Artist
アーティスト
NISHINARI YOSHIO
(NISHIO Yoshinari + Kioku Shugei-Kan “Tansu”)
Japan
Profile
This is a Nishinari fashion brand that was launched in 2018 as a collaboration between artist NISHIO Yoshinari and local women who gather at the Kioku Shugei-Kan “Tansu” in Sanno, Nishinari Ward, Osaka City. One of the concepts is the unexpected deviation, such as the unexpected arrangements and leaps of imagination of local women, and the discrepancy with the image that Nishio has in mind, proposing work clothes = clothes for everyday life.
NISHINARI YOSHIO's products were born from themes given to members by Nishio, such as "Imagine a close friend and design something that shows consideration for that person" and "Design three pieces that represent your life at the end." One of the characteristics of the products is that they are made with different fabrics for each piece, using unnecessary fabrics that have accumulated in "chests of drawers." Since 2023, they have been holding clothing-making workshops with the Vietnamese community, which is rapidly growing in the area.
http://yoshinarinishio.net
https://tansu.brk-collective.net
