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In the Noren curtains for IO, I worked with a weaving technique called ikat, which I learned from a master weaver during a travel to India. It is a very slow process, where you start by measuring the threads and then tie around them in specific patterns. The threads are then dyed, and the tied areas are untied again - like this the threads will still be white in the former tied areas. The curtains are woven in two layers, with a different stripe and check pattern on each layer. Because of the two layers and the transparency of the weave, the patterns interacts with light and creates an ever-changing expression. In this project I also developed a series of placemats for tea serving.
Technique: Handwoven on my own loom
Materials: Linen
Measurements: Two curtains, one is 110 x 70 cm and one is 180 x 70 cm
Exhibition: Permanently installed at IO - a Japanese teahouse in Copenhagen
- Yukiko Nakayama