SHIRONAMESHI EXHIBITIONS 2022
4 designers and artists have teamed up to use the Shironameshi leather and do an exhibition at THE LIBRARY at Omotesando and Dice & Dice at Fukuoka. Tomo&Co, Aloha Blossom and ITTI will use painted leather by artist Kansai Noguchi to make special products for the exhibition.
THE LIBRARY
2022.2/11 Fri – 13 Sun
2022.2/11 Fri – 13 Sun
Opening Hours: 10:00–19:00
4-11-2 Jingumae Shibuya Tokyo 150-0001
4-11-2 Jingumae Shibuya Tokyo 150-0001
Dice & Dice
2022.2/19 Sat – 21 Mon
2022.2/19 Sat – 21 Mon
Opening Hours: 13:00–18:00
2-1-43 Imaizumi Chuo-ku Fukuoka 810-0021
2-1-43 Imaizumi Chuo-ku Fukuoka 810-0021
“SHIRONAMESHI” is a tanned leather of Himeji in Japan with a history of over 1000 years.
Shironameshi leather is tanned leather that keeps the original skin color of animals, that is finished with only salt and rapeseed oil without using any chemicals. Although the method of making the Shironameshi leather once almost became extinct, Mr. Matomo Nitta, a modern tanning leather craftsman, has revived it. Japan’s highest peak of leather, the Shironameshi leather, is in a different context from premium leather. The craftsmanship backed by experience in a long period of time is said to be “ultimate equals unfinished.” Because these are base and innocent, they are full of possibilities.
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SHIRONAMESHI 2022
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ITTI / HERRIE MEDICINE BAG – SHIRO
Aloha Blossom / LEATHER SHIRTS – SHIRO
KANSAI NOGUCHI / Reincarnation
Tomo&Co / Czech Gurkha – SHIRO
ITTI / CRISTY WLT SHOULDER – SHIRO SP
ITTI / HERRIE MEDICINE BAG – SHIRO SP
Tomo&Co / Asymmetric service shoes – SHIRO
ITTI / MARY DRAWSTRINGS CABAS – SHIRO SP
ITTI / HERRIE PHONE POUCH – SHIRO SP
Tomo&Co / Double tussel mule – SHIRO
KANSAI NOGUCHI / Reincarnation
Tomo&Co / Cook shoes – SHIRO
ITTI / CRISTY WLT SHOULDER – SHIRO
ITTI / HERRIE PODS RING PRO HORIZONTAL – SHIRO
Aloha Blossom / LEATHER SHIRTS – SHIRO
ITTI / HERRIE LEATHER BAMGLE 15mm – SHIRO
ITTI / HERRIE KINCHAKU POUCH PM – SHIRO
Tomo&Co / Coin loafer – SHIRO
KANSAI NOGUCHI / 円 EN
ITTI / MARY DRAWSTRINGS CABAS – SHIRO SP
Producer: KAORU IMAJO (IFS)
Art director: MUST SHIRAISHI (scenescape)
Photographer: RIKU IKEYA
Movie director & Music: SHINTARO KAMEI
Stylist: ARISA TABATA
Hair & Makeup: KATSUYOSHI KOJIMA
Models: HIROMI YAMAMURA
YUKI MATSUSHIMA
Writer: SHINYA MIYAURA
Art director: MUST SHIRAISHI (scenescape)
Photographer: RIKU IKEYA
Movie director & Music: SHINTARO KAMEI
Stylist: ARISA TABATA
Hair & Makeup: KATSUYOSHI KOJIMA
Models: HIROMI YAMAMURA
YUKI MATSUSHIMA
Writer: SHINYA MIYAURA
PRODUCTS
Asymmetric service shoes - SHIRO
Cook shoes - SHIRO
Double tussel mule - SHIRO
Czech Gurkha - SHIRO
Coin loafer - SHIRO
Asymmetric service shoes - SHIRO
Asymmetric postman shoes - SHIRO
Wing tip - SHIRO
Summer wingtip - SHIRO
These shoes are made of Shironameshi leather with a traditional and basic design, reflecting what the designer, Onozaki, felt with his five senses when he visited the tanning studio under Tomo&Co’s brand concept, “A PAIR BRICOLAGE. The left foot and right foot of the shoes has different expressions.
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LEATHER SHIRTS - SHIRO
Aloha Blossom, a brand that proposes a unique and true luxury, uses Shironameshi leather, which has moisture content and texture close to that of human skin and tailors it from the perspective of a shirt-maker. The aging of the shirt that gently fits your body is a feature of the Shironameshi leather.
MARY DRAWSTRINGS CABAS / SHIRO SP
HERRIE MEDICINE BAG / SHIRO SP
HERRIE KINCHAKU POUCH - PM / SHIRO SP
HERRIE PHONE POUCH / SHIRO SP
CRISTY SMART MID WLT.5 /SHIRO SP
CRISTY SMART CARD WLT /SHIRO SP
CRISTY VERY COMPACT WLT.5 /SHIRO SP
CRISTY RING RING / SHIRO SP
HERRIE MEDICINE BAG / SHIRO
CRISTY WLT SHOULDER / SHIRO
HERRIE KINCHAKU POUCH - PM / SHIRO
HERRIE KINCHAKU POUCH - PM / SHIRO
CRISTY SMART MID WLT.5 /SHIRO
CRISTY VERY COMPACT WLT.5 / SHIRO
CRISTY SMART CARD WLT / SHIRO
L) HERRIE PODS RING PRO /HORIZONTAL/ SHIRO
R) HERRIE PODS RING PRO / SHIRO
The overwhelming presence of natural taste. Shironameshi leather which fascinates the designer Aoki himself is used for ITTI's standard items including bags and wallets. The original scratches and discolorations are transformed into design value, and the result is an image of wearing art with practicality. This time, Shironameshi leather which is painted by artist Kansai Noguchi, is also used for the collection.
Reincarnation
Reincarnation
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Jomon Yakishime
Paintings on leather and potteries. These paintings are derived from Noguchi’s series of works in which he created circles and souls in the hope of “reincarnation” after he was informed of his beloved dog’s life expectancy. The blotches and stains on the Shironameshi leather remind us of the breath of once living things in the past, and the newly drawn circles seem to breathe life into them once again.
INTERVIEW MOVIE
SHIRONAMESHI Craftsman
Matomo Nitta
SHIRONAMESHI practitioner. The representative of Shintoshi Seikakusho.
Nitta was born in Himeji, Hyogo prefecture in 1955. In 1973 he took over the family tanning business, using vegetable and chromium tanning methods. In 2000, he was inspired by the SHIRONAMESHI conservation group and started to research the method. He serves as the Vice President of Tanners’ Council of Japan and Executive Director of Japan Leather and Leather Goods Industries Association.
Vice-Chairman of Himetaka Leather Industry Association (2010 – 2016) Vice President of Tanners’ Council of Japan (2014 – 2016) Executive director of Japan Leather and Leather Goods Industries Association (2014 – 2016)
Vice-Chairman of Himetaka Leather Industry Association (2010 – 2016) Vice President of Tanners’ Council of Japan (2014 – 2016) Executive director of Japan Leather and Leather Goods Industries Association (2014 – 2016)
