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We Weave, Wedge and Last
We are a collective of three Japanese designer craftswomen working in London.
Maiko Dawson works with leather producing simple yet beautiful shoes and bags.
Kaori Tatebayashi trained as a potter in Japan creates tactile tableware.
Mica Hirosawa produces hand woven scarves and other accessories.
And this year, we invited Tomoko Yamanaka who is a womenswear designer specialised in knitwear.
We all met in London in various workshops or while showing at Chelsea craft fair and Origin. Our paths probably wouldn’t have crossed, if we all stayed in Japan. It was our first exhibition as a group in 2014, although it had been a few years since we first talked about organising a joint exhibition as we were in need of a new platform to show our works. We all wanted this exhibition to be exciting and different from the usual craft shows. For us it is like stopping work and taking a walk to get some fresh air. We hope the same can be said for the people that visit us.
We realised that it would be a great opportunity to be more interactive and do some collaborations for the exhibition. You will find ceramics incorporated into fine jewellery, tableware with co-ordinated woven table linens and some woven details within leather shoes.
We also wanted the visitors to feel more inspired by a more peaceful and relaxed setting than a bustling craft show.
Today living in a city like London we are all spoilt for choice with consumer goods that don’t last.
However, we as makers passionately believe in things that are more individual, take a little longer to make, are well made and can be part of our daily life for years to come. Although our styles and products are different this is ultimately what we are striving for.
We hope you find something in our exhibition that will inspire and enrich your life.
We Weave, Wedge and Last
We are a collective of three Japanese designer craftswomen working in London.
Maiko Dawson works with leather producing simple yet beautiful shoes and bags.
Kaori Tatebayashi trained as a potter in Japan creates tactile tableware.
Mica Hirosawa produces hand woven scarves and other accessories.
And this year, we invited Tomoko Yamanaka who is a womenswear designer specialised in knitwear.
We all met in London in various workshops or while showing at Chelsea craft fair and Origin. Our paths probably wouldn’t have crossed, if we all stayed in Japan. It was our first exhibition as a group in 2014, although it had been a few years since we first talked about organising a joint exhibition as we were in need of a new platform to show our works. We all wanted this exhibition to be exciting and different from the usual craft shows. For us it is like stopping work and taking a walk to get some fresh air. We hope the same can be said for the people that visit us.
We realised that it would be a great opportunity to be more interactive and do some collaborations for the exhibition. You will find ceramics incorporated into fine jewellery, tableware with co-ordinated woven table linens and some woven details within leather shoes.
We also wanted the visitors to feel more inspired by a more peaceful and relaxed setting than a bustling craft show.
Today living in a city like London we are all spoilt for choice with consumer goods that don’t last.
However, we as makers passionately believe in things that are more individual, take a little longer to make, are well made and can be part of our daily life for years to come. Although our styles and products are different this is ultimately what we are striving for.
We hope you find something in our exhibition that will inspire and enrich your life.