Japanese Ceremonial Silk Wall Art

Japanese ceremonial silk wall tapestries, reimagined from obi.

At Renaras we preserve the most auspicious gallery-level Japanese ceremonial silk — silk that would otherwise remain folded and unseen — and bring it into rooms where it can be enjoyed, daily, in the light it was made for. This is our mottainai: the bringing of new imagination into a living tradition. Wall tapestries at Renaras are cut from a single Japanese ceremonial silk obi — woven for weddings, tea ceremonies, and formal processions — and transformed at our Amsterdam atelier into singular vertical compositions for the contemporary interior.

The cut is led entirely by the textile: where the motif resolves, how the pattern moves, how metallic threads catch the light once installed. No two panels share the same passage of cloth; the obi that gives a tapestry its composition no longer exists in that form. Each piece hangs from handmade hardwood bars at the top and bottom — finished with a leather hanging cord — so the silk falls in a clean, architectural line without frames or glass, the textile allowed to breathe. Dimensions vary by obi: from tall, narrow panels that anchor an entrance wall to long formats suited to stairwells, corridors, lobbies and suites.

For Spaces. Renaras silk tapestries are specified for private residences, boutique hotels, and hospitality interiors across Europe — installed as enduring textile fixtures rather than seasonal decoration. Through Renaras For Spaces, interior designers and architects are invited to enquire about reserved textiles, bespoke commissions, and private viewings at the Amsterdam atelier.

Each tapestry is singular. Once the original silk is cut, the composition does not return.

One silk. One story. One piece. Never repeated.