HANKASHI - PINK RABBITS - NIWAKI
Here with rabbit patterns, dyed and printed by hand, Hankashi is a square of light cotton fabric measuring 34.5 x 43.5 cm.
It is used daily as a handkerchief, hand towel, baby swaddle, cooking, washing dishes, worn as a headband around the head for sports or Matsuris (festivals), but also as decoration, hung on the walls of houses .
Each piece is unique and significantly different.
Made and hand dyed in Japan.
- Weight: 22g
- Dimensions: 435 x 435 mm
- Material: Cotton
- Care: Wash separately at 30 °C
- Made in Japan
After studying sculpture in London, Jake Hobson went to Japan to investigate the Japanese relationship with nature and the environment around them.
Jake discovered that Japanese gardens were not just gardens. They were mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, and waterfalls. It was everything he loved; these gardens told stories and referred to real landscapes in Japan.
Niwaki literally means "garden tree," it is the art of tree pruning, which is very different from Bonsai, as the roots are not pruned. But Niwaki is much more than that. It implies a philosophy—that of the landscape, of recreating unique microcosms, the vision of a man and his connection to, his understanding of, and his learning from nature.
But all this was possible thanks to the use of tools that shared the same philosophy, created slowly, simply, and by hand by local master blacksmiths with exceptional expertise.
For Jake Hobson, every tool comprises three crucial elements:
- good material, mainly high-quality carbon steel
- good design, usually as simple as possible
- good craftsmanship, passed down from generation to generation.
Japanese tools do not skimp on any of these elements: You can feel the quality of the craftsmanship the moment you hold them in your hand; they simply and perfectly do the job they were designed for, and they last, holding their edge for a long time, rewarding the user with years, decades, and even lifetimes of pleasure.