Machiya Curation Omoyai
A bamboo craft interior and lifestyle goods shop located in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture
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A workshop to create original roll-up sudare (bamboo blinds).
Located in a machiya built in 1868 in the Fukushima district of Yame City, Fukuoka, we offer interior goods that prioritize materials and craftsmanship, designed to enhance both the environment and people’s comfort. Our products primarily feature bamboo.
Features
- Strength: Product development using sudare materials
- Strength: Collaborative production with other crafts
- Challenge: No sudare manufacturing available
Our Abilities
Reimagining sudare: From everyday living to artistic expression
- Sudare lifestyle goods
- Use of sudare as a material for creating lifestyle products suited to contemporary living
- Sudare art creation
- Creation of art in new forms based on the concept of reimagining traditional Japanese sudare
- Collaboration with bamboo artists
- Planning and production of products and events with bamboo craft artisans and artists
Reviving Bamboo Craft: From Decline to Sustainable Renewal
Bamboo crafts and sudare have been passed down in the Yame region, known for its high-quality bamboo. However, with the rise of synthetic products, these crafts have declined, contributing to the social issue of unmanaged bamboo forests. We believe that preserving and nurturing these crafts is key to protecting the local environment and fostering economic development. To this end, we develop products suited to contemporary lifestyles, promote the use of bamboo, and return value back to the satoyama landscape.
