about
Tatsuyasu WatanabeRyuyasu Watanabe
Born in 1976 in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Denki University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture. Second class architect. Third generation of Watanabe Orimono. After graduating from university, he worked at an architectural design office and then moved on to the family business of textiles. Currently, he is pursuing new possibilities for textiles centered on natural materials. In addition to providing fabrics to many brands, he also runs the textile brand Watanabe Textile. I handle everything from design to weaving myself. In addition, he started photography while attending university and participated as a photographer in the French web magazine Les Chroni ques Purple, run by Ellen Fleiss. He is also active as a photographer, providing photos for The Plant Magazine, shooting catalogs for fashion brands, and holding solo exhibitions. In addition, he continues to engage in creative activities that transcend fields, including store design, garden design, graphic design, and object production.
Watanabe Textile
A textile brand run by Ryuyasu Watanabe, the third generation owner of Watanabe Orimono, which has a factory in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture. With architecture, photography, and art as the background for his creations, he pursues new possibilities for textiles centered on natural materials. I handle everything from design to weaving myself. It is also a textile maison that provides fabrics to many fashion and other brands. He continues to create based on his own experiences and the sensations he unconsciously senses from the rich nature of the northern foot of Fuji.
place of creation
建築家でもある渡邊竜康が設計したアトリエ兼ショップ。織物工場の横にあり、デザイナーたちがここを訪れ、写真集や画集、でき上がったばかりの生地、窓の外に広がる空を眺めながら一緒にデザインを作れる空間になっている。
place of weaving
ドビー織機が並ぶファクトリー。再生繊維キュプラを中心とした自然由来の素材を軸に、現代的なデザインかつテクスチャーを追求したオリジナルの生地を織っている。
atelier / factory & shop
創作の現場で、くつろぎながらWatanabe Textile オリジナルプロダクトや生地をご覧いただけます。
〒403-0009
山梨県富士吉田市富士見5-7-18
tel/fax 0555-22-4240
OPEN 11:00〜17:00
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