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Infusing the colors of Shikoku into designs
The Yomiuri Shimbun
13:03 JST, December 8, 2022
MATSUYAMA — After many years as a textile designer at Marimekko, the world-famous Finnish design house, Fujiwo Ishimoto, 81, is now working to preserve the local culture of his native Ehime Prefecture with the help of The Museum of Art, Ehime, in Matsuyama.
Marimekko, founded in 1951, manufactures woven fabrics and other textile products that are popular in Japan.
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The museum has so far held two exhibitions featuring Fujimoto’s craftwork. It has also been steadily building up its collection to honor and continue the area’s legacy of producing outstanding talent in designing.
Ishimoto and Haruka Sugiyama, a curator of the museum who was in charge of Ishimoto’s exhibition held in 2018, recently sat down with The Yomiuri Shimbun to discuss the rich nature of the region as the source of his inspiration.
The following is excerpted from the interview.
The Yomiuri Shimbun: Mr. Ish