\n\tFor the first Paris showcase of his eight-year-old Yoke brand, designer Norio Terada hand-shaped hundreds of white ceramic pieces that were intended to help guests experience his work \u201cwith their eyes and skin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\n\tThey were a nod to the organic curves and accidental beauty found in the work of artist Jean Arp, the inspiration behind the Tokyo-based brand\u2019s fall collection. But it was also a sign of the meticulous attention he pays to details, drawing on his experience in production.<\/p>\n
\n\tExhibit A: a lush coat with a subtle sack back, made from cashmere was sourced in Bishu, an area of Japan\u2019s Aichi prefecture renowned for its wool expertise.<\/p>\n
\n\tAnother example was his idea of repurposing some dozens of leftover fibers \u2013 different types of wools, cashmere, cottons, linens and alpaca \u2013 made into one yarn and hand-knit into the lushest scarf and sweater. Terada also worked with textile artist Emiko Sato on knit bags.<\/p>\n
\n\tElsewhere, the Japanese designer took cues from the artist\u2019s architectural practice. Staples turned sculptural thanks to metal wiring slipped into plackets and hems. Arp\u2019s method of throwing paper on the floor and collaging the result was recreated by randomly creasing checked wool suiting and bonding it onto another wool layer.<\/p>\n
\n\tFinely executed throughout, the collection made for a quiet but still memorable introduction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the first Paris showcase of his eight-year-old Yoke brand, designer Norio Terada hand-shaped hundreds of white ceramic pieces that were intended to help guests experience his work \u201cwith their eyes and skin,\u201d he said. They were a nod to the organic curves and accidental beauty found in the work of artist Jean Arp, the inspiration behind the Tokyo-based brand\u2019s fall collection. But it was also a sign of the meticulous attention he pays to details, drawing on his experience in production. Exhibit A: a lush coat with a subtle sack back, made from cashmere was sourced in Bishu, an area of Japan\u2019s Aichi prefecture renowned for its wool expertise. Another example was his idea of repurposing some dozens of leftover fibers \u2013 different types of wools, cashmere, cottons, linens and alpaca \u2013 made into one yarn and hand-knit into the lushest scarf and sweater. Terada also worked with textile artist Emiko Sato on knit bags. Elsewhere, the Japanese designer took cues from the artist\u2019s architectural practice. Staples turned sculptural thanks to metal wiring slipped into plackets and hems. Arp\u2019s method of throwing paper on the floor and collaging the result was recreated by randomly creasing checked wool suiting and bonding it onto another wool layer. Finely executed throughout, the collection made for a quiet but still memorable introduction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}