Join Us in Shaping the Future of Native Textiles
In the Chikugo region of Kyushu, textiles such as Kurume kasuri have been nurtured through deep connections with the land’s history, culture, and industries. We refer to these practices as “Native Textiles.” The region is also home to a wide range of living crafts, including papermaking, woodworking, stonemasonry, and bamboo craft, all of which continue to thrive today.
This website, Chikugo Figure-Ground, uses the various “figures” that emerge from people’s lives, livelihoods, and the richness of nature as entry points to interpret the underlying “ground,” and to reconnect them across disciplines.
Through this perspective, we seek to connect makers in the region with creators from Japan and around the world, exploring new possibilities for textile-producing regions. Together with designers, artists, and other creative practitioners, we aim to reimagine textiles as a medium that links culture, industry, and everyday life, and to explore new models for the future of craft regions.