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Nepenthes x Kazuhiro Ota - Tenugui Bandana - Starry Sky
Nepenthes x Kazuhiro Ota - Tenugui Bandana - Starry Sky
Nepenthes x Kazuhiro Ota - Tenugui Bandana - Starry Sky

Nepenthes x Kazuhiro Ota - Tenugui Bandana - Starry Sky

$29.00

An original tenugui made with Kazuhiro Ota, the graphic designer and art director also known for his writing on Japan's drinking establishments.

The tenugui has a long history in Japanese gift-giving and remains genuinely useful day to day. Ota brought American graphics of the 1940s and 1950s to that traditional object, and the result is unusual and slightly off-key in a way that reads as elegant rather than loud.

The dyeing combines two traditional techniques, direct printing and resist dyeing, which is a slow way to make a piece of cloth. It sits easily in a modern life while carrying the weight of the craft behind it.

Measurements

Size Height Width
One size 34.6 in (88 cm) 13.8 in (35 cm)

Measured flat, garment laid out unstretched. Allow a small tolerance between individual pieces.

Materials

  • 100% cotton

Details

  • Made in Japan
  • Style RW2040-C