KAWASHIMA SELKON

Cherishing Japan's Four Seasons

Sumiko Honda: Refined and Meticulous, Rejoicing in Light

Designer Sumiko Honda has drawn her inspiration from nature, arts and the other sources to create each of her hand-drawn drafts. She reproduces her works through weaving every delicate blur, overlapping accent and nuance in lifelike detail, fully integrating reversible-figure double weaving and other approaches that enable to express the elements such as light and wind.
Even the materials are chosen with extreme deliberation: Honda carefully selects only the most suitable threads, dyes and weaving techniques to fit with the final image, which devote her full attention to each intricate step of the overall process until the piece is complete.
In these ways, she alone handles everything from planning and concept design through the woven textiles design as part of one integrated process. So, this is a very unusual textiles brand that pursue the complex originality even planning and creating the fabrics though considering the new weaving techniques with new patents.
With an emphasis on concepts and techniques originating in Japan, Honda expresses her individualism through textiles exhibiting a fusion of traditional weaving techniques, represented most widely by obi sashes and the like, with contemporary design aesthetics. Japan in today is characterized by a blend of Japanese and Western styles and cultural influences. As a designer, Honda does not limit herself to Western approaches only, but also breaks the mold of the tradition and gives birth to powerful new textiles design.
She infuses her works with the changes of Japanese four seasons, which have contrasts of light and shadow, depictions of water and air flow and other nature-related concepts rooted in Japanese sensibilities.
You can enjoy a rich tapestry of expression that changes by the light strikes the fabrics.
It is the artist's hope that the textiles brand, Sumiko Honda will invoke and communicate the aesthetic senses and sensibilities inherent in Japanese culture and thought.
She also aims to add a bit of extra color to the lives for everyone who reside in the city—as a counterbalance to daily uneasiness and stress—and enrich their day-to-day routines through the provision of new hope and greater peace of mind.

LOVE FOUR JAPANESE SEASONS

Blue Green White Brown Yellow Red Pink

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ABOUT

  • Sumiko Honda
  • Sumiko Honda

Designer’s profile Sumiko Honda

A textiles brand, Sumiko Honda was founded in 1998 through textiles design work on pieces that would later be included in the archives of Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Ever since, the foundation, Honda has collaborated with designers, artists and creators from various fields including the show at MAISON&OBJET éditeurs along with other fairs and exhibitions, garnering widespread praise both in Japan and abroad. In order to solidify and expand her collection of works, she continues with her pursuits to today.

Hand-drawn Designs

Hand-drawn Designs
Honda takes her inspiration from nature, the arts and various other places to create each of her hand-drawn drafts, primarily working with watercolor paints, calligraphy inks and like to achieve gentle lines, overlapping colors and other attractive design elements. She then reproduces each blur, overlap and mixture in lifelike detail within her woven works.

Color and Material Selection

Color and Material Selection
Honda carefully selects thread material, dyes and weaving techniques based on the type of expression that she hopes to achieve, and devotes her full attention to each intricate step of the production process. She uses extreme care in the selection of threads, all of which feature subtle color differences realized at the hands of expert dyers.

Unique Textile Design

Unique Textile Design
Honda reproduces the intricate variations and details of her hand-drawn designs in woven textiles, thus achieving pieces with singular originality. She combines various thread colors and materials in her woven designs, at times overlapping these in layers to achieve greater expressiveness.

Confirmation of Final Product Appearance

Confirmation of Final Product Appearance
Honda's integrated approach, which entails handling all steps in the production process on her own, has helped her to patent unique weaving techniques, won Good Design Award recognition and accomplish other great things. Moving forward, she will continue to provide textiles that brighten up people's daily lives and please everywhere.

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  • Nichii Home Suginami Shoan Nursing Home Lounge drape:SH2897 Persefone(Y)
  • Eizan Train(700 Series Renewal Vehicle No.712)seat partition:SH2875 Ericacea(I) SH2834 Consolare(BG)
  • Curtain:SH2898 Persefone(I) Lace:SH2933 LontanoⅡ(LBE)
  • Curtain:SH2963 Chiarita(BE) Lace:SH2933 LontanoⅡ(LBE) Partition:SH2963 Chiarita+GD1400(Net)
  • Curtain:SH2941 Giostrare(LO)
  • Curtain:SH2965 Chiarita(LG) Lace:SH2933 LontanoⅡ(LBE)
  • Seat Fabrics:SH2849 Vergolato(DR)
  • Curtain:SH2943 Etereo(BE) Runner:SH2991 Igea(GO)
  • Shade:SH2901 Aeroso(B)
  • Curtain:SH2952 Carenato(V)Lace:not for sale
  • Curtain:SH2951 carenato(BE) Lace:not for sale
  • Private Villa A  Shade:SH2924 pienotto(BG)
  • Private Villa A  Shade:SH2935 sapere(I)
  • Private Villa A Fusuma:SH2904 Cercare(P)SH2905 Cercare(I)
  • Private Villa A Shade:SH2935 sapere(I)
  • Sweetpea nursing home, Higashitotsuka Curtain:SH2907 Cercare(Y)
  • Sweetpea nursing home, Higashitotsuka Curtain:SH2907 Cercare(Y)
  • Kuraci Fiera nursing home, Saginomiya<br>Shade:SH2997 AleggiareⅡ(V)
  • Kuraci Fiera nursing home, Saginomiya Curtain:SH2904 Cercare(P)
  • Private house Curtain:SH2934 sapere(RO)
  • Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro Metropolitan Suite Wall:SH2992 igiea(SL)Bedspread:SH2992 igiea(SL)
  • Haneda Airport International Terminal Mounting: custom made fabric (painting by Hiroshi Senju)
  • Haneda Airport International Terminal Mounting: custom made fabric (painting by Hiroshi Senju)
  • Nichiihome nursing home, Hachimanyama Curtain:SH2913 Affinità(LB)Cushion:SH2904 Cercare(P)SH2906 Cercare(R)SH2907 Cercare(Y)
  • Nichiihome nursing home, Hachimanyama FAB-ACE:SH2904 Cercare(P)SH2905 Cercare(I)SH2906 Cercare(R)
  • Nikko Kanaya Hotel Deluxe Twin Shade:SH2912 Affinità(G)
  • Nikko Kanaya Hotel Deluxe Twin Shade:SH2912 Affinità(G)
  • Kiwakoto CRAFT-CAR SERVICE × Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd BMW740e Seat Fabrics:SH2905 Cercare(I)
  • Kiwakoto CRAFT-CAR SERVICE × Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd BMW740e Seat Fabrics:SH2905 Cercare(I)
  • THE ROYAL PARK ICONIC TOKYO SHIOTOME Conceptual room /Room#2623 Standard(Hollywood twin)Photo by:Tomokazu Yamada	Wall, Bed Throw & Cushion:SH2998 BoccioloⅡ(R)
                            Curtain & Cushion:SH2950 Carenato(I)
  • KKR HOTEL KUMAMOTO Twin room with castle view Photo by:Tomokazu Yamada Wall:SH2929 Rinforzare(B) Cushion:SH2924 Pienotto(B) Bed Throw:SH2978 Forbito(B) Curtain:SH2945 Etereo(B) Lace:SH2947 Lacuale(I)
  • Executive boardroom Wall:SH2951 Carenato(BE)

SHOWROOM

Tokyo
NBF Toyosu Garden Front 6th Floor, 5-6-15 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061
Tel: 03-5144-3980 Fax: 03-5144-3981 Hours: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 
(closed Wednesdays, Golden Week, summer break, New Year holiday period)
Osaka
Grand Front Osaka Tower A 12th Floor, 4-20 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0011
Tel: 06-6733-1310 Fax: 06-6733-1311 Hours: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 
(closed Wednesdays, Golden Week, summer break, New Year holiday period)
Saitama
Zenkyoren Saitama Bldg. 1st Floor, 1-2 Dotecho, Omiya-ku, Saitama 330-0801
Tel: 048-658-2312 Fax: 048-658-2313 Hours: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 
(closed Wednesdays, Golden Week, summer break, New Year holiday period)
Nagoya
LIXIL Showroom Nagoya 2nd Floor, 4-11-40 Meieki-minami, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 450-0003
Tel: 052-300-8473 Fax: 052-300-8474 Hours: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 
(closed Wednesdays, summer break, New Year holiday period)
Kyoto
LIXIL Kyoto Showroom 4th Floor, 448-1 Tatsuike-cho (Oike-dori, Ryogaemachi-agaru ), Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8176
Tel: 075-330-0087 Fax: 075-330-0088 Hours: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 
(closed Wednesdays, summer break, New Year holiday period)
Fukuoka
Komaba Bldg. 1st Floor, 3-4-10 Hakataeki-higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0013
Tel: 092-452-8118 Fax: 092-452-8119 Hours: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 
(closed Wednesdays, Golden Week, summer break, New Year holiday period)

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