Journal
Essays on Japanese textile history, craft, and the culture of ceremonial silk — alongside guides to caring for and living with ceremonial silk objects.
The Cloth That Remembered Everything
The furoshiki, one of Japan's oldest continuous objects: a square of cloth with a hundred folds, no hardware, and the knowledge of how to tie it.
The Cloth That Remembered Everything
The furoshiki, one of Japan's oldest continuous objects: a square of cloth with a hundred folds, no hardware, and the knowledge of how to tie it.
Cherry Blossom Season in Japan — What It Taught...
Hana-fubuki, the flower snowstorm, and mono no aware: what one week of cherry blossom teaches about impermanence, and how that quality lives in ceremonial silk.
Cherry Blossom Season in Japan — What It Taught...
Hana-fubuki, the flower snowstorm, and mono no aware: what one week of cherry blossom teaches about impermanence, and how that quality lives in ceremonial silk.
Welcome to The Silk Journal
Why The Silk Journal exists: a record of what the Renaras atelier thinks about while working with Japanese ceremonial silk, from weave to stillness and attention.
Welcome to The Silk Journal
Why The Silk Journal exists: a record of what the Renaras atelier thinks about while working with Japanese ceremonial silk, from weave to stillness and attention.
The Pillow That Remembers
The pieces that arrive at Renaras come from Japanese estates. Silk of this age and provenance has qualities nothing new can imitate: a depth of colour synthetic dyes cannot reach,...
The Pillow That Remembers
The pieces that arrive at Renaras come from Japanese estates. Silk of this age and provenance has qualities nothing new can imitate: a depth of colour synthetic dyes cannot reach,...
The Wardrobe That Holds $220 Billion Worth of F...
Japan holds an estimated ¥33 trillion in dormant kimono and formal textiles, folded away in tansu chests. On the forgotten silk, and the mottainai that answers it.
The Wardrobe That Holds $220 Billion Worth of F...
Japan holds an estimated ¥33 trillion in dormant kimono and formal textiles, folded away in tansu chests. On the forgotten silk, and the mottainai that answers it.
The Case for Lattice
Why kikkō tortoiseshell and kōshi lattice woven into Japanese ceremonial silk give minimalist rooms structure without decoration, and calm without cold.
The Case for Lattice
Why kikkō tortoiseshell and kōshi lattice woven into Japanese ceremonial silk give minimalist rooms structure without decoration, and calm without cold.