Index.

Suzusan

05

Shibori

07

Suzusan Scarves

09

Silk Scarfs

10

Wool Scarves

16

Polyester Scarves

17

Cotton Scarves

20

Glossary

23

Contact

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Suzusan.
Hand-adorned fabrics on their
way to Europe.

Shibori is a Japanese textile finishing technique

which, even though it can look back on a tradition
spanning centuries at the island state, is virtually
unknown in the Western world.

Artisan Hiroshi Murase, director of Suzusan, is

practising this craftwork in the 4th Generation
already. His small arts and crafts business in
Arimatsu/Japan finishes textiles and fibres in
lavish craftwork, using the Shibori technique.
Based on Murases ideas, three-dimensional
patterns, exciting contrasts or soft fluid colour
transitions are created on select fabrics. All fabrics
by Suzusan feature playfully light-weight materials
and colourful designs. They spread a magic
which does not just excite textile lovers. Come
and enter the new world of textile design!
Hiroshi Murase has been living the art of
Shibori for more than 40 years. His passion
and his quest for perfection are the motivating forces for his craft thus he and Suzusan
vouch for the quality of the products, which
are purchased by fashion designers, interior
architects and furniture designers. Internationnally renowned designers and labels such as
Junya Watanabe, Calvin Klein, Issey Miyake
and Yohji Yamamoto have already discovered
for themselves the variety of Suzusan fabrics.

In early 2008, Murases son, Hiroyuki Murase,

opened the Suzusan Showroom in Dsseldorf,
Germanys fashion capital.
This is the family business first step towards
further opening its business relations to the
international market and thereby spreading the
knowledge of the Shibori craftwork and the
Suzusan fabrics beyond the confines of Japan.
Through a Fair Trade Concept, Suzusan
strives to provide the producing craftsmen with
a share of the price premium, strengthen the
craftwork as a profession, and contribute toward
putting an end to the decades-long decline of
this textile art in Arimatsu and Narumi.
With the products Suzusan Fabrics, Suzusan
Accessories and Suzusan Luminaires for fashion
designers and furniture designers, interior architects, resellers and others, Suzusan is creating a
portfolio which successfully combines historically
grown tradition and modern design and which
in this form is one of a kind in Europe.

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Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori.
Textile finishing at the highest
level.

Wring, press and twist this is the English

translation of the Japanese verb shiboru.

Three words which together describe the main

characteristics of the Japanese textile finishing
technique Shibori. In Shibori, certain parts of
the textile surface are folded in a special way,
tied off or taken in, whereby parts of the surface
are reserved. Through these well thought out
manipulations of the carrier material, fluid colour
transitions, but also three-dimensional patters,
structures and colour contrasts occur when
dyeing raw fabrics. Softly subsiding contour and
softly flowing colour transitions which result in
a rhythmically structured surface structure, are
characteristic of materials that were adorned with
this technique.
Originally the Shibori technique was applied to
silk and cotton fabrics as well as plant fibres such
as cotton and flax. Over the course of the past
decades, Japanese craftsmen have started to also
treat chemically produced fibres, for example
polyester and nylon, as well as leather and metals.
Over the centuries, a variety of different techniques were developed within the Shibori craft
in Arimatsu and Narumi, which quite often only

differed in nuances from another. One particular

aspect is that no two craftsmen reserve the same
material in the same fashion and as such the
products always feature the respective artisans
signature. This way a multitude of textile
designs with highly individualised characteristics
is created within a time-honoured traditional
framework, fascinating time and again through
their high quality.

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Suzusan Scarves & stoles.

One of a kind high-quality
accessories.

The fine scarves and stoles of Suzusan impress both through their high-quality materials
and their captivating design. Just like with all
Shibori products, targeted manipulation of the
textile surface is used to achieve dramatic patterns and structures. Adjusted to specific tastes,
Suzusans portfolio offers simple elegance or a
touch of glamour. Lively flamboyance or quiet
delight as exclusive fashion accessories, these
Suzusan products with unsurpassed wearing
comfort are a blessing for the senses.
Natural fibres such as silk, cotton and fine
wool constitute the material foundation for the
scarves and stoles. Based on the many years of
experience in the processing of these materials,
fascinating products are being created which
reflect the highest craftsmanship as well as the
cultural roots connected with it.

This booklet shows you a selection of our scarf

& stole collection. As resellers you can choose
form the following Suzusan scarves & stoles,
but we can also talk about your own ideas and
colour requests and produce your very own
Suzusan Collection.
Here, the options are nearly endless. The
three components Shibori, material and colour
are very versatile and each can be combined
with another in endless varieties. Close to 50
different Shibori techniques, natural and
artificial fibres of all kind, as well as a finely
nuanced colour range offer a large choice of
alternative implementation options for each
idea. This flexibility is made possible for us
through the manufacturing in craftwork: we
can address your wishes spontaneously and in a
timely manner.

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10 | Silk

SCS 107

Silk scarf
Technique: Temawashigumo Shibori,
Fabric: 100 % silk organza
Size: 25 x 190 cm
Colours: black, turquoise, orange,
light pink, siena

SCS 120

Silk scarf
Technique: Yatara Miura Shibori
Fabric: 100 % silk chiffon
Size: 30 x 144 cm
Colours: yellow/black, violet/black,
magenta/black, cyan/black

Silk | 11

12 | Silk

HSCS 101

Gents silk scarf

Technique: Orinui Shibori
Fabric: 100 % silk satin
Size: 28 x 144 cm
Colours: claret, china blue, black, grey

HSCS 102

Gents silk scarf

Technique: Orinui Shibori
Fabric: 100 % silk satin
Size: 28 x 144 cm
Colours: claret, china blue, black, grey

Silk | 13

14 | Silk

SCS 105

Silk scarf
Technique: Kikaigumo Shibori
Fabric: 100 % silk chiffon
Size: 35 x 150 cm
Colours: black, darkblue, grey, citreous, orange

SCS 110

Silk scarf
Technique: Yatara Miura Shibori
Fabric: 100 % silk organza
Size: 35 x 150 cm
Colour: black/mauve

Silk | 15

16 | Wool

SCW 102

Wool stole
Technique: Makiage Shibori
Fabric: gauze out of 100 % lambs wool
Size: 150 x 225 cm
Colours: grey, black

SCP 105

Scarf
Technique: Gangi Mokume Tatsumaki Shibori
Fabric: 100% polyester
Size: 90 x 175 cm
Colours: grass-green, black

Polyester | 17

18 | Velvet

SCP 103

Velvet scarf
Technique: Yatara Miura-Tesuji Shibori
Fabric: 50% polyester velvet, 50% rayon
Size: 30 x 157 cm
Colour: china blue/black

SCP 102

Velvet scarf
Technique: Yatara Miura-Tesuji Shibori
Fabric: 50% polyester velvet, 50% rayon
Size: 20 x 155 cm
Colours: claret/grey, dark grey/grey, black/grey

Velvet | 19

20 | Cotton

SCC 109

Cotton scarf
Technique: Suji Shibori
Fabric: 100% cotton (Leno)
Size: 22 x 190 cm
Colours: black/white, blue/white

SCC 110

Cotton scarf
Technique: Yarara Miura Shibori
Fabric: 100% cotton (Leno)
Size: 18 x 120 cm
Colours: navy blue, red

Cotton | 21

22 | Cotton

SCC 117

Cotton scarf
Technique: Temawashigumo Shibori
Fabric: 100% Cotton (Leno)
Size: 18 x 120 cm
Colours: black, cherry-red, mint

Glossary.

Kumo Shibori - Arimatsu is famous for the

quality of the handcrafted Kumo Shibori.
Even though it is possible to print a regular
spider web pattern (kumo = spider web) using a
machine, the craftsmen here are known for the
even proportions of their handcrafted Kumo
Shibori.
Kikaigumo Shibori - A Kumo technique, in
which the fabric bundles are instead tied with
the help of a simple, mechanical apparatus.

Shibori - A Japanese textile colouring technique in which parts of the textile surface
are reserved through targeted tieing off and
taking in. During the subsequent dyeing,
three-dimensional patterns, exciting contrasts
or softly flowing colour transitions are created.
Boushi Shibori - A square area of a fabric is
taken in, pulled together and tightly tied off
with paper and plastic wrap so that during
dyeing a diamond-shaped hood-like area
(boushi = hood) is left untouched.

Makiage Shibori - Individual portions of

fabric are combined into elongated bundles
and tied off from the bottom to the top across
their overall length.
Yatara Miura Shibori - This is a technique
in which the patterns are applied in different
sizes and with an irregular distribution (Yatara
= mixed up).
Hitta Miura Shibori - Miura technique with
a particularly fine, diagonally aligned pattern.

Ori-Nui Shibori - A thread is sewn into

the fabric in a line; the fabric is then pulled
together using this thread. The inside of the
folds of fabric remain white during dyeing.
Tatsumaki Shibori - The fabric is combined
into an elongated bundle and twice in a row
tied off from top to bottom first in a wider,
then in a narrower distance of threads and
subsequently dyed. The resulting pattern
looks like the eye of a hurricane (tatsumaki,
in Japanese).
Temawashigumo Shibori - Like Kumo
Shibori, wherein the fabric is wrapped by a
simple, hand-operated apparatus.
Tesuji Shibori - A fabric is placed in small
folds in its whole width, in this form placed
around a strong rope, tied off with a thread
and subsequently dyed. This creates a pattern
with longitudinal stripes which are horizontally separated.

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