Kawashima Selkon Textiles
Evolutionary Specimen of Fabrics
Akira Mitsuokaha’s Kawashima Selkon Textiles plunges its roots in the kimono industry of Nishijin, Kyoto district, and specializes in reproducing with modern techniques the threads recognized as a Japanese national treasure. Thanks to the artistic direction of lighting designer Izumi Okayasu the extraordinary textile details of textiles that, literally, manipulate light by changing textures depending on the angle of observation and the way the light hits them, have been enhanced exponentially so that the visitors can enjoy every nuance of these precious masterpieces reproduced on a large scale thanks to the most modern production systems, without affecting the quality of the result.