Japanese Boro Bandanna No.4 sesami-service 200+ have built this jacket

200+ have built this jacket

That it has outlasted the room entirely is simply the dividend of work done without shortcuts

This piece is monogrammed with the initials of the bride and groom — a practice that by the 19th century had moved from the aristocracy into the middle class

George and I travel so much

Japanese Boro Bandanna No.4 sesami-service 200+ have built this jacketCut from a mid to late 1800s Japanese futonji. Hand pieced in the quiet hours of rural Japan, this textile carries over a century of wear, repair, and reverence. Cut from a mid to late 1800s futonjia patchworked bedding cloth made from dyed cotton scrapsthis fabric tells the story of utility elevated to art. Stitches overlap like topographic lines, each mend a quiet act of resilience. Faded hues of deep indigo reveal years of use, sunlight, and life