kobooriza - Kobo Oriza - Stoles, mufflers and caps from Imabari, Ehime

Surrounded by greenery and clear streams, you can hear the nostalgic sound of the weaving looms.

In Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, which is known for producing towels and other cotton fabrics, Kobo Oriza makes stoles and mufflers full of originality using old-fashioned weaving machines. In the mountainous area of Imabari City, where time flows slowly and lushly green, the company pursues manufacturing that makes the most of its unique weaving techniques.

Masatoshi Takeda, who leads Kobo Oriza, is an engineer who worked for a towel manufacturer for nearly 40 years and also served as the factory manager. With the rise of cheap towels made overseas, the towel factory where I worked abolished the production department and started selling only towels.

Among them, the “fluctuation weave” muffler with a rare soft wave design. A method called mojiri weaving, in which the warp and weft threads are tied together, creates a wave pattern that is difficult to shift and does not collapse. For this weaving, he was awarded the "3rd Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award" for "developing the world's first 'vertical and horizontal yoroke mojiri weaving' and original products by manipulating retro looms in the early Showa era." .

There are also a wide variety of colors and shapes, such as plant-dyed stoles dyed with natural dyes and cotton caps that can be used in 8 different ways.

Items created by traditional techniques are becoming familiar with modern fashion. People and traditions are entwined, just like threads are entwined... The products that Kobo Oriza creates seem to be a bridge that connects the present and the past.

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kobooriza KUSHU Cotton Stole Cross Color [K-ST-...

CHF 50.76 - CHF 50.76

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kobooriza Kobo Oriza MOJIRI Dry Cotton Short Mu...

CHF 25.38 - CHF 25.38

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kobooriza Kobo Oriza Hemp Botanical Organic Kno...

CHF 30.46 - CHF 30.46

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[4 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza Botanical Dye O...

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kobooriza Cotton Ankle Cover [K-AC-AW05] Women'...

CHF 20.30 - CHF 20.30

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[3 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza 100% Cotton NEC...

CHF 26.65 - CHF 26.65

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[2 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza LOOP Cotton Muf...

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[Choose from 2 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza Moh...

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[Choose from 3 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza Woo...

CHF 82.49 - CHF 82.49

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kobooriza Kobo Oriza Wool Cap that can be used ...

CHF 34.26 - CHF 34.26

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[Choose from 4 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza LOO...

CHF 39.97 - CHF 39.97

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[3 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza wool alternativ...

CHF 82.49 - CHF 82.49

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[Choose from 2 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza Woo...

CHF 95.18 - CHF 95.18

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[Choose from 2 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza Woo...

CHF 63.45 - CHF 63.45

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[4 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza Wool Snood NECK...

CHF 43.15 - CHF 43.15

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[4 colors] Kobooriza Kobo Oriza 100% Wool Chotk...

CHF 39.97 - CHF 39.97

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[Choose from 5 colors] kobooriza Kobo Oriza Woo...

CHF 34.26 - CHF 34.26

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CHF 34.26

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kobooriza Kobo Oriza KUSHU Linen Cotton Tiny Sc...

CHF 20.30 - CHF 20.30

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Kobooriza WAKKA Ring Stole [K-RS-KR03] Ladies E...

CHF 55.84 - CHF 55.84

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Kobooriza KUSHU Linen Cotton Stole [K-ST-KS01] ...

CHF 43.15 - CHF 43.15

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kobooriza Cotton 100% Chotcolle Reversible Shor...

CHF 20.30 - CHF 203.05

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[5 colors] Kobooriza SHIBO Linen Cotton Bicolor...

CHF 57.11 - CHF 57.11

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[6 colors] kobooriza Cotton Linen NECKABLE Hood...

CHF 26.65 - CHF 26.65

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[8 colors] kobooriza Cotton cap that can be use...

CHF 28.55 - CHF 28.55

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Kobo Oriza creates stoles and mufflers overflowing with originality using old-fashioned weaving machines. The shop is located deep in the mountains...

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