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Yamamura subsidized Meister (dying and weaving)
Last Updated January 18, 2024
Grant of Yamamura
Dyeing and weaving
Selected in fiscal 2005 (10th term)
Lives in Izumi Ward
- Born in 1934, Born in Yokohama
- Chairman of Yamamura dyeing and weaving crafts
- He has served as a judge at the Yokohama Scarf Design Competition, a member of the Yokohama Fashion Association, and a director of the Kanagawa Prefectural Textile Association.
Manufacturing is a repetition of self-question
Mr. Yamamura has been involved in dyeing various fabrics, including Yokohama's specialty product "Yokohama Scarf", which has a tradition of more than 100 years.
"I read the era one step ahead and still make various works." "Manufacturing is a repetition of self-question. You have to find a task on your own and overcome it yourself," says Yamamura.
If you spread the antenna widely with a strong desire to create a new product, hints will jump in from unexpected places. It seems that it is important to grasp the hint at the right time and firmly.
In addition to fostering successors, he actively participates in events such as exhibitions held in Yokohama, and widely communicates the skills of dyeing and weaving, including "Yokohama Scarves" to the citizens and contribute to the promotion of local culture.
Meister's skill
In an industry that is often mass-produced by machine, we are working on hand-drawn mass production.
The hand-painted dyeing technique, devised in the thirties is a technique of drawing a single piece of cloth in the air and draw a pattern with freehand using a brush. The same pattern can be drawn in large quantities and the taste of handicrafts can be obtained. In addition, there are more than 100 types of techniques developed, such as action paint (air drawing method), ink dyeing, armor dyeing, and uneven dyeing.
The original work was developed, and the work was certified as Yokohama 001 goods.
Profile
Born and raised in Yokohama.
After graduating from Tama Art University Design Department, he joined a textile manufacturing company for export, where he worked as a designer for print designs for clothing.
While designing patterns, he learned about printing techniques and established a technique of hand-painting directly on fabrics.
He established Yamamura dyeing and weaving crafts at the age of 35.
Major awards
- Received the Special Award for International Salon in Paris, France in 2003
- 2004 Received the Special Prize in Germany, Netherlands Belgium Exhibition (John Yuri, World of Contemporary Art)
- (Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare) Award in 2013 (Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare)
- Received the Medal with Yellow Ribbon in 2015
You can meet Meister's skills here!
Yamamura dyeing and weaving crafts
3143, Izumicho, Izumi-ku, Yokohama-shi
Phone: 045-802-3138
For inquiries to this page
Economic Affairs Bureau, Civil Economy and Labor Department
Phone: 045-671-4098
Phone: 045-671-4098
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