Silk masks
Ebi meets traditional crafts
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In Japan there exist a lot of world-renowned traditional crafts. However, “Traditional craft” gave me an authoritarian image and that wasn’t my taste. Especially, in Kyoto where is the heart of Japanese tradition, the image of authority has more dignity, I tended to avoid traditional crafts in my life even I was from Kyoto, but till that time.
In the end of April 2020 when tourists vanished in Kyoto because of COVID-19, I found a Nishijin-ori silk mask, which is a well-known local traditional craft, on shopping street. With a little interest, I bought one. When I googled who made the mask at home, I was totally shocked with the fact that it was made by handicapped people at welfare facility.
SHOP Ebi is an on-line shop of HOSTEL Ebi. We develop original items which adopt the technics and skills of traditional crafts and introduce the finest local traditional crafts from Kyoto.
Please look forwards to our new challenge.
HOSTEL Ebi Owner
About Nishijin Workshop
Since Nishijin Workshop was designated an Employment support office for the disabled in 2006, it has been challenging to intergrade tradition and welfare. Currently people with various handicaps work on reeling filature, silk warping, weaving and braiding. The skills they have been acquired with a lot of time will be traditional skills and be taken over for the next generation.
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