texture of Kyoto's own Kitayama cedar wood.

Design by Noir Vif


Company: KYOTO NATURAL FACTORY INC.
Person in charge: Maki ISHIZAKI
Address: 259-1 Fukuya-cho, Takakura-dori Ebisugawa-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-354-3719
FAX: +81-75-354-3729

Email : ishizaki@knf.jp
Website : http://www.knf.jp

NISHIMURA YUZEN-CHOKOKU

The LEGEND
Takeshi NISHIMURA


Nishimura has been working for 44 years in the Yuzen-Chokoku tradition - a stencil technique of cutting paper used in Yuzen kimono dyeing. As fashion of kimono has been less trendy, Nishimura has decided to save the traditional art of stencil carving from extinction, and to convey it to a global audience. Nishimura Yuzen- Chokoku is passionately committed to expanding beyond traditional stencil carving to develop everyday goods to brighten the lives of people around the world.

KOMOREBI

The new photophores created in collaboration with designer Elodie Stephan are the perfect touch to a warm interior environment, incorporating wood sheets featuring Nishimura’s extraordinary carving art. Each piece creates a unique design as the patterns are spontaneously imagined by the master artisan, in relation with wood’s veins which are always different.

Design by Elodie Stephan


Company: NISHIMURA YUZEN-CHOKOKU
Person in charge: Takeshi NISHIMURA
Address: 51 Mibuaiai-cho, Nakagyo-ku Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-821-5589
FAX: +81-75-332-2955

Email : nishimurayuzenchokoku@gmail.com
Website : http://www.nishimura-yuzen-chokoku.com

YUMEMIYA

Keiko IIDA

Kyoto-based Yumemiya is engaged in manufacturing and selling traditional Japanese goods made with chirimen, the traditional crêpe fabric. Each of its handmade products, employing the finest Kyoto chirimen, reflects the nature and seasonal traditions of the city and conveys its unique atmosphere with glowing warmth.

IRO IRO

The new men's collection Iro Iro, produced in collaboration with designers from L'Accent du m, combines textiles and leather to create high-fashion accessories linking Japanese elements as fabrics designs and Europeans codes. The Dandy and The Mysterious collections offer restyled pocket- handkerchief and bow-tie, brooch, tie pin.

Design by L'Accent du M

Company: YUMEMIYA CO., LTD.
Person in charge: Keiko IIDA
Address: 20 Momoyama-cho, Mitsuke-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
TEL: +81-75-622-6900
FAX: +81-75-622-6904

Email : iida@yumemiya.co.jp
Website : http://www.yumemiya.co.jp


Kyoto Contemporary
Producer Kotaro Nishibori

Headquarters
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Address: 546 Dodo-cho, Horikawa Teranouchi-higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
TEL: +81-75-432-8751
FAX: +81-75-441-6645
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Website: http://www.tci-lab.com/
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