We are pleased to arrival for Winter wardrobe items from the latest collection “North Village Fair” A|W 2025.
The new collection is available at Official distributor and COSMIC WONDER Online Shop.
Sakane Hiroko’s Wisteria “Okuso” Brooch is now available at the COSMIC WONDER Online Shop.
Wisteria weaving involves creating thread from the vines of wild wisteria growing in the mountains to make cloth.
The work begins with cutting wisteria in the mountains, followed by stripping the vines, boiling ash lye, beating the wisteria, flattening it, spinning the wisteria, twisting the yarn, warping the loom, setting up the warp, mounting the loom, and finally weaving.
The cloth is produced through this dizzying array of painstaking, hand-crafted processes.
The Wisteria “Okuso” Brooch is woven using the sashiko technique, made from threads spun from the scraps produced during the wisteria beating process.
The natural color is the inherent hue of the wisteria fibers; the gray is dyed with yashabusi (Japanese sumac); the brown is dyed with persimmon tannin and chestnut.
Wisteria weaving, born from the blessings of nature, human hands, and time, reveals an irreplaceable beauty that heals us.
We are pleased to announce a solo exhibition by AAWAA, director of COSMIC WONDER and artist, at Taka Ishii Gallery Kyobashi.
In conjunction with this exhibition, a collection of works on the theme of tan will be published by AKAAKA Art Publishing.
We look forward to seeing you there.
My exploration of tan is now approaching its third year. The character “Ni” appears in many place names in this region.
From Miyama to the Tango Peninsula, I have repeatedly traveled it with my Shiba Inu companion, listening intently for the constant hum of Ni amid the ever-changing rhythms of daily life, trying to grasp something hazy and formless that seems to rise from the land itself.
Impressions stirring somewhere deep in my memory linger like afterimages behind my eyes, then futter back to stillness like flakes in a snow globe.
When the song of the bell crickets heralds the end of summer, my memories of Ni crystallize in two different spaces.
AAWAA
August 30 – September 27, 2025
Taka Ishii Gallery Kyobashi
Opening reception: Saturday, August 30
17:00 – 19:00
AAWAA “Ni” Publication Commemorative Talk show
August 30
16:00 – 17:00
TODA BUILDING 4F, 1-7-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
CONFERENCE ROOM 403
Guests: AAWAA (artist), Kayo Tokuda (Representative, NPO TOMORROW), Shunya Hashizume (Project Manager, “Ashita no Hatake” Project)
Reservation required (Capacity: 30 people)
12:00 – 19:00 *Closed on Sun, Mon and national holidays
TODA BUILDING 3F, 1-7-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
For the Summer exhibition, We are pleased to announce the completion of the TAIZA Residence, which AAWAA has been working on with TOMORROW FIELD.
We are looking forward to welcoming you with pleasure.
The following is from the TOMORROW FIELD release text…
TOMORROW FIELD launched in 2020 in the Taiza district. This year, marking its fifth, the project will host both Summer and Autumn exhibitions.
For the Summer exhibition, , all the spaces of the TAIZA Residence, which have been built in stages since last year, will be completed, and will be open to the public for the first time.
The TAIZA Residence is a new living space created by AAWAA, a contemporary artist and the director of COSMIC WONDER, together with traditional craftsmanship with modern sensibility utilizing local Kyotango materials will be plaster specialists,washi papermaker and TOMORROW to confront the skills and the climate of Kyotango.
Duration:
August 9 − September 15
Open *Sat, Sun, Mon, National holidays
11:00 − 17:00
*On August 9th, AAWAA will be present.
Admission:
¥1,000（All venues included）／
Venue:
TAIZA Residence
3332-2 TAIZA, Tango-cho, Tango-shi, Kyoto
Organizers:
TOMORROW, Japan Arts Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Supports:
Kyotango City, Kyotango City Board of Education, Kyoto by the Sea DMO
Official website:
https://tomorrow-jp.org/en/program/2025summer/
We are pleased to announce the new arrivals “Mulberry field” cap, “Mulberry field” t-shirt, Organic cotton chino 1920’s work pants from “Mulberry field” collection.
The new collection is available at Official distributor and COSMIC WONDER Online Shop.
Mulberry field
Mulberry field
Abstract field
Abstract craft
Direction : COSMIC WONDER
Photographs : Ai Nakagawa
Models : Nanao Kishima, Kotaro, Remi
Make up hair : Akiko Gamou
We are pleased to announce our new collection exhibition of COSMIC WONDER at Elbereth, Kyoto.
The Ajrak collection is made of organic kala cotton, a native Indian cotton, and printed by Pakistani artisans in the Kutch region of western India using ajrak (woodblock printing), a natural indigo dye and akane herb dyeing. Workwear made into old denim jackets and pants from fabrics made from kala cotton dyed with indigo and hand-woven into denim by twill weaving.
Made from a combination of sumi-dyed linen sheeting and a cotton-linen typewriter densely woven with a washed and bleached look created by refining and dyeing.
This collection is inspired by the striped fabrics of 19th century Europe. The piece-dyeing process produces subtle variations of color. Colors are Black, Shell, Violet ash, Citron ash, Rose crystal, Dark sumi, and Ryukyu indigo. Collection includes: Twisted dress combination with organic cotton Panama jacquard and double gauze check, Wrapped pants in two different European stripes, Wrapped skirt, Wrapped dress and Farmer dress in a combination of Panama jacquard.These and other carefully selected items are available.
We are looking forward to your visit.
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Exhibition period:
May 24 − June 1, 2025
Gallery closed May 28 – 29
Venue:
1-2 Ushiwaka-cho, Shichiku, Kita-ku, Kyoto
Open noon – 6:30pm
Photography by Hanayo
Art piece reconstructed from antique pillowcases and underwear from the late 19th and early 20th century.
The new collection is available at official distributor and COSMIC WONDER Online Shop.
Photography by AAWAA
COSMIC WONDER leather collection will appear at “EDIT by ISETAN MEN’S” promotion on the 1st floor of ISETAN Shinjuku Men’s Building.
Exhibition period:
April 2 ー 15, 2025
Open 10:00am – 20:00pm
Venue:
ISETAN MEN’S 1F promotion 3-14-1 Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo Japan
Photo of top : Hanayo
Photo of bottom : AAWAA
Mulberry earthenware combined with a stone axe made by Miyakono Yasuda
We are pleased to announce the new arrivals of natural indigo dyed hand-woven denim collection.
Made from Organic Kala Cotton, a native Indian cotton, dyed with indigo and hand-woven in twill weave in a studio in South India. Collection includes workwear reminiscent of old denim jackets and pants.
The new collection is available at official distributor and COSMIC WONDER Online Shop.
Kala Cotton
Kala cotton is a native Indian cotton grown in an environment where water and fertile land are scarce. It is called Kala, which in Sanskrit can mean “black”, because the calyx of the cotton plant looks black like a hard shell. Because it naturally deters pests like the pink bollworm, which are attracted to cotton, it does not require pesticides. The fiber length is as short as 20~22mm, and the fiber thickness is as thick as 5μ. It does not require irrigation facilities and chemical fertilizers, and is a sustainable material that is in harmony with the farmers and the environment. Kala Cotton is in harmony with the earth, nature, and human, enriching our senses and our lives.
Second photography by Hanayo
From a collection inspired by the striped fabrics of 19th century Europe. The piece-dyeing process produces subtle variations of color. Colors are Black, Shell, Violet ash, Citron ash, Rose crystal, Dark sumi, and Ryukyu indigo. Collection includes: Twisted dress combination with organic cotton Panama jacquard and double gauze check, Wrapped pants in two different European stripes, Wrapped skirt, Wrapped dress and Farmer dress in a combination of Panama jacquard.
From the leather collection. Gently enveloping, meditative design. Bifold wallet, Wallet, Card case, Circular accessory case and Conductor’s bag made of naturally-tanned leather is tanned with mimosa extract, which deepens the texture of leather, and beautiful shining foil leather. Bifold wallet, Wallet, Card case. Natural-tanned leather engraved with the sacred geometric pattern. Bifold wallet, Wallet, Card case made of naturally-tanned leather engraved with sacred geometric patterns.
The new collection is available at official distributor and COSMIC WONDER Online Shop.
Photography by Hanayo
Unique reversible tailored haori jacket made of cotton line typewriter with a washed and bleached look created by refining and dyeing densely woven cotton linen.
Photography by AAWAA
I’ve loved going to flea markets since I was a teenager. Back when I was a student, I would find clothes and shoes from the 1960s and 1970s and pair them with accessories I made myself. Even now, whenever I travel, I always check the local flea market schedule and make a point of going. Finding something enchanting hidden among piles of junk, bric-a-brac, and antiques feels like catching a glimpse of my inner self mirrored in that object, and through it I gaze at my current emotional landscape. I comb through old things as if seeking something precious I once had as a child, and the sea…[Read more]
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