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Clip-on earrings reborn by using scraps from Ay's clothing production process and [gold thread] from sAto [].
Clip-on earrings reborn by [kintsugi] with gold thread from [https://www.instagram.com/saaaaaaato/]. The [gold thread] made from gold leaf used for kimono matches with Meisen kimono fabric and adds an accent to your coordination.

[wa] Japanese circle. Gold thread Clip-on earrings wa, which incorporate traditional craftsmanship into a modern item, have a sophisticated design and a small, gorgeous appearance. The use of safe materials creates just the right amount of presence.

SIZE | length 2.5 cm (height 2.5 cm), width 1.0 cm (width 1.0 cm)
MATERIAL| metal parts, Meisen kimono fabric (silk)

What is gold thread?

Gold thread is made by cutting Japanese paper on which gold leaf is pressed using lacquer as glue.
The brightness of the gold leaf can be slightly adjusted according to the thinness of the lacquer,
The process of pressing gold leaf, which is said to be as thin as 1/10,000 mm, is filled with the skill of craftsmen. The materials used to make the lacquer, gold leaf, and Japanese paper themselves have also been produced using techniques handed down from generation to generation by Japanese craftsmen.
Originally, they were used for Nishijin-ori, Kyoto's highest quality textiles that have been handed down for 1,600 years. However, due to the shrinking demand for kimono and the development of simplified production methods, there are now only a few craftsmen in the region who have inherited the traditional manufacturing methods.

What is Meisen?

Meisen is a type of kimono that spread throughout Japan from the latter half of the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the Showa period (1926-1989) and was loved by ordinary women as everyday wear and fashionable clothing. Meisen is mainly produced in the northern Kanto region. Kiryu, Ashikaga, Chichibu, Hachioji, and Isezaki. Isezaki Meisen" in Gunma Prefecture, where sericulture is said to have started in the Nara period (710-794), was one of the most widely produced, and was worn by one out of every ten women in Japan at that time.
　The charm of Isesaki Meisen silk is the unique pattern and coloring produced by the "kasuri" technique. The weft and warp threads are woven one by one on a hand weaving machine. However, the meisen industry itself is currently in decline due to the shrinking kimono culture and lack of successors.

Kinshi- Made in Nishijin, Kyoto by Yuji Torihara
Embroidery- Atelier Fucca in Shibuya (Type B labor support facility)
design by sAto
Kimono fabric - Ay

Ay

"Ay" is a cultural brand that unravels, confronts, and transmits spun culture with a new value under the mission of "reweaving culture".

Commitment to Our Products:
"Re-weaving" means adding new value while maximizing existing elements. If a kimono represents 10, we break down the 10 into its components: craftsman, technique, region, thread, loom, dye, division of labor, etc. When we examine each of these aspects, a future comes into view.

Traditional industrial goods, crafted with care, have seen decreased distribution due to a shrinking market. Additionally, there are traditional techniques facing decline due to aging craftsmen, cultures that exist but cannot be produced, and both Japanese and international cultures on the verge of decline.

Our approach is to scrutinize each cultural aspect, understanding why it has been cherished over time. We use the term "reweave" to describe this process. By giving new value to the unwound elements, we aim to grow one into a hundred by reintroducing them to the market in a rejuvenated state.