[New Products] Hand towels: "Kitchen molds," "Bread," and "Kyoto natto"

Three new types have been added to the tenugui series, which features designs rooted in Kyoto.

A new pink color for the "Kashikigata" confectionery molds, which are made using collages of Kyoto's Kagizen Yoshifusa confectionery molds.
"Bread" is as fun as a bread encyclopedia, and "Kyoto Natto" features beans hidden in a bean-dyed pattern.
Each piece gently adds a touch of Kyoto culture to your daily life.

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1. Wooden confectionery mold (Kagizen Yoshifusa)

This tenugui towel features a collage of wooden confectionery molds by Kagizen Yoshifusa of Gion.
You can enjoy the beauty of the tools used to make Japanese sweets through the design.

TENUGUI_KASHIKIGATA_violet (Japanese sweets wooden mold)

¥73.00

2_ Bread (Tengudo Umino Bakery)

It's a fun piece that feels like an illustrated book of bread.
Filled with nostalgia and discovery, this tenugui towel will tickle the hearts of bread lovers.

TENUGUI_KASHIKIGATA_violet (Japanese sweets wooden mold)

¥73.00

3. Kyoto Natto (Fujiwara Foods)

A tenugui towel with a motif of the traditional Japanese pattern "Mameshibori."
Based on the packaging design of Fujiwara Foods' "Kamogawa Natto," the design combines indigo blue and bean-dyed patterns.
The key point is the "beans" hidden among the dots.

TENUGUI_KASHIKIGATA_violet (Japanese sweets wooden mold)

¥73.00

Ihara Dyeing Works / 1962

It is hand-dyed in 25m lengths by the original Ihara Dyeing Company. In an age where dyeing is mostly done by machine or inkjet, it is dyed by hand, and the weighty feel of the finished product is a rare find.

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Collaborative production and design with KYOTO T5

This design was selected as part of a competition in which researchers from the Kyoto Traditional Culture Innovation Research Center (Kyoto University of Art and Design) were asked to reflect on the cultures that are being lost that they have seen and felt in their research activities and turn them into designs.