The KURA gallery of ISSEY MIYAKE KYOTO presents KURA Exhibition “GRADATION CHECK.”

The HaaT SPRING SUMMER 2024 was inspired by the horizon, featuring gradations of colors from the sea and the sky. In this exhibition, we present the “GRADATION CHECK” series from the season.

GRADATION CHECK is a series of tops, dresses, and pants printed with gradations of three colors on 100% organic cotton plaid broadcloth. The vivid colors are printed through a special dyeing technique at a Kyoto workshop, a method which has been used for generations.

The dyeing process using colored paste requires the manual labor of skilled craftsmen. First, mix three colors of colored glue and mix them in the perfect way to create a gradation of colored glue. The colored paste is then dropped onto the printing table, and the craftsman then mixes it in over and over again using a wooden spoon. this work shigoki (squeezing). Shigoki mixes the colored glue in just the right balance, to create a beautiful natural color that cannot be created with inkjet printing.

The exhibition displays rolls of GRADATION CHECK fabric on which the colored glue has been fixed, as well as documentary photos that take viewers through the sequence of the dyeing process. Please come and experience the signs of spring that HaaT delivers through this exhibition, and gain a real sense of being at the manufacturing site.

*The exhibition was scheduled to end on Tuesday, May 28, but is extended until Friday, May 31 so that more visitors can attend.