“Eatable of Many Orders / EATABLE “MIAO BLUE” ~Koji Arai & Kishu Research “10 Rain Coats”~”
2018.05.07
We will be co-hosting a pop-up event between the fashion brand ``Eatable of Many Orders'' and the leather item brand ``EATABLE'' on the 5th floor BEAMS JAPAN `` fennica Studio'' and `` B GALLERY Gallery.''
<Eatable of Many Orders> 2018 Spring/Summer collection theme "MIAO BLUE" is inspired by the indigo dyeing of the Miao people, an ethnic minority living in China's Guizhou Province.
`` fennica Studio'' will display and sell a lineup of ``MIAO BLUE'' collection items and Special order made `` fennica'' items to promote the brand's appeal.
"B GALLERY" will focus on designer Koji Arai, exhibiting his new works and presenting presentations about Guizhou and the Miao people he visited to research the "MIAO BLUE" collection. During the exhibition period, we will also hold a scarf-making workshop in which raw indigo leaves are pounded onto cloth to dye it, as well as a talk event in which Koji Arai will report on his "Guishu Research" trip.
Please enjoy our clothing and bags that are a fusion of unparalleled ideas and designs, as well as our work that shows even more unique developments.
- Event schedule
- fennica STUDIO: June 1st (Friday) - June 18th (Monday) 11:00 - 20:00 (Open every day during the exhibition period)
B GALLERY: June 1st (Friday) - June 24th (Sunday), 2018 11:00 - 20:00 (Open every day during the exhibition period)
*Due to popular demand, only B GALLERY has had its exhibition period extended.
- Holding store
- BEAMS JAPAN 5F
- workshop
- Making a scarf dyed with indigo leaves
Date and time: June 9th (Sat) 14:00-17:00 (30 minutes per session)
Reservation system: First 30 people (seated)
*For reservations, please contact B GALLERY (Tel: 03-5368-7309).
Participation fee (one time): 4,000 yen (tax included / material cost included / tea and sweets included)
- Talk event
- "Guizhou Research - Report of a trip to visit the Miao people"
Date and time: June 9th (Sat) 18:00-19:30
Reservation system: First 30 people (seated)
*For reservations, please contact B GALLERY (Tel: 03-5368-7309).
Participation fee: Free
[Eatable of Many Orders / EATABLE]
It was started in 2007 by Koji Arai, who studied architecture at Tama Art University and graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, and Yoko Arai, who studied under Bernhard Wilhelm in Antwerp and Paris, and then gained leather craft experience in Barcelona. The brand name "Eatable" is a word that expresses the research on the collection theme, understanding of materials, use of natural materials, and obsession with manufacturing methods such as dyeing and weaving and leather tanning. We aim to create an environment where people can be sensitive to the feeling of wearing clothes. www.eatableofmanyorders.com
[Koji Arai]
In addition to designing <Eatable of Many Orders>, he also handles woodwork for <EATABLE> bags and accessories. After graduating from the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, he held a solo exhibition "Last Supper" at the Antwerp Mode Museum Gallery and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Design Gallery. After returning to Japan, he launched a brand with his wife Yoko. Pursuing his interest in the relationship between clothing, food, and shelter with his unique thinking and sensibility, he expresses this not only through fashion but also through installations.
[Guizhou Research]
After researching <Eatable of Many Orders>'s 2018 spring/summer collection "MIAO BLUE," designer Koji Arai took the lead, and people from different genres of activities gathered together through their friends and connections gathered together to explore China from their own perspectives. , Guizhou, a trip to Guizhou province to see the Miao people.
<Exhibitors> Ryoko Ando (DESIGN MUSICA), Ryoko Hagami (Subaru Editor-in-Chief), Etsuko Iwasaki (Art Director), Tomohaya Kaminokawa (Photographer), Kaoru Kanamori (AWRD Editor-in-Chief), Kiyofumi Kaneko (Actor), Kaneko Mana (acupuncturist), Yuko Kaneko, Yuki Kishi (Subaru editorial department), Kanako Nishizawa (company employee), Ai Sasaki (artist), Sayoko Sekito (Keiso Shobo editorial department), Keijiro Suga (poet), Yuki Sugawara, Mata Atsushi Yu (novelist)
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