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Suzusan 05Shibori 07Suzusan Scarves 09Silk Scarfs 10Wool Scarves 16Polyester Scarves 17Cotton Scarves 20Glossary 23Contact 24
»Index.«
Shibori is a Japanese textile finishing technique which, even though it can look back on a tradition spanning centuries at the island state, is virtually unknown in the Western world.
Artisan Hiroshi Murase, director of Suzusan, is practising this craftwork in the 4th Generation already. His small arts and crafts business in Arimatsu/Japan finishes textiles and fibres in lavish craftwork, using the Shibori technique. Based on Murase‘s ideas, three-dimensional patterns, exciting contrasts or soft fluid colour transitions are created on select fabrics. All fabrics by Suzusan feature playfully light-weight materials and colourful designs. They spread a magic which does not just excite textile lovers. Come and enter the new world of textile design!
Hiroshi Murase has been living the art of Shibori for more than 40 years. His passion and his quest for perfection are the motivat-ing forces for his craft – thus he and Suzusan vouch for the quality of the products, which are purchased by fashion designers, interior architects and furniture designers. Internation-nally renowned designers and labels such as Junya Watanabe, Calvin Klein, Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto have already discovered for themselves the variety of Suzusan fabrics.
In early 2008, Murase‘s son, Hiroyuki Murase, opened the Suzusan Showroom in Düsseldorf, Germany‘s fashion capital.
This is the family business‘ first step towards further opening its business relations to the international market and thereby spreading the knowledge of the Shibori craftwork and the Suzusan fabrics beyond the confines of Japan.
Through a Fair Trade Concept, Suzusan strives to provide the producing craftsmen with a share of the price premium, strengthen the craftwork as a profession, and contribute toward putting an end to the decades-long decline of this textile art in Arimatsu and Narumi.
With the products Suzusan Fabrics, Suzusan Accessories and Suzusan Luminaires for fashion designers and furniture designers, interior archi-tects, resellers and others, Suzusan is creating a portfolio which successfully combines historically grown tradition and modern design and which in this form is one of a kind in Europe.
»Suzusan.«Hand-adorned fabrics on their way to Europe.
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„Wring, press and twist“ – this is the English translation of the Japanese verb shiboru.
Three words which together describe the main characteristics of the Japanese textile finishing technique Shibori. In Shibori, certain parts of the textile surface are folded in a special way, tied off or taken in, whereby parts of the surface are reserved. Through these well thought out manipulations of the carrier material, fluid colour transitions, but also three-dimensional patters, structures and colour contrasts occur when dyeing raw fabrics. Softly subsiding contour and softly flowing colour transitions which result in a rhythmically structured surface structure, are characteristic of materials that were adorned with this technique.
Originally the Shibori technique was applied to silk and cotton fabrics as well as plant fibres such as cotton and flax. Over the course of the past decades, Japanese craftsmen have started to also treat chemically produced fibres, for example polyester and nylon, as well as leather and metals. Over the centuries, a variety of different tech-niques were developed within the Shibori craft in Arimatsu and Narumi, which quite often only
differed in nuances from another. One particular aspect is that no two craftsmen reserve the same material in the same fashion and as such the products always feature the respective artisan‘s „signature“. This way a multitude of textile designs with highly individualised characteristics is created within a time-honoured traditional framework, fascinating time and again through their high quality.
»Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori.«Textile finishing at the highest level.
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The fine scarves and stoles of Suzusan im-press both through their high-quality materials and their captivating design. Just like with all Shibori products, targeted manipulation of the textile surface is used to achieve dramatic pat-terns and structures. Adjusted to specific tastes, Suzusan‘s portfolio offers simple elegance or a touch of glamour. Lively flamboyance or quiet delight – as exclusive fashion accessories, these Suzusan products with unsurpassed wearing comfort are a blessing for the senses.
Natural fibres such as silk, cotton and fine wool constitute the material foundation for the scarves and stoles. Based on the many years of experience in the processing of these materials, fascinating products are being created which reflect the highest craftsmanship as well as the cultural roots connected with it.
This booklet shows you a selection of our scarf & stole collection. As resellers you can choose form the following Suzusan scarves & stoles, but we can also talk about your own ideas and colour requests and produce your very own „Suzusan Collection“.
Here, the options are nearly endless. The three components Shibori, material and colour are very versatile and each can be combined with another in endless varieties. Close to 50 different Shibori techniques, natural andartificial fibres of all kind, as well as a finely nuanced colour range offer a large choice of alternative implementation options for each idea. This flexibility is made possible for us through the manufacturing in craftwork: we can address your wishes spontaneously and in a timely manner.
»Suzusan Scarves & stoles.«One of a kind high-quality accessories.
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10 | Silk SCS 107Silk scarf
Technique: Temawashigumo Shibori, Fabric: 100 % silk organza
Size: 25 x 190 cmColours: black, turquoise, orange,
light pink, siena
Silk | 11SCS 120Silk scarfTechnique: Yatara Miura Shibori Fabric: 100 % silk chiffonSize: 30 x 144 cm Colours: yellow/black, violet/black, magenta/black, cyan/black
12 | Silk HSCS 101Gents silk scarf
Technique: Orinui ShiboriFabric: 100 % silk satin
Size: 28 x 144 cm Colours: claret, china blue, black, grey
Silk | 13HSCS 102Gents silk scarfTechnique: Orinui ShiboriFabric: 100 % silk satinSize: 28 x 144 cmColours: claret, china blue, black, grey
14 | Silk SCS 105Silk scarf
Technique: Kikaigumo Shibori Fabric: 100 % silk chiffon
Size: 35 x 150 cm Colours: black, darkblue, grey, citreous, orange
Silk | 15SCS 110Silk scarf Technique: Yatara Miura Shibori Fabric: 100 % silk organza Size: 35 x 150 cm Colour: black/mauve
16 | Wool SCW 102Wool stole
Technique: Makiage Shibori Fabric: gauze out of 100 % lamb’s wool
Size: 150 x 225 cm Colours: grey, black
Polyester | 17SCP 105ScarfTechnique: Gangi Mokume Tatsumaki Shibori Fabric: 100% polyester Size: 90 x 175 cm Colours: grass-green, black
18 | Velvet SCP 103Velvet scarf
Technique: Yatara Miura-Tesuji Shibori Fabric: 50% polyester velvet, 50% rayon
Size: 30 x 157 cm Colour: china blue/black
Velvet | 19SCP 102Velvet scarfTechnique: Yatara Miura-Tesuji Shibori Fabric: 50% polyester velvet, 50% rayon Size: 20 x 155 cm Colours: claret/grey, dark grey/grey, black/grey
20 | Cotton SCC 109Cotton scarf
Technique: Suji Shibori Fabric: 100% cotton (Leno)
Size: 22 x 190 cm Colours: black/white, blue/white
Cotton | 21SCC 110Cotton scarfTechnique: Yarara Miura ShiboriFabric: 100% cotton (Leno)Size: 18 x 120 cm Colours: navy blue, red
22 | Cotton SCC 117Cotton scarf
Technique: Temawashigumo ShiboriFabric: 100% Cotton (Leno)
Size: 18 x 120 cm Colours: black, cherry-red, mint
Shibori - A Japanese textile colouring tech-nique in which parts of the textile surface are reserved through targeted tieing off and taking in. During the subsequent dyeing, three-dimensional patterns, exciting contrasts or softly flowing colour transitions are created.
Boushi Shibori - A square area of a fabric is taken in, pulled together and tightly tied off with paper and plastic wrap so that during dyeing a diamond-shaped „hood“-like area (boushi = hood) is left untouched.
Kumo Shibori - Arimatsu is famous for the quality of the handcrafted Kumo Shibori. Even though it is possible to print a regular spider web pattern (kumo = spider web) using a machine, the craftsmen here are known for the even proportions of their handcrafted Kumo Shibori.
Kikaigumo Shibori - A Kumo technique, in which the fabric bundles are instead tied with the help of a simple, mechanical apparatus.
Makiage Shibori - Individual portions of fabric are combined into elongated bundles and tied off from the bottom to the top across their overall length.
Yatara Miura Shibori - This is a technique in which the patterns are applied in different sizes and with an irregular distribution (Yatara = mixed up).
Hitta Miura Shibori - Miura technique with a particularly fine, diagonally aligned pattern.
Ori-Nui Shibori - A thread is sewn into the fabric in a line; the fabric is then pulled together using this thread. The inside of the folds of fabric remain white during dyeing.
Tatsumaki Shibori - The fabric is combined into an elongated bundle and twice in a row tied off from top to bottom first in a wider, then in a narrower distance of threads and subsequently dyed. The resulting pattern looks like the eye of a hurricane (tatsumaki, in Japanese).
Temawashigumo Shibori - Like Kumo Shibori, wherein the fabric is wrapped by a simple, hand-operated apparatus.
Tesuji Shibori - A fabric is placed in small folds in its whole width, in this form placed around a strong rope, tied off with a thread and subsequently dyed. This creates a pattern with longitudinal stripes which are horizon-tally separated.
»Glossary.«
