I visited the Baduy people to make products for our next line up. Their village is located outside of Jakarta, Indonesia inside the mountains. The man in the photo is hand weaving a bracelet from a singe rattan vine. It was a refreshing experience to take a bath inside the river.

新たな物作りのためにインドネシアの首都ジャカルタの郊外の山の中にある、バドゥイ族の村に宿泊。写真は１本の籐のつるからブレスレットを手編みにしている様子。川の中でシャワーを浴びるとても心地よい時間でした。

In 2013, I first visited the village of Miao indigenous people located in Guizhou province, China. Since then we have been making products with them as they are the masters of hand weaving, embroideries and indigo dye.

They live simple life close to the nature. Spending time with them, makes me think what “richness” is about.

2013年に初めて貴州省の苗族の村を訪れて以来、手織り、手刺繍、藍染の名手である彼らと物作りを行っています。

彼らは自然と近いところで、とてもシンプルな暮らしをしており、そんな彼らと時間を過ごしていると、本当の豊かさとは何だろうか？といつも考えさせられます。