Weaver of Nabeshima Dantsu

Shin Kinoshita has a strong passion that he should always remember to have a simple honest mind that spares no effort. It takes time to complete one artwork from design through weaving since everything is done by hand and each process takes a lot of time.  Yet he takes each step seriously.

In our current society where digital technologies are developing, handcrafts may seem to be an extremely inefficient work. However, he wants to add richness and color to our life, which is full of inorganic mass-produced goods......