A beautifully crafted hardcover notebook for everyday use. We created it to be the kind that fits on a bookshelf and becomes part of a treasured collection over the years.
Inside, you’ll find white OK Fools pages that open perfectly flat thanks to the section sewn binding. The 5mm grid supports you in any task from handwriting to diagrams and more. The soft blue-grey print ensures your words are front and centre, providing a subtle backdrop that won’t show when scanned.
Each notebook comes in a protective slipcase that safeguards the cover. The ribbon marker lets you easily find your place at any time. Thoughtful details make it feel just like a favourite book.
Enshu Orimono is a traditional Japanese weaving craft, passed down over generations in western Shizuoka Prefecture since the Edo period. Thanks to the region’s mild climate, cotton and indigo cultivation has flourished here for centuries, giving rise to an enduring textile industry. Production continues on traditional looms to this day, enabling a rich variety of woven expressions.
This fabric presents a classic motif with a modern twist, woven with multicoloured kasuri (ikat) yarn. The meticulously crafted design reflects the skill and care invested in its creation.
Producer: Shinchi Orimono Developed as a project reimagining traditional Japanese motifs with a modern twist, this fabric combines Shinchi Orimono’s signature sashiko dobby with kasuri (ikat) yarn. The colourful tie-dye style yarn was specially commissioned for this project. A highly specialised, one-of-a-kind textile.
Dobby: A fabric woven on a dobby loom, characterised by repeat geometric patterns Kasuri yarn: Fibres that have been dyed in sections to create patterns when woven
From yarn to notebook: A story woven by Enshu Orimono
Kakimori’s notebooks are designed much like fashion collections, with fabrics carefully chosen for each season or collection. Our previous editions have featured fabrics from fashion labels, kimono makers and traditional textiles producers — and we’re pleased to introduce our latest addition: Enshu Orimono.
Enshu Orimono is a traditional Japanese woven textile, with its craftsmanship passed down through generations in western Shizuoka Prefecture since the Edo period. Thanks to the region’s mild climate, cotton and indigo cultivation has flourished here for centuries, leading to the establishment of a cotton weaving industry during the Edo period.
We were introduced to Enshu Orimono by Itohen, a local business offering curation services with the goal of promoting Japanese craftsmanship. Located just around the corner from our shop, the company runs Sanchi No Gakko (School of Regional Production) — providing comprehensive education in textile production for those looking to enter the textile and apparel industries — and is also involved in a range of media, exhibition and activation projects that celebrate all things textile-related.
In creating our latest notebooks, the team at Itohen helped us select a range of Enshu Orimono fabrics, giving us an opportunity to discover more about these beautiful traditional textiles.
Enshu Orimono is renowned for its cotton weaving, and one of its distinctive characteristics is the type of loom used in its production. Since modernisation, there has been a steady rise in high-speed looms capable of producing uniform fabric with greater efficiency. Enshu Orimono, on the other hand, is still woven using older ‘shuttle looms’, in which a shuttle passes through the weft yarn. Though slower and less efficient, this method creates fabric with a firmly woven, textured surface that highlights the richness and depth of each design. Even today, this region has the highest retention of old-fashioned shuttle looms, and is home to a wide variety of textile factories.
The Itohen team visits each factory in person and handpicks new fabrics while they are still in development. Each factory has its strengths and unique characteristics, allowing them to find one-of-a-kind fabrics and hear each maker’s passion and story.
Here are the five fabrics selected by Itohen for Kakimori from four different factories, along with what makes each one special.
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