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Yamamura Grant Meister (Dyeing and weaving)
Last Updated January 18, 2024
Yamamura Grant (
Dyeing and weaving
Fiscal 2005 Selection (10th term)
Lives and works in Izumi Ward
- Born in 1934, Born in Yokohama
- Chairman of Yamamura dyeing and weaving crafts
- He has served as a judge for 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 working on dyeing various fabrics, including Yokohama's special product "Yokohama Scarf", which has a tradition of more than 100 years.
"I read the era one step ahead and I am still making various works," "Manufacturing is a repetition of self-question. You have to find your own tasks and overcome them yourself," says Yamamura.
If you are spreading the antenna 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 hints in a timely manner.
In addition to fostering successors, actively participating in events such as exhibitions held in Yokohama, conveying the skills of dyeing and weaving, including the "Yokohama Scarves", to the citizens and contributing to the promotion of local culture. I am.
Meister's skill
In an industry where mass production is often done by machine, we are working on mass production by hand.
The hand-drawn dyeing technique, devised in his thirties, is a technique in which a piece of cloth is stretched in the air and a pattern is drawn in freehand using brushes. In addition, more than 100 techniques have been developed, such as action painting (air drawing), ink dyeing, armor dyeing, and uneven dyeing.
He developed a creative work, and the work was certified as a Yokohama 001 Goods.
Profile
Born in Yokohama and raised in Yokohama.
After graduating from Tama Art University's Design Department, he joined a textile processing company for export and worked as a designer for printed fabric designs for clothing.
While designing the pattern, learn about printing techniques and establish a technique to dye directly on the fabric by hand.
He founded Yamamura dyeing and weaving crafts at the age of 35.
Major Awards
- Received the 2003 International Salon Exhibition Special Award in Paris, France
- Received the Special Prize in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium in 2004 (Yuri John Contemporary Art World Exhibition)
- Received the 2013 "Contemporary Master Craftsman (Excellent Skilled Workers)" Award (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
- Received the Medal with Yellow Ribbon in 2015
You can meet the skills of Meister here!
Yamamura dyeing and weaving crafts
3143, Izumicho, Izumi-ku, Yokohama-shi
Telephone: 045-802-3138
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