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Materials & Craft

Made by hand, from nature

Four materials, each with its own history, its own makers and its own page.

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The materials and techniques shaped by Japan’s climate, and by the wisdom of those who came before, are a legacy to be proud of. Our work is to carry them onto the wall.

The workshop · Inshu

From fibre to surface

A closer look at the hands, fibres and processes behind Tomita’s made-to-order surfaces.

Kozo, the paper mulberry, growing in Inshu
Kozo · the paper mulberry
Kozo fibre being washed and picked over by hand
Fibre · washed and picked by hand
Sorting kozo fibre by hand
Sorting · by hand
Forming sheets at the vat
Washi · forming sheets at the vat
Brushing colour in stripes
Colour · brushed by hand
Laying pigment with a broad brush
Pigment · laid with a broad brush